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Month: May 2012

A Map for the Diamond Jubilee

31 May 2012 James Events

It’s lovely to see a brand new hand-drawn map of London in this age of computer-generated graphics. This one has been produced by Michael Hill

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A Guide to London 1908

31 May 2012 Ollie Events, Historic

The same day that James received a historic picture map of London that we eventually dated to around 1908, mainly based on the appearance of

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Bacon’s Picture Map of London

25 May 2012 James Historic

I recently managed to get my hands on one of my favourite maps of London. It is produced by G.W. Bacon and Co. Ltd and

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Mind the Map: Circuit Diagram

22 May 2012 Ollie Art, Tube

A major new exhibition on mapping the London Underground – Mind the Map – opened last week at the Transport Museum in Covent Garden. Mapping

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Tube Map Sticky Tape!

18 May 2012 Ollie Tube

Now this is just excellent – it’s a roll of tape with a custom-designed map of the London Underground (and DLR & Overground) on it.

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TfL Why Not Walk It? Maps

15 May 2012 James Tourist

TfL have produced a nice range of maps to promote walking instead of public transport (especially during the Olympics).  The maps use different cartography to

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A Week in the Life of the Underground (& Overground & DLR)

4 May 2012 James Tube

Perhaps inspired by Joy Division’s Unknown Pleasures album cover (maybe a favourite for the commute?), Jon Reades (from UCL CASA– of course!) has created this beautiful

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New Olympic Park Map

2 May 2012 Ollie Events

We featured the first official Olympic Park map at the beginning of the year, and it has already received an update which now includes pictures

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