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Garbutt’s 1966 Quad Royal Station Map
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Quick Description
| Title | Garbutt’s 1966 Quad Royal Station Map |
|---|---|
| Mapmaker(s) | GARBUTT, Paul E |
| Publisher | Waterlow & Sons Ltd |
| Place of publication | London |
| Date of publication | 1966 |
| Colour | original |
| Printed Area Measurements | 105 x 126 cm |
Full Description
Quad royal station wall map of the London underground, 105 x 126 cm, printed in colours, closed split along one fold, blank verso.
Garbutt believed he had ‘rescued’ the London Underground map from the clutches of Harold Hutchison and his ‘ham-fisted parody’ of Beck’s designs (Roberts p. 21). His basic configuration proved extremely durable, featuring a ‘thermos flask’ shaped Circle Line, horizontal Central Line and vertical Northern Line, but with effective use of diagonals which helped return the map closer to geographical reality than Beck’s later rectilinear designs. Roberts suggests that it works particularly well in this larger, quad royal format (p. 30). Garbutt also allowed plenty of space for the inclusion of the Victoria Line, which was then under construction.