COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Gill, Leslie MacDonald, 1884-1947
Date:
1927
Short Title:
The Famous Wonderground Map of London Town.
Publisher:
Westminster Press
Publisher Location:
London
Type:
Separate Map
Obj Height cm:
76
Obj Width cm:
95
Note:
Cover is an illustrated envelope. Gill's map of the London underground railways is an important early example of 20th century pictorial maps. It influenced other cartographers and initiated a colorful period of pictorial mapmaking internationally. This is third and final state of this map, with the greyhound in the upper letter corner triangle above the "On to Wembley" sign (first state 1914, with only houses in the triangle, second state 1924, with the "On to Wembley" sign and lion instead of a greyhound).
Reference:
Burdon, Elisabeth, Spring 2009, The Wonderground Map of 1913 and its Influence, in IMCOS Journal (International Map Collector's Society) No. 116:7-18. Winfrid de Munck in blogpost via Tim Bryars.
Subject:
Pictorial map
Full Title:
The Wonderground Map of London Town. Drawn by MacDonald Gill. Printed and Published by the Westminster Press, 11 Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, London, W.C.
List No:
6755.002
Series No:
2
Publication Author:
Gill, Leslie MacDonald, 1884-1947
Pub Date:
1927
Pub Title:
The Wonderground Map of London Town. Drawn by MacDonald Gill. Printed and Published by the Westminster Press, 11 Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, London, W.C.
Pub Reference:
Burdon, Elisabeth, Spring 2009, The Wonderground Map of 1913 and its Influence, in IMCOS Journal (International Map Collector's Society) No. 116:7-18.
Pub Note:
Full color.
Pub List No:
6755.000
Pub Type:
Separate Map
Pub Maps:
1
Pub Height cm:
28
Pub Width cm:
35
Image No:
6755002
Authors:
Gill, Leslie MacDonald, 1884-1947
