Beck’s 1933 Passenger Map in Guidebook Lüneburg Three works bound as one

Three works bound as one

represents a significant advance towards the issuing of passenger maps in a convenient format

[Twickenham] Strawberry-Hill 1760

folding into worn marbled slipcase with letterpress title (‘Worcestershire

across the board

Beck’s 1933 Passenger Map in Guidebook Lüneburg Three works bound as oneA first edition of the famous diagram from January 1933 Becks diagram is one of the most innovative and influential designs of the twentieth century, and he was responsible for revising and updating it over most of the next three decades. Note the diamond interchange stations, and the cautious note on the cover: 'A new design for an old map. We should welcome your comments'. The London Underground was already sixty years old when Becks schematic map