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Map of the Electric Underground Railways of London

Print
1922 (published)
Artist/Maker
Dangerfield Printing Co. Ltd. (printers)
MacDonald Gill (maker)
Place of origin
London (published)

A folding colour London Underground map representing each of the lines with a different colour and including the names of each of the stations. The underground lines represented here are more flowing than those in Harry Beck's later design for the tube map. In the top right there is a key to indicate which lines the colours relate to. The cover side lists places of interest.

Object details

Categories
Maps
Transport
Object type
Print
TitleMap of the Electric Underground Railways of London (published title)
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph
Paper
Colour Lithography
Brief description
Map by Leslie MacDonald Gill, Map of the Electric Underground Railways of London, printed by The Dangerfield Printing Co. Ltd., Lithograph, London, 1922
Physical description
A folding colour London Underground map representing each of the lines with a different colour and including the names of each of the stations. The underground lines represented here are more flowing than those in Harry Beck's later design for the tube map. In the top right there is a key to indicate which lines the colours relate to. The cover side lists places of interest.
Dimensions
  • Height: 27.9cm
  • Width: 34.7cm
  • Folding to height: 14cm
  • Folding to width: 8.2cm
Dimension taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1996
Subjects depicted
Map
Tube
Place depicted
London
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1996
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.497-1996

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Record createdApril 20, 2009
Record URL
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