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Post  eddie Mon May 30, 2011 6:32 pm

The 1908 London Tube map, presented with geographical accuracy, resembled a confusing, tangled ball of knitting:

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The 1908 London Tube map.

It took the genius of Harry Webb to realise that geographical accuracy is not necessary for passengers travelling underground- all they needed was a topographical impression of the relative position and sequence of the various stations and information about the interchanges from line to line. He arrived at something resembling an electrical circuit diagram- hardly surprising since he was an electrician by trade:

Alternative London Tube maps Beck_map
Harry Webb's original 1931 design, the basic principle of which has been adopted by transport systems around the world.

Alternative London Tube maps Tube_map_thumbnail
The April 2011 Tube map, much expanded from Beck's original but based on the same topographical principle.
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Post  eddie Mon May 30, 2011 6:40 pm

Alternative London Tube maps Patterson_great_bear85
The Great Bear Tube Map by Simon Patterson.
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Post  eddie Mon May 30, 2011 6:43 pm

Alternative London Tube maps 15742_declutteredtubemap_2009
Ultimate uncluttered Tube map by M@.
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Post  eddie Mon May 30, 2011 6:47 pm

Alternative London Tube maps Musictube
Musical Tube map, framed and hanging on my living-room wall.
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Post  eddie Mon May 30, 2011 6:50 pm

Alternative London Tube maps Rude_map
Rude Tube map, with station names replaced by filth.
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Post  eddie Mon May 30, 2011 6:54 pm

Alternative London Tube maps Tubegeo
Aerial view of London with Tube map superimposed.
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Post  eddie Mon May 30, 2011 6:57 pm

Alternative London Tube maps Anagrammap
Anagrams: station names rearranged.
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Post  eddie Mon May 30, 2011 7:00 pm

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Flooded Tube map showing potential effect of sea-level rise by 2100.
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Post  eddie Mon May 30, 2011 7:09 pm

Alternative London Tube maps Hdmputneydistrict
Gail Townsley's hand-drawn map of the Wimbledon branch of the District line.
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Post  eddie Mon May 30, 2011 7:33 pm

It was Paul Middlewick who first spotted that the Tube map conceals a number of animals:

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Bat.
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Post  eddie Mon May 30, 2011 7:35 pm

Alternative London Tube maps Beaver
Beaver.
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Post  eddie Mon May 30, 2011 7:37 pm

Alternative London Tube maps Cat_1
Cat.
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Post  eddie Mon May 30, 2011 7:38 pm

Alternative London Tube maps Cockerel
Cockerel.
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Post  eddie Mon May 30, 2011 7:40 pm

Alternative London Tube maps Dog
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Post  eddie Mon May 30, 2011 7:42 pm

Alternative London Tube maps Elephant
Elephant.
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Post  eddie Mon May 30, 2011 7:44 pm

Alternative London Tube maps Emu
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Post  eddie Mon May 30, 2011 7:45 pm

Alternative London Tube maps Fish
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Post  eddie Mon May 30, 2011 7:46 pm

Alternative London Tube maps Polar
Polar Bear.
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Post  eddie Mon May 30, 2011 7:52 pm

Alternative London Tube maps Stellatube

Samuel Arbesman of Harvard university came up with this handy Tube map of the Milky Way.

I wonder if he'd let us use it for our new logo?
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