1938 London Underground Pocket Map No.1 - HC Beck
London Underground 'Railway Map' 1938 No.2.
Designed by Harry Charles (HC) Beck. Printed by Johnson Riddle & Co for London Transport. 22.7cm x 15.3cm. Card bi-fold map. Condition: Excellent. Lightly Used.
The 1938 No.1 pocket map was the last in the series of Harry Beck’s first 'diagrammatic' map designs that saw 15 editions issued across 5 years. Having initially rejected Harry Becks design in 1931 on the grounds of being too revolutionary, the Underground Group Publicity Department tentatively published Becks map in January 1933 - to overwhelming enthusiasm from the public. The first distinct series of pocket maps by HC Beck ran from 1933-1938, all strikingly similar to the 1933 edition with their rich blue borders and evolving subtly with each iteration.
Following this edition in early 1938, Beck was surprise and deeply frustrated to see that London Transport published an Underground pocket map by another designer, Hans Schleger. Whilst Beck continued to design the map in poster formats, Schleger’s pocket map ran for over 2 years until responsibility for it returned to Beck in 1941.
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London Underground 'Railway Map' 1938 No.2.
Designed by Harry Charles (HC) Beck. Printed by Johnson Riddle & Co for London Transport. 22.7cm x 15.3cm. Card bi-fold map. Condition: Excellent. Lightly Used.
The 1938 No.1 pocket map was the last in the series of Harry Beck’s first 'diagrammatic' map designs that saw 15 editions issued across 5 years. Having initially rejected Harry Becks design in 1931 on the grounds of being too revolutionary, the Underground Group Publicity Department tentatively published Becks map in January 1933 - to overwhelming enthusiasm from the public. The first distinct series of pocket maps by HC Beck ran from 1933-1938, all strikingly similar to the 1933 edition with their rich blue borders and evolving subtly with each iteration.
Following this edition in early 1938, Beck was surprise and deeply frustrated to see that London Transport published an Underground pocket map by another designer, Hans Schleger. Whilst Beck continued to design the map in poster formats, Schleger’s pocket map ran for over 2 years until responsibility for it returned to Beck in 1941.
FREE UK DELIVERY. Non-UK Delivery available, please request a quotation
London Underground 'Railway Map' 1938 No.2.
Designed by Harry Charles (HC) Beck. Printed by Johnson Riddle & Co for London Transport. 22.7cm x 15.3cm. Card bi-fold map. Condition: Excellent. Lightly Used.
The 1938 No.1 pocket map was the last in the series of Harry Beck’s first 'diagrammatic' map designs that saw 15 editions issued across 5 years. Having initially rejected Harry Becks design in 1931 on the grounds of being too revolutionary, the Underground Group Publicity Department tentatively published Becks map in January 1933 - to overwhelming enthusiasm from the public. The first distinct series of pocket maps by HC Beck ran from 1933-1938, all strikingly similar to the 1933 edition with their rich blue borders and evolving subtly with each iteration.
Following this edition in early 1938, Beck was surprise and deeply frustrated to see that London Transport published an Underground pocket map by another designer, Hans Schleger. Whilst Beck continued to design the map in poster formats, Schleger’s pocket map ran for over 2 years until responsibility for it returned to Beck in 1941.
FREE UK DELIVERY. Non-UK Delivery available, please request a quotation