"Harry Beck's influence is enormous and wide ranging for transport maps. His concept was that when a passenger was underground, it didn't matter to them where they were above ground. As long as they ...

• A rare 1932 draft of Harry Beck’s first London Underground map — featuring his handwritten annotations — will be auctioned at Christie’s in London on December 11, with an estimated price of ...

A rare Tube map has come up for sale, revealing the forgotten London of the 1930s. The 162-year-old London Underground network continues to fascinate daily commuters, visitors and Tube lovers alike.

LONDON, Oct 25 (Reuters) - London's Tube map is being celebrated in a new exhibition that traces the evolution of its much-loved design that has inspired transport network guides around the world.

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A nearly century-old snapshot of the London Underground could be yours – that is, if you have £100,000 to spare. Christie's is set to auction off a rare 1932 draft of the Tube map created by Harry ...

Harry Beck's tube map is a design classic, but is it the most effective representation of the London Underground? Since 2007, Ruth Rosenholtz, principal research scientist at MIT's Department of Brain ...

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