Map; Pocket bus map, issued by London Transport, April 1959

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Reference number	2010/2864
Description	This 1959 bus map uses the motif imagery of the Hop on a Bus character used on posters from 1958. The slogan Hop on a bus had been used since the 1930s. The map's border has alternating white and blue roundels
Printer	Cook, Hammond and Kell Ltd
Dates	1959
Collection	Maps
Object type	Map
Print code	459 791E 250M
Location	Acton Depot
Topics	Map Bus Bus
Completeness	100% 100% ?

• Physical description

  Dimensions

  Attribute	Value
  Height	153mm
  Width	77mm

  Colour

  Attribute	Value
  Colour	Blue Red White Black

  Item content

  Attribute	Value
  Text	Hop / On a / BUS / A street map showing / fifteen selected Bus / Routes which take you to / all the places of interest / in central London - together / with an index and grid

  Design

  Attribute	Value
  Material	Paper

• People involved

  Role	Person(s) involved
  Printer	Cook, Hammond And Kell Ltd, 1959
  Publisher	London Transport, 1959

• Associated companies, people and places

  Company

  Attribute	Value
  Company	London Transport, 1959