Description:
Wonderground Map of London. MacDonald Gill (1884-1947) London: Westminster Press, 1914.
Large folding map on paper printed in full color, minor folds, slight fading, in a contemporary oak frame, 29 x 36 1/2 in.
This boldly colored and graphic artistic rendering of a bird's-eye impression of London was originally commissioned by the Underground to be displayed in railway stations, in a larger format, in 1913. Because of its popularity, the publisher produced this smaller version for sale to the public.
Estimate $600-800
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London, Westminster Press, the UndergroundJohn Dorfman
Director, Books & Manuscripts
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