1909 London Underground Railways Map (1908 revision)
London Underground Railways. 1909
Printed by Johnson & Riddle for UERL. 1909. 36cm x 28cm. Blank verso. Guide book version, folded as issued. Condition: Excellent with a few separation at fold edges and a small closed tear at one fold intersection.
This vibrant map is among the first 'unified' maps ever produced of the London Underground that dates to early 1909 and bears the first UndergrounD logo introduced in 1908.
The early 1900s saw a rapid pace in the development of 'deep-level tubes' and by 1906, there were numerous underground railway companies operating operating independently to one another much to the determent of themselves and confused passengers.
In 1907, the four main London Underground railway companies, unifed by their dire financial situation, came together and agreed to promote their joint interests as a complete Underground railway system. In April 1908, the first all-inclusive map design of the London Underground was approved and initially used by each Railway company under their own branding. It was later in 1908, in a bid to better present as one system, that the Companies agreed to operate under a single brand - The first UndergrounD workmark was born. The streamlining of maps, posters, publicity and station signage, were all coordinated immediately.
Now resplendent with the new U and D logo, this map design represents a step change in clarity: the colour coding of each line set the tone for tube-map makers up the present day.
London Underground Railways. 1909
Printed by Johnson & Riddle for UERL. 1909. 36cm x 28cm. Blank verso. Guide book version, folded as issued. Condition: Excellent with a few separation at fold edges and a small closed tear at one fold intersection.
This vibrant map is among the first 'unified' maps ever produced of the London Underground that dates to early 1909 and bears the first UndergrounD logo introduced in 1908.
The early 1900s saw a rapid pace in the development of 'deep-level tubes' and by 1906, there were numerous underground railway companies operating operating independently to one another much to the determent of themselves and confused passengers.
In 1907, the four main London Underground railway companies, unifed by their dire financial situation, came together and agreed to promote their joint interests as a complete Underground railway system. In April 1908, the first all-inclusive map design of the London Underground was approved and initially used by each Railway company under their own branding. It was later in 1908, in a bid to better present as one system, that the Companies agreed to operate under a single brand - The first UndergrounD workmark was born. The streamlining of maps, posters, publicity and station signage, were all coordinated immediately.
Now resplendent with the new U and D logo, this map design represents a step change in clarity: the colour coding of each line set the tone for tube-map makers up the present day.
London Underground Railways. 1909
Printed by Johnson & Riddle for UERL. 1909. 36cm x 28cm. Blank verso. Guide book version, folded as issued. Condition: Excellent with a few separation at fold edges and a small closed tear at one fold intersection.
This vibrant map is among the first 'unified' maps ever produced of the London Underground that dates to early 1909 and bears the first UndergrounD logo introduced in 1908.
The early 1900s saw a rapid pace in the development of 'deep-level tubes' and by 1906, there were numerous underground railway companies operating operating independently to one another much to the determent of themselves and confused passengers.
In 1907, the four main London Underground railway companies, unifed by their dire financial situation, came together and agreed to promote their joint interests as a complete Underground railway system. In April 1908, the first all-inclusive map design of the London Underground was approved and initially used by each Railway company under their own branding. It was later in 1908, in a bid to better present as one system, that the Companies agreed to operate under a single brand - The first UndergrounD workmark was born. The streamlining of maps, posters, publicity and station signage, were all coordinated immediately.
Now resplendent with the new U and D logo, this map design represents a step change in clarity: the colour coding of each line set the tone for tube-map makers up the present day.
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