Gill’s humorous map of London and its Underground Stations
The Wonderground Map of London Town
Drawn by MacDonald Gill.
London,
Printed & Published by The Westminster Press, 11 Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, W.C.,
1914 [but 1924].
Chromolithograph plan.
750 by 940mm (29.5 by 37 inches).
12564
notes:
Gill's humorous map of London and its underground stations.
"During his lifetime MacDonald Gill's acclaim rested on artistic endeavours of amazing diversity; one area of particular celebrity involved the pictorial maps he designed for both governmental and private organisations. The first of these maps was commissioned in 1913 as a poster for use in the stations of the privately held Underground Electric Railways Company. The enthusiasm of the public for this p...
"During his lifetime MacDonald Gill's acclaim rested on artistic endeavours of amazing diversity; one area of particular celebrity involved the pictorial maps he designed for both governmental and private organisations. The first of these maps was commissioned in 1913 as a poster for use in the stations of the privately held Underground Electric Railways Company. The enthusiasm of the public for this p...
bibliography:
Burden, Elizabeth, "MacDonald Gill's Wonderground Map of 1913 and Its Influence on Twentieth Century Mapmaking", July 22, 2011.