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Some were the standard issue with text on the verso, as distributed to passengers; some were the normal issue but supplied flat, and folded differently to fit the format of the book; some, as here, were special guide book issues, supplied with a blank verso. 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Gill stripped away the remaining surface topography, including the Thames; although his calligraphy has a leisurely feel to it, he created a simple, practical map.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe map is lightly glued to the lower inside cover of the 1924 official London guide of the Residential Hotel Keepers’ \u0026amp; Caterers’ Association, a 96 page publication in colour printed wrappers: ‘what to see \u0026amp; where to stay for what you can pay’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor much of the 20th Century, London Transport and its predecessors seem to have been happy to distribute quantities of the official map at no charge (or a minimal one?) to commercial publishers to be bound into guide books. Presumably it was seen as free advertising. Some, as here, were the standard issue with text on the verso, as distributed to passengers; some were the normal issue but supplied flat, and folded differently to fit the format of the book; some were special guide book issues, supplied with a blank verso. Many have been removed from their original context over time, and it is interesting to note that it was not just major publishers such as Ward Lock who were able to obtain supplies of maps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Materials\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGeographical passenger map of the Underground system, tipped into a contemporary guide book, 37 x 45 cm, printed in colours, trivial wear with short splits along the edge of a couple of folds, slight show through from the printing on the cover-side. 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Our pocket version incorporates the major changes made to the larger original, such as the Royal Festival Hall and the Coronation procession, but there is no space for figures and puns, and Kerry Lee's characteristic signature does not appear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eValentine and Sons was a Dundee-based publishing firm established in the 19th century, known for postcards, greeting cards and children's books with colour-printed plates, which were sometimes produced as shape books or with moveable parts. A novel design of pictorial folding map aimed at tourists is entirely in keeping with the rest of the firm's output.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe patent appears to have been registered in 1948, but the examples we have located were published in the 1950s and 1960s. An agreement with British Railways allowed Valentine and Sons to publish simplified versions of pictorial poster maps in a vastly reduced pocket format (the originals were originally printed as 40 x 50 inch quad royal posters). 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Via a specially constructed loop line which ran from Marylebone, this feeds into a cleverly designed schematic diagram of the Underground network, centred on Trafalgar Square, ‘the heart of the Empire’.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eNorth was an artist, illustrator, picture restorer, socialist, folk dancer and general bohemian. Calligraphically he seems to have been inspired by MacDonald Gill, who had been designing the Underground map since 1920. The layout may have been influenced by the design of Metropolitan Railway carriage panels of the period, which are not dissimilar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Materials\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFolding pictorial passenger map, printed area 51.5 x 76 cm, printed on colours, with descriptive text in half tones on the verso, trivial wear at intersections of some of the folds, covers a little dusty, but in general a good, bright example.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bryars \u0026 Bryars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43772628992215,"sku":"9744","price":300.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2550\/1126\/products\/9744.jpg?v=1681994863"},{"product_id":"betts-british-empire-exhibition-map","title":"Betts' British Empire Exhibition Map","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe British Empire Exhibition originally ran between April and November 1924, but it was not a financial success, and the decision was taken to reopen it after a winter break, with some variations. J.C. Betts’ map was created for this new, 1925 season. He was a founder member of the Clement Danes Studio, and he designed an elegant map of the central area for the Underground Group, issued in Winter 1924\/25 and Summer 1925.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Materials\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFolding plan, printed area 50.5 x 75 cm, printed in sepia, photographs in the border credited to Campbell-Gray Ltd, minor wear to folds, text on verso.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bryars \u0026 Bryars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43772632334551,"sku":"9745","price":400.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2550\/1126\/products\/9745.jpg?v=1681993978"},{"product_id":"miniature-district-railway-map-6th-edition","title":"Miniature District Railway Map 6th Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe “District Railway” Miniature Map of London and Environs (6th edition)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDistrict Railway routes are overprinted in red on this road and rail map of central London and the inner suburbs. The Mill Hill Park (Acton) to Hounslow Barracks branch, shown here as part of the District railway, was taken over from the Metropolitan Railway and electrified between 1903 and 1905.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe District Railway was one of the earliest underground lines: the stretch of track from South Kensington to Westminster was opened in 1868.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Materials\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLithographed map, printed area measurement 28.5 x 44 cm, engraved by WE Soar, printed in red and black, blank verso, tabbed for insertion in a guide book, old folds.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReferences\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHyde: Printed Maps of Victorian London, 184\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bryars \u0026 Bryars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45118415274199,"sku":"9789","price":200.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2550\/1126\/files\/9789.jpg?v=1715954662"},{"product_id":"stingemores-january-1926-passenger-map","title":"Stingemore's January 1926 Passenger Map","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur map of the London underground is the second edition in a series designed by Fred Stingemore, issued free to passengers from May 1925 onwards and ultimately replaced by Beck's diagram in 1933.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe maps were roughly geographical, but all surface topography was omitted . Even the Thames was left out of these early editions, although it was later reinstated as a point of reference, and some lines were twisted to fit into the available space.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Underground Electric Railways Company of London (UERL) had experimented with small three-panel maps even before the First World War, but Stingemore’s series cemented the format and his maps are the ancestors of those still given away at tube stations today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Materials\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCard folder pocket map, printed area measurement 12.6 x 15 cm, January 1926 issue on green linen-backed card, trivial spotting, statistical information (170 stations, 41 escalators etc) on the covers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bryars \u0026 Bryars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45119028101335,"sku":"9827","price":450.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2550\/1126\/files\/9827.jpg?v=1715955700"},{"product_id":"becks-1934-passenger-map-no-2","title":"Beck's 1934 Passenger Map, No.2","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis issue of Beck’s 1934 map saw a slight increase in size of the card folder given away to passengers.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeck’s diagram is one of the most innovative and influential designs of the 20th century. First published in 1933, Beck remained directly associated with most iterations of it until 1960, except for a short period when responsibility for revising and updating the passenger map passed to Hans Schleger.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Materials\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePassenger map, printed area measurement 15.2 x 22.8 cm, printed in colours, text on verso.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bryars \u0026 Bryars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45119036457175,"sku":"9828","price":500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2550\/1126\/files\/9828.jpg?v=1715953031"},{"product_id":"central-london-railway-1902-passenger-map","title":"Central London Railway 1902 Passenger Map","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Central London Railway pioneered giving maps like this one to passengers free of charge, something which we now take for granted but which only became viable as printing became cheaper.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe CLR also established a practice of distributing quantities of their official map, again for free, to commercial publishers to be bound into guide books. Presumably it was seen as free advertising, and it became a standard procedure for London Transport and its predeccessors in the first half of the 20th century.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs this is a guide-book issue, information usually found on the verso has been omitted – passengers were requested not to smoke in the lifts and to refrain from spitting, and sensible restrictions were placed on baggage, banning ‘heavy and bulky luggage \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewhich\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e cannot be carried without inconvenience to Passengers’).\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLeboff and Demuth describe this as ‘a new form of map which was to be commonplace until the 1930s... a street layout printed on paper and folded into four, with travel information on the reverse side’.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Materials\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCLR passenger map, sheet size 14.5 x 33 cm, printed in colours, trivial spotting on verso, guide-book issue with blank verso.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReferences\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLeboff and Demuth, ‘No Need to Ask’ p. 33\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bryars \u0026 Bryars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45119223791831,"sku":"9848","price":400.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2550\/1126\/files\/9848.jpg?v=1715953755"},{"product_id":"stingemores-1925-passenger-map","title":"Stingemore's 1925 Passenger Map","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe May 1925 issue of Stingemore’s passenger map shows Wembley Exhibition Grounds, and its covers advertise the number of escalators and other amenities such as clear air and a comfortable seat.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur map is the first of a series designed by Fred Stingemore and issued free to passengers from 1925 onwards, to be ultimately replaced by Beck's diagram in 1933.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlthough the maps were roughly geographical, all surface topography (even the Thames in early editions, although it was Stingemore who later reinstated it as a point of reference) was omitted, and some some lines were twisted to fit into the available space.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"UERL maps\" href=\"https:\/\/bryarsandbryars.co.uk\/collections\/all\/mapmakers_underground-electric-railways-company-of-london-ltd\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUERL\u003c\/a\u003e (Underground Electric Railways Company of London) had experimented with small three-panel maps even before the First World War, but Stingemore’s series cemented the format and his maps are the ancestors of those given away at tube stations today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Materials\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThree panel passenger map, printed area measures 12.8 x 15.2 cm. Printed on red linen-backed card, slight edge-wear and wear to folds.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bryars \u0026 Bryars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55389030154622,"sku":"9914","price":900.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2550\/1126\/files\/9914.jpg?v=1744121363"},{"product_id":"lgoc-integrated-london-underground-bus-map-1","title":"LGOC Integrated London Underground \u0026 Bus Map","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnderground map of London with some motor bus connections, September 1916 issue.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe London General Omnibus Company was by this point owned by the Underground Group. This map shows an early attempt at transport integration, with the text on the verso advertising through-travel (tickets valid on both Underground and bus routes).\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBus and LGOC employees had volunteered or had been conscripted for wartime service, and although many women had been recruited to work on the buses the frequency and number of routes had been reduced. So too had the number of maps, with just two issues per year.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Materials\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e12 panel passenger map, printed area measures 30 x 45.3 cm. Printed in three colours (black, red and green) on wartime economy paper. Some toning, a couple of small holes at fold intersections, text on verso.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bryars \u0026 Bryars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55389045981566,"sku":"9916","price":275.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2550\/1126\/files\/9916.jpg?v=1744121474"},{"product_id":"beck-s-1938-passenger-map-no-2","title":"Beck’s 1938 Passenger Map, No. 1","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeck’s 1938 passenger map features on its reverse an enlargement of the central London area with interchange stations named inside large diamonds. This is the last of Beck’s prewar card folders.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe diagram is one of the most innovative and influential designs of the twentieth century.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeck’s design was first published in 1933, and he remained directly associated with the map until 1960 except for a short period when responsibility for revising and updating passed to Hans Schleger; Beck regained control in 1941.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Materials\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTri-fold passenger map, printed area measures 15.5 x 22.8 cm. Printed in colours, only trivial signs of use.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bryars \u0026 Bryars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55389064528254,"sku":"9917","price":325.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2550\/1126\/files\/9917.jpg?v=1744121680"},{"product_id":"daily-telegraph-underground-railway-and-tramway-map-of-london","title":"Daily Telegraph Underground Railway and Tramway Map of London","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e was one of a number of newspapers to sponsor London underground maps, like our example from 1919 which also includes the tramways.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA series of passenger maps issued by the \u003cem\u003eEvening News\u003c\/em\u003e, published in various editions c.1907-1910, predated the earliest official Underground Electric Railways Company of London ‘common design’ maps showing an integrated network, and may even have spurred the \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"maps by the Electric Railways Company of London\" href=\"https:\/\/bryarsandbryars.co.uk\/collections\/all\/mapmakers_underground-electric-railways-company-of-london-ltd\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUERL\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bryarsandbryars.co.uk\/collections\/all\/mapmakers_underground-electric-railways-company-of-london-ltd\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e into action.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e map is uncommon, and this may be due to the success of official maps, as by 1919 they were widely available at stations (for free) and in guidebooks.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Materials\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLithographed folding map, printed area measures 76 x 101 cm. Printed in blue and red with inset map of ‘Theatre Land’ to bottom right. Minor wear, blank verso. Folds into blue printed paper wrappers, somewhat worn and dusty, with old ownership signature.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eReferences\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOCLC: 556393303 (BL)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOCLC: 316455430 (NLS)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bryars \u0026 Bryars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55389231907198,"sku":"9854","price":375.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2550\/1126\/files\/9854.jpg?v=1744727789"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2550\/1126\/collections\/londontransport_ct.jpg?v=1628603035","url":"https:\/\/bryarsandbryars.co.uk\/collections\/london-transport.oembed?page=3","provider":"Bryars \u0026 Bryars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}