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Celebrating the 25th anniversary of TfL and Art on the Underground, the custom tube map cover is the 41st edition, created by conceptual artist Agnes Denes. Using isometric projec ...
From a futuristic time travel map to an 'inside out' version, many cartographers have had a go at improving the world-famous London Underground map. The most recent attempt was from University of ...
It's one of the most instantly recognisable maps in the world. But the London Underground map has been given a makeover - and its creator claims the new version is more geographically accurate ...
A brief history of the Tube in ten maps. Opened in 1863, the initial Metropolitan Railway route ran between Paddington and Farringdon, but was soon extended to Moorgate, with plans for a further ...
The London Underground map as we now know it was designed by Harry Beck in 1931. ... North London, and one of his maps is still preserved on the southbound platform at Finchley Central station, ...
London Underground: All the official versions of the Tube map you never knew existed Transport for London has produced a number of alternative Tube maps to help passengers navigate the capital's ...
Changes to six lines of the London Overground mean an update to a 1931 design that went global, even sparking an uproar in 2009 when the River Thames was taken off the map.
These incredible maps show the London Underground as you've never seen it before.. The Tube is considered one of the best transport systems in the world but there’s much more to it than meets ...
Named after Harry Beck, who standardized the London Underground map using 45- and 90-degree angles, the creation was then redesigned in 1972 by Vignelli—but not without controversy.
The first Underground map produced in 1908 (Image: TfL Corporate Archives). The map included the Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway – now the Piccadilly line – which ran between ...