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Map; Pocket UndergrounD map with linen cover, 1908

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Reference number
1997/13295
Description
Card edition of the pocket London Underground map, issued in a linen and card folder. It shows all the Underground group of lines in the Central London area, as well as the Metropolitan Railway, City and South London Railway and Central London Railway. The Bakerloo name appears in full as Baker Street and Waterloo Railway. Unusually the background is black, with lines is printed in a different colours. Stations are marked with circles and interchanges are marked by white squares. Main line stations are highlighted in white, as well as the Franco British Exhibition at Wood Lane. The name changes of March 1908 are shown The map has a white border and a basic non-standard UndergrounD logo is used in the map title. The front cover has an illustration of two children standing on the platform of a Tube station, with 'London Underground' on the wall behind them.
Printer
Dates
1908
Collection
Object type
  • Map
Location
Completeness
72%
  • Physical description

    Dimensions
    AttributeValue
    Height
    90Mm
    Width
    146Mm
    Item content
    AttributeValue
    Object title
    London Underground
  • People involved

    RolePerson(s) involved
    Printer
    Waterlow & Sons Ltd, 1908
    Publisher
    UERL, 1908