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London Railway and Underground Maps

The London Red Guides are distinguished by two features. Firstly, many of them have the date explicitly written in the title on the cover or spine. Secondly, as well as the usual fold-out maps, there were special maps for the railways of London and sometimes separately The London Underground or Tube Maps.  These varied and evolved over the years.  Some examples are listed here to illustrate:

Map Description

from guide date
  London District Railway map (including early underground) London 1908
London Railway - sketch map London 1908
London Underground - District Railway London 1908
London Underground - tube map London 1917
London Underground - tube map London 1917
London Underground - tube map London 1922
London Underground - connections London 1922
London Underground - locations London 1922
London Underground - theatres London 1922
London Underground - city & museums London 1922
London Underground (Fred Stingemore map) London 1927
London Underground Main Line Connections London 1927
London at a glance London 1938
London Underground map London 1953
London Underground map - back London 1953

Some further background information may be found at this link - London Underground Maps After Beck