1925 London Underground map - Peter Robinsons's Overprint (JC Betts)
Underground - What To See & How To Travel - Map of The Electric Railways of London - Summer 1925
Designed by JC Betts. Printed by Waterlow & Sons for London Underground Group. Summer 1925. Folding paper map, 45cm x 37cm (unfolded). Condition: Superb - never used. Some slight creasing to top left corner. Lightly attached (small portion of back cover) to Peter Robinson’s Diary for 1926 unused and also in near perfect condition. Map could be removed without damage.
Hiding away in a Peter Robinson’s Diary 1926, this London Underground map - designed by JC Betts - stands is dramatic contrast to the decorative Macdonald Gill pocket maps it replaced. In the JC Betts design, we see a return of topographic background detail and a the use of a modern typeface. Specifically designed for tourists, this map focuses on Central London with numbered icons highlighting the main sights, theatres and museums.
This edition has been overprinted by Peter Robinson’s Department Store, showing where to alight. It also shows the nearby stations for the British Empire Exhibition which reopened in 1925 after its huge success in 1924.
The decorative title and pictorial reference key make for a pleasing, if not rather busy, visual. The JC Betts design saw 4 issues between 1924-1925 this being the final edition. This design was replaced by the small bi-fold pocket maps by Fred Stingemore that ran until HC Beck's revolutionary diagram was issued in January 1933.
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Underground - What To See & How To Travel - Map of The Electric Railways of London - Summer 1925
Designed by JC Betts. Printed by Waterlow & Sons for London Underground Group. Summer 1925. Folding paper map, 45cm x 37cm (unfolded). Condition: Superb - never used. Some slight creasing to top left corner. Lightly attached (small portion of back cover) to Peter Robinson’s Diary for 1926 unused and also in near perfect condition. Map could be removed without damage.
Hiding away in a Peter Robinson’s Diary 1926, this London Underground map - designed by JC Betts - stands is dramatic contrast to the decorative Macdonald Gill pocket maps it replaced. In the JC Betts design, we see a return of topographic background detail and a the use of a modern typeface. Specifically designed for tourists, this map focuses on Central London with numbered icons highlighting the main sights, theatres and museums.
This edition has been overprinted by Peter Robinson’s Department Store, showing where to alight. It also shows the nearby stations for the British Empire Exhibition which reopened in 1925 after its huge success in 1924.
The decorative title and pictorial reference key make for a pleasing, if not rather busy, visual. The JC Betts design saw 4 issues between 1924-1925 this being the final edition. This design was replaced by the small bi-fold pocket maps by Fred Stingemore that ran until HC Beck's revolutionary diagram was issued in January 1933.
FREE UK DELIVERY. Non-UK Delivery available, please request a quotation
Underground - What To See & How To Travel - Map of The Electric Railways of London - Summer 1925
Designed by JC Betts. Printed by Waterlow & Sons for London Underground Group. Summer 1925. Folding paper map, 45cm x 37cm (unfolded). Condition: Superb - never used. Some slight creasing to top left corner. Lightly attached (small portion of back cover) to Peter Robinson’s Diary for 1926 unused and also in near perfect condition. Map could be removed without damage.
Hiding away in a Peter Robinson’s Diary 1926, this London Underground map - designed by JC Betts - stands is dramatic contrast to the decorative Macdonald Gill pocket maps it replaced. In the JC Betts design, we see a return of topographic background detail and a the use of a modern typeface. Specifically designed for tourists, this map focuses on Central London with numbered icons highlighting the main sights, theatres and museums.
This edition has been overprinted by Peter Robinson’s Department Store, showing where to alight. It also shows the nearby stations for the British Empire Exhibition which reopened in 1925 after its huge success in 1924.
The decorative title and pictorial reference key make for a pleasing, if not rather busy, visual. The JC Betts design saw 4 issues between 1924-1925 this being the final edition. This design was replaced by the small bi-fold pocket maps by Fred Stingemore that ran until HC Beck's revolutionary diagram was issued in January 1933.
FREE UK DELIVERY. Non-UK Delivery available, please request a quotation