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Map; London's Underground by H C Beck, with decorative border by Charles Shepard, 1946

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Reference number
2012/50534
Description
Large format map. This was the first new Underground map issued after the Second World War. Proposed extensions to the Central line, which had been temporarily shelved due to the war, appear once again on Beck's design. The decorative border was a new addition that did not survive to the next edition. It shows the proposed Northern Heights extensions to Bushy Heath and Alexandra Palace.
Artist
Dates
1946
Collection
Object type
  • Map
Print code
346.762 G.2,000
Location
Completeness
79%

  • Physical description

    Dimensions
    AttributeValue
    Height
    850mm
    Width
    650mm
    Item content
    AttributeValue
    Object title
    London Underground poster map
    Design
    AttributeValue
    Medium
    printed

  • People involved

    RolePerson(s) involved
    Artist
    Charles Shepard, 1946
    Cartographer
    H C Beck,
    Printer
    Waterlow & Sons Ltd, 1946
    Publisher
    London Transport, 1946