Map; pocket Underground map, No 1, by Hans Schleger, 1939
Main details
| Reference number | 2012/60644 |
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| Description | This pocket Underground map was published by London Transport in 1939. The diagrammatic style of map was introduced by Harry Beck in 1933. Beck continued to design the Underground map until the 1960s. However, the 1939 and 1940 editions were designed by Hans Schleger. In this 1939 edition by Schleger, the Bakerloo line extension to Stanmore is shown as open. On the reverse there is a map of the geographical locations of central London Underground stations. |
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| Dates | 1939 |
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| Print code | 1/1/1939.2036.G. |
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| Completeness | 74% |
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Physical description
Dimensions Attribute Value Height 154mmWidth 228mmItem content Attribute Value Object title Underground Lines -
People involved
Role Person(s) involved Designer Hans Schleger, 1939Printer Johnson, Riddle & Company Ltd., 1939Publisher London Passenger Transport Board, 1939 -
Associated companies, people and places
Places Borough Greater London,