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Production material for the London 'A-Z'

Design
1989 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Two sheets of transparent film held together with adhesive tape, showing a map of London with Hanwell in the West and Knightsbridge in the East. The bottom sheet has street names stuck on it.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleProduction material for the London 'A-Z' (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Film
Brief description
Film used in the printing of the London 'A-Z', made by the Geographers' A-Z Map Company, early 1990s. This sheet is for printing the street names, or type.
Physical description
Two sheets of transparent film held together with adhesive tape, showing a map of London with Hanwell in the West and Knightsbridge in the East. The bottom sheet has street names stuck on it.
Dimensions
  • Height: 65.4cm
  • Width: 107.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 29 (Handwritten in red ink, bottom right)
  • LONDON/ TYPE OVERLAY/ C/R POS/ 29 (Handwritten on an adhesive address label and stuck to red film)
  • 29 (Handwritten in red ink twice, once on the front and once on the reverse, top right)
Credit line
Given by Mrs Phyllis Pearsall MBE, FRGS
Subject depicted
Place depicted
Collection
Accession number
E.849-2003

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Record createdSeptember 24, 2004
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