Map of the Underground Railways of London. What to See and How to Travel - Map of the Electric Railways of London [Print code 1/11/23]

Macdonald Gill, Leslie

Erscheinungsdatum: 1923

Beschreibung

Map of the Underground Railways of London by Macdonald Gill. November 1923. Antique London Underground folding system pocket map, issued to passengers; Leslie Macdonald Gill (November 1923). 37.0 x 45.0cm, 14.5 x 17.5 inches; this is a folding map. Condition: Good. Short closed split at junction of one of the folds. Please contact us if you would like to arrange to view this map. There is related information printed on the reverse side. This is a paper edition of the geographic style Underground map. It shows all the Underground Group railways plus the Metropolitan Railway. The map shows all lines in their entirety except the Metropolitan line which is shown as far as West Harrow, the Bakerloo and L&NWR line to Harrow & Wealdstone and the District line as far as South Harrow in the West and West Ham in the East, stations beyond the boundaries of the map are indicated in boxes at the end of the lines. Only six colours, green, blue, red, brown, purple and black, and various shading patterns, are used to represent the different lines. Connections to motor bus and tram services are given in a text box which points to the relevant Underground station. Interchanges are marked by circles and white line interconnectors and station names are all printed in black. There are no geographical features shown on this map, however stations for the British Empire Exhibition are marked with a red circle overprint. Railways under construction are represented as dotted lines as used on the Hampstead & Highgate line between Charing Cross and Kennington and for the extension to Edgware, on the Piccadilly line between Hammersmith and Ravenscourt Park and for the City & South London Railway extension to Morden. The Hampstead & Highgate line extension to Edgware is now open as far as Hendon Central. North Acton and West Acton stations on the Central London Railway, and Northwick Park and Kenton station on the Metropolitan Railway are now shown as open. Neasden & Kingsbury station name has changed from Neasden. Highbury station has changed its name to Highbury & Islington. Essex Road station has changed its name to Canonbury & Essex Road. This map has a brown decorative border with the Underground roundel and title in the top right hand corner. There is also a reference key and information on tickets at the bottom of the map. On the reverse there is a diagram showing main line connections and a theatre plan. There are also details about first and last trains, business centres, markets, hotels, restaurants, museums, galleries, concert halls, public buidlings, hospitals, gardens, parks, sports grounds, historical buildings, churches and ticketing. The front cover has an Underground roundel with a red circle and black UndergrounD logo bar.

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Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Map of the Underground Railways of London. What to See and How to Travel - Map of the Electric Railways of London [Print code 1/11/23]
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1923
• Zustand: Good
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