London Underground Railways pocket map - Frederick H Stingemore - 1931

£225.00

Very collectible pocket map depicting the stations of the London Underground Railway. Each of the lines is represented by a different colour; a key to explain which colours correspond to which railway line is visible in the bottom left of the map.

Map of London’s Underground Railways

Designed by Frederick H Stingemore (FHS). Printed by Waterlow & Sons for London Underground . 1931, 10th Edition. 16.7cm x 14.2cm Linen-card. Great condition.

Despite a career spanning over 40 years in the London Underground Drawing Office, it is as HC Beck’s immediate predecessor as map designer that Frederick Stingemore is most well known.

Like many before him, Stingemore grappled with the density and sprawl of the Underground railway network to draft a series of pocket maps from 1925 to 1932. The Stingemore series of pocket maps saw 12 bi-fold linen-card editions, each with a distinctive colour cover. The map design improved in clarity with each iteration whilst remaining topographical in format with some distortion applied for outlying areas. It was Stingemore that had encouraged his colleague, Harry Beck, to resubmit his radical circuit diagram design after it was initially rejected. Beck’s diagram was published in January 1933.

Only the first 5 maps in the Stingemore series were dated though later maps can be easily placed using a great flow diagram produced by Einar Frigland

Small ink stain in the right hand margin that hasn’t affected the context of the map.

Very collectible pocket map depicting the stations of the London Underground Railway. Each of the lines is represented by a different colour; a key to explain which colours correspond to which railway line is visible in the bottom left of the map.

Map of London’s Underground Railways

Designed by Frederick H Stingemore (FHS). Printed by Waterlow & Sons for London Underground . 1931, 10th Edition. 16.7cm x 14.2cm Linen-card. Great condition.

Despite a career spanning over 40 years in the London Underground Drawing Office, it is as HC Beck’s immediate predecessor as map designer that Frederick Stingemore is most well known.

Like many before him, Stingemore grappled with the density and sprawl of the Underground railway network to draft a series of pocket maps from 1925 to 1932. The Stingemore series of pocket maps saw 12 bi-fold linen-card editions, each with a distinctive colour cover. The map design improved in clarity with each iteration whilst remaining topographical in format with some distortion applied for outlying areas. It was Stingemore that had encouraged his colleague, Harry Beck, to resubmit his radical circuit diagram design after it was initially rejected. Beck’s diagram was published in January 1933.

Only the first 5 maps in the Stingemore series were dated though later maps can be easily placed using a great flow diagram produced by Einar Frigland

Small ink stain in the right hand margin that hasn’t affected the context of the map.

Code : A163

Cartographer : Cartographer / Engraver / Publisher: London Underground - Stingemore, F. H

Date : Publication Place / Date - late 1931

Size : Sheet size: Image Size:  See photos

Availability : Available

Type - Genuine - Antique

Grading A

Where Applicable - Folds as issued. Light box photo shows the folio leaf centre margin hinge ‘glue’, this is not visible otherwise.

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