拍品专文
Here, the tube network has been superimposed on a 1761 map of London. The Latin couplet in red at the bottom of the poster reads 'This old map of London teaches you how many Underground roads there are today'.
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AN EXACT SURVEY OF THE CITY OF LONDON
Details
John Rocque & Richard Park
AN EXACT SURVEY OF THE CITY OF LONDON
lithograph in colours, 1928, printed by Edward Stanford Ltd., London, condition A-; backed on linen
39½ x 49½in. (99 x 125cm.)
AN EXACT SURVEY OF THE CITY OF LONDON
lithograph in colours, 1928, printed by Edward Stanford Ltd., London, condition A-; backed on linen
39½ x 49½in. (99 x 125cm.)
Literature
London Underground Maps, p.59