Map of the Underground Railways of London by Macdonald Gill. November 1923
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]. Artist/engraver/cartographer: Leslie Macdonald Gill. Provenance: London Underground Railways. Map printed by Waterlow & Sons Limited, London, Dunstable & Watford. Type: Antique London Underground folding system pocket map, issued to passengers. 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 t
Size: 10645px × 8787px
Location: London
Photo credit: © Antiqua Print Gallery / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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