1928 London Underground Pocket Map - FH Stingemore
Map of London’s Underground Railways
Designed by Frederick H Stingemore (FHS). Printed by Waterlow & Sons Ltd for the Underground Group. 1928, 6th Edition. 16.7cm x 14.2cm Linen-card. Condition: Excellent. Seemingly never used and still very stiff (doesn't fold easily) Some minor foxing on the map face. inspect photos.
This stunning example of Fred Stingemore's 1928 Map of the London's Underground railways is truly a delight to behold. This is the 6th edition of Stingemore's Underground map, identifiable by its cover (yellow) and notably larger size than the 1925-27 editions. Stingemore has completely redrawn the map to capitalise on the extra space whilst also undertaking some decluttering such as the removal of mainline references next to station names.
Despite a career spanning over 40 years in the London Underground Drawing Office, it is as HC Beck’s immediate predecessor as map designer that Frederick Stingemore is most well known.
Like many before him, Stingemore grappled with the density and sprawl of the Underground railway network to draft a series of pocket maps from 1925 to 1932. The Stingemore series of pocket maps saw 12 bi-fold linen-card editions, each with a distinctive colour cover. The map design improved in clarity with each iteration whilst remaining topographical in format with some distortion applied for outlying areas. It was Stingemore that had encouraged his colleague, Harry Beck, to resubmit his radical circuit diagram design after it was initially rejected. Beck’s diagram was published in January 1933.
Map of London’s Underground Railways
Designed by Frederick H Stingemore (FHS). Printed by Waterlow & Sons Ltd for the Underground Group. 1928, 6th Edition. 16.7cm x 14.2cm Linen-card. Condition: Excellent. Seemingly never used and still very stiff (doesn't fold easily) Some minor foxing on the map face. inspect photos.
This stunning example of Fred Stingemore's 1928 Map of the London's Underground railways is truly a delight to behold. This is the 6th edition of Stingemore's Underground map, identifiable by its cover (yellow) and notably larger size than the 1925-27 editions. Stingemore has completely redrawn the map to capitalise on the extra space whilst also undertaking some decluttering such as the removal of mainline references next to station names.
Despite a career spanning over 40 years in the London Underground Drawing Office, it is as HC Beck’s immediate predecessor as map designer that Frederick Stingemore is most well known.
Like many before him, Stingemore grappled with the density and sprawl of the Underground railway network to draft a series of pocket maps from 1925 to 1932. The Stingemore series of pocket maps saw 12 bi-fold linen-card editions, each with a distinctive colour cover. The map design improved in clarity with each iteration whilst remaining topographical in format with some distortion applied for outlying areas. It was Stingemore that had encouraged his colleague, Harry Beck, to resubmit his radical circuit diagram design after it was initially rejected. Beck’s diagram was published in January 1933.
Map of London’s Underground Railways
Designed by Frederick H Stingemore (FHS). Printed by Waterlow & Sons Ltd for the Underground Group. 1928, 6th Edition. 16.7cm x 14.2cm Linen-card. Condition: Excellent. Seemingly never used and still very stiff (doesn't fold easily) Some minor foxing on the map face. inspect photos.
This stunning example of Fred Stingemore's 1928 Map of the London's Underground railways is truly a delight to behold. This is the 6th edition of Stingemore's Underground map, identifiable by its cover (yellow) and notably larger size than the 1925-27 editions. Stingemore has completely redrawn the map to capitalise on the extra space whilst also undertaking some decluttering such as the removal of mainline references next to station names.
Despite a career spanning over 40 years in the London Underground Drawing Office, it is as HC Beck’s immediate predecessor as map designer that Frederick Stingemore is most well known.
Like many before him, Stingemore grappled with the density and sprawl of the Underground railway network to draft a series of pocket maps from 1925 to 1932. The Stingemore series of pocket maps saw 12 bi-fold linen-card editions, each with a distinctive colour cover. The map design improved in clarity with each iteration whilst remaining topographical in format with some distortion applied for outlying areas. It was Stingemore that had encouraged his colleague, Harry Beck, to resubmit his radical circuit diagram design after it was initially rejected. Beck’s diagram was published in January 1933.
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