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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Chris Michael

Mind the Map: a journey through London cartography – in pictures

Mind the Map: Pocket District Railway map, 1887
Pocket District Railway map (1887) Photograph: Mind the Map
Mind the Map: Pocket Underground map, 1912
Pocket Underground map (1912) Photograph: Mind the Map
Mind the Map: Pocket bus map, August 1914
Pocket bus map (1914), issued by the London General Omnibus Company Ltd Photograph: Mind the Map
Mind the Map: Poster; Theatreland map, by MacDonald Gill, 1915
Theatreland map (1915), by MacDonald Gill Photograph: Mind the Map
Mind the Map: Pocket bus map, Summer 1919
Pocket bus map (1919), issued by the London General Omnibus Company Ltd Photograph: Mind the Map
Mind the Map: Poster; Your guide to theatreland, by Reginald Percy Gossop, 1926
Your Guide to Theatreland (1926), by Reginald Percy Gossop Photograph: Mind the Map
Mind the Map: Poster; Far flung our bus routes
Far Flung Our Bus Routes (1928), by MacDonald Gill Photograph: Mind the Map
Mind the Map: Visit the Empire, by Ernest Michael Dinkel
Visit the Empire by London's Underground (1933), by Ernest Michael Dinkel Photograph: Mind the Map
Mind the Map: H C Beck's spoof map diagram
The Underground 'Straight Eight' All-Electric Skit-Set Circuit Diagram (1933), by HC Beck Photograph: Mind the Map
Mind the Map: Pocket Underground map, 1933.
Pocket Underground map (1933) Photograph: Mind the Map
Mind the Map: Poster; Be map-conscious, by Lewitt-Him
Be Map-Conscious (1945), by Lewitt-Him Photograph: Mind the Map
Mind the Map: Pocket Coronation Map, issued by London Transport
Pocket coronation map (1953), issued by London Transport Photograph: Mind the Map
Mind the Map: Poster; The Tate Gallery by tube, by David Booth
The Tate Gallery By Tube (1987), by David Booth of the design agency Fine White Line Photograph: Mind the Map
Mind the Map: Artwork; A-Z Tube map poster, by Tim Fishlock
A-Z Tube map poster (2010), by Tim Fishlock Photograph: Mind the Map
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