COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Short Title:
The Famous Wonderground Map of London Town.
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.
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.
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
Pub Date:
1914
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 Maps:
1
Pub Height cm:
28
Pub Width cm:
35
Image No:
6755002
Publisher Location:
London
Publisher:
Westminster Press
Type:
Separate Map
Subject:
Pictorial map
Publication Author:
Gill, Leslie MacDonald, 1884-1947
Pub Type:
Separate Map
Author:
Gill, Leslie MacDonald, 1884-1947
Date:
1914
The Famous Wonderground Map of London Town.
