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The history of the London Underground map

Title
The history of the London Underground map / Caroline Roope.
Author
Roope, Caroline
Publication
  • Yorkshire : Pen & Sword Transport, 2022.
  • ©2022

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TextNo restrictions *R-Map Div. HE4719.L74 R66 2022Schwarzman Building - Map Division Reference Room 117

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Description
xiii, 207 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), color maps; 24 cm
Summary
"Few transportation maps can boast the pedigree that London's iconic 'Tube' map can. Sported on t-shirts, keyrings, duvet covers, and most recently, downloaded an astonishing twenty million times in app form, the map remains a long-standing icon of British design and ingenuity. Hailed by the art and design community as a cultural artefact, it has also inspired other culturally important pieces of artwork, and in 2006 was voted second in BBC 2's Great British Design Test. But it almost didn't make it out of the notepad it was designed in. The story of how the Underground map evolved is almost as troubled and fraught with complexities as the transport network it represents. Mapping the Underground was not for the faint-hearted - it rapidly became a source of frustration, and in some cases obsession - often driving its custodians to the point of distraction. The solution, when eventually found, would not only revolutionise the movement of people around the city but change the way we visualise London forever.
Subject
  • London Underground Limited > Maps > History
  • London Underground Limited
  • Subways > England > London > Maps > History
  • Transportation > England > London > History
  • Maps
  • Transportation
  • Subways
  • England > London
Genre/Form
  • History.
  • Maps.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages [196]-200) and index.
Call Number
HE4719.L74
ISBN
  • 1399006819
  • 9781399006811
OCLC
1293894105
Author
Roope, Caroline, author.
Title
The history of the London Underground map / Caroline Roope.
Publisher
Yorkshire : Pen & Sword Transport, 2022.
Copyright Date
©2022
Type of Content
text
cartographic image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [196]-200) and index.
Research Call Number
*R-Map Div. HE4719.L74 R66 2022
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