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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Bacon’s Picture Map of London
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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TfL Why Not Walk It? Maps
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)
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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Mapped: Every Bus Trip in London
People often say “I waited ages for a bus and then they all turned up at once”. As the map above shows if all the
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London Cycle Hire and Pollution
As a cyclist in London you can do your best to avoid left turning buses and dozy pedestrians. One thing you can’t really avoid though
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Typographic Tube Map
This* splendid typographic London Underground map arrived in the mappinglondon post tray this morning. Scott at Fadeout Design has simply replaced the track lines with the
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UCL Hand Drawn Map of London
Step aside Stephen Walter, over 270 UCL students (and staff) have created their own interactive hand drawn map of London. Organised by two students Alistair Leak and
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Mapping London Life
Mapping London Life is the title of the talk I gave at a great event organised by the Londonist and hosted by TAG Fine Arts.
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Shaping London
Duncan Smith, a colleague of ours, has written a great review of the “Shaping London” book for his City Geographics blog. He has kindly let
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Planning London: Maps from King’s Court Galleries
There is a shop in London that I always peer into when I walk past but have always resisted going in as it presented a
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The Times Atlas of London
A few months back I had the honour of being asked to approve the use of a couple of excerpts from my London Surname Map
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