Humorous Vintage Wonderground Cartoon Map of London Town circa 1914
by Peter Ogden
Title
Humorous Vintage Wonderground Cartoon Map of London Town circa 1914
Artist
Peter Ogden
Medium
Painting - Chromolithograph
Description
This is a vintage souvenir cartoonish chromolithograph heavily illustrated map of Wonderground London Town published by The Westminster Press originally in 1914. The artist is MacDonald Gill.
This highly detailed colorful map depicts all the primary streets and landmarks of old London and much more. A few of the places illustrated and named on this map include: River Thames, Hamstead, Queens Park, Kilburn Park, Westbourne Park, Notting Hill, Kensington, Uxbridge, Parsons Green, Putney Bridge, Chelsea, Walham Green, West Brompton, Battersea Park, Royal Hospital, Sloane Square, Earls Court, Royal Albert Hall, High Street, Kensington Gardens, Knightsbridge, Hyde Park, Kensington Palace, Kensington Gardens and St Johns Wood.
Leslie MacDonald Gill (6 October 1884 – 14 January 1947), commonly known as MacDonald Gill or Max Gill, was a noted early-twentieth-century British graphic designer, cartographer, artist and architect.
In 1914 Gill's Wonderground Map, commissioned by Frank Pick, and hung at every station, helped to promote the London Underground by presenting an accurate map which also had a humorous side in cartoon style. Produced in poster form, it was also made available for sale to members of the public and proved to be very popular. Elder brother Eric, who at that time was engaged in a commission for Westminster Cathedral, was included at the bottom of the map. Gill showed three works at the first annual exhibition of the newly formed Society of Graphic Art in 1921.
The Fine Art America watermark logo does not appear on the final product.
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October 1st, 2023
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