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How the London Tube Map Nearly Looked Different

Map Men · Explainer · 11 min · 2022 · YouTube title: The Tube Map nearly looked very different
Why it's here

Linked in threads on the Tube map and transit map design history.

What it covers

Map Men's Jay Foreman tells the story of how the London Tube map nearly looked very different, including Harry Beck's design and TfL's initial rejection of it. A short, witty history of a design icon.