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Design Classics : The London Underground Map
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- Online
- Summary
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The much-acclaimed and graphically revolutionary London Underground map, the brainchild of London Transport engineering draughtsman Henry Beck, is the subject of this episode.
Details
- Creator
- BBC
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- [Place of publication not identified] : BBC, [1987]
- New York, N.Y. : Distributed by Infobase, 2019
- ©1987
- Series
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (1 video file (24 min., 59 sec)) : sound, color
- digital
- video file
- OCLC
- on1104689480
- Originally released by BBC, 1987.
- Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on April 23, 2019.
- Streaming video file.
- Closed-captioned.
- London Transport Underground Map (2:07); Harry Beck Designs (6:38); London Underground Aesthetics (3:44); Railway Expansion (6:07); Beck's Legacy (5:13); Credits: Design Classics: The London Underground Map (0:35)