Detail View: David Rumsey Historical Map Collection: The Famous Wonderground Map of London Town.
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Short Title:
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The Famous Wonderground Map of London Town.
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Obj Height cm:
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76
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Obj Width cm:
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95
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Note:
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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.
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Reference:
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Burdon, Elisabeth, Spring 2009, The Wonderground Map of 1913 and its Influence, in IMCOS Journal (International Map Collector's Society) No. 116:7-18.
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Full Title:
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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.
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List No:
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6755.002
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Series No:
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2
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Pub Date:
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1914
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Pub Title:
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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.
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Pub Reference:
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Burdon, Elisabeth, Spring 2009, The Wonderground Map of 1913 and its Influence, in IMCOS Journal (International Map Collector's Society) No. 116:7-18.
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Pub Note:
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Full color.
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Pub List No:
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6755.000
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Pub Maps:
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1
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Pub Height cm:
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28
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Pub Width cm:
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35
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Image No:
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6755002
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Download 1:
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Download 2:
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Publisher Location:
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London
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Publisher:
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Westminster Press
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Type:
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Separate Map
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Subject:
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Pictorial map
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Publication Author:
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Gill, Leslie MacDonald, 1884-1947
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Pub Type:
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Separate Map
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Author:
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Gill, Leslie MacDonald, 1884-1947
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Date:
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1914
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