1912 - "LONDON UNDERGROUND RAILWAYS". 

Designed by London Geographical Institute. Printed by George Philip & Son for London Underground Electric Railways. Colour lithograph on paper, blank verso.

Measures 26cm x 20cm. Condition: Excellent.

This extremely rare and unusual edition of the ‘London Underground Railways’ map was printed for just one year in 1912 and was adapted from the larger “Evening News Tube Map of London” (also by George Phillip & Sons). Unlike the 1910 and 1911 issues we see a return of background detail along with other new features such as white circles for each station and yellow and red labelled icons for tourist sights. The overall effect of these changes makes this a somewhat bewildering map for the inexperienced excursionist.

The map bears a rarely seen vertical version of the Underground wordmark that was introduced (and almost immediately abandoned) for station signage and occasional printed material. Designed for tourists, this map is littered with yellow icons indicating London's attractions, museums and theatres. 

This map was the last of the UERL 'green border' series of maps 1908-12. These were the first unified maps of the London Underground.