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Harry Beck (Henry Charles Beck, 1902-1974)
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Harry Beck (Henry Charles Beck, 1902-1974)

UNDERGROUND MAP

Fermé4 October 2012

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GBP 10,625

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Harry Beck (Henry Charles Beck, 1902-1974)
UNDERGROUND MAP
lithograph in colours, 1933, printed by Waterlow & Sons Limited, London, condition B+; backed on linen
39½ x 50in. (100 x 127cm.)

Note du spécialiste

The first diagramatic representation of London's tube map was issued in 1933. Beck abandoned the rules of scale and geometric accuracy to create the iconic and highly influential Underground map.