It was designed by Harry Beck as a schematic more akin to how an electrician would lay out a wiring diagram than a traditional to-scale map. The Tube Map has been produced in its current form since 1931. However, it looked a lot different to the one we are familiar with today. There have been maps of the London Underground network since 1907 when the Evening News commissioned a pocket map that used colours to designate each line. So as our travel habits and choices have changed, the tools we use to get around have evolved to keep up.
Around six times as many journeys by bike are made in the capital today compared to the late 1970s. A recent survey found that around a third of the population cycles every month, and this is a trend that has been going up and up in recent years. Today, though, the way that we get around the city has changed significantly. In the past, there were two main tools for helping you to navigate London’s roads and public transport networks: the Transport for London Tube Map and the Collins A-Z Atlas. However, they’re not overly practical at getting you from A to B. Of course, masterpieces like this are great for looking at the British capital from a different perspective.
For example “London Town” by Fuller, an artist from the UK, took 10 years to create by hand. Some maps have been designed for purely utilitarian purposes, while others have a more artistic purpose. For centuries, cartographers have crafted different styles of map that make it easier for travellers to get around and for planners to better understand the land around them. London is one of the most mapped cities in the world.
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