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• Tuesday March 17, 2009

  Harry Beck: The Paris Connection

  Famous for the iconic London tube map, Harry Beck also attempted a map for the Paris Underground, which was rejected. The article covers the history of Beck's mapping work, similar (and potentially pre-dating) designs and the reasons for the French rejection of his work.
  • design
  • london
  • visualization
  • art
  • history
  • transport
  • maps
  • paris
  • underground
  • informationdesign