Tube Map Central: Brick City Maps

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Train-eye view of underground station In 2023 I exhibited my Edwardian Lego Underground station for the first time at the Great Western Brick Show. Of course, an Underground station needs a map of the network to show the minifigures the way, and so I designed an entire series, starting at 1905 to the present day. These designs were partly inspired by maps released in actual lego sets, and partly by the styles of actual maps issued by the London Underground. I furnished them with terrible Lego-related puns for the station names. If you are ever in Brick City, and need to get from Blockfosters to Tooting Brick then you need one of these maps!

View of underground station map Of course, this was a task that I was going to do properly, especially in terms of world building. I studied Lego maps carefully to try and work out a plausible geography for the city, how the lines developed, when and why. This evolved into an entire history of the network, and the sequence of maps showed its development at different points in time.
The station names all have some sort of Lego connection:
puns obvious and not so obvious, with real UK place names scattered amongst them. Each map is also based on how London Underground maps were styled for its date. Even
the lettering is appropriate. Early maps are lettered using
my Tube Crafts font, based on actual Edwardian lettering
on the London Underground. Later maps are lettered using my implementation of DSB Seest-Johnston Sans, the Danish state railways’ derivation of London Underground Johnston lettering, perfect for maps inspired by a Danish toy company. From my maps I have selected examples from 1908, 1923, 1933, 1958, 1968 and also my Concentric Circles design. These give a good cross section, but do email me if
you would like to know what else is available.

1908: the early network Construction work, aspirations, steam services and electrification dominate the early years	1923: the network expands The network is maturing and Underground lines are beginning to stretch into the suburbs	1933: Harry Brick’s first diagram Henry Brick tames the network, simplifying its appearance without distorting geography too much
1958: Harry Brick’s final work An time progressed, Henry Brick’s work became more and more abstract and distorting	1968: modern map by Paul Garbrick The stylistic foundations of the map we know today were laid down by Paul Garbrick	Concentric Circles Something radically different was recently created by Max Roblocks, it went viral on the internet

Important Information about Poster Sizes: Read Before Ordering

Metric sizes are given as a guide only, your actual poster will be slightly larger. Please don’t buy a frame until you have received the map and know what size it will be. If this is critical, check with me first!
Frames sized in inches are readily available in the UK.

Posters are printed to fill the page as determined by the roll size, which gives the short edge. A2-approximation prints are from a 17 inch roll (432mm), A1-approximation prints from a 24 inch roll (610mm), A0-approximation prints from a 36 inch roll (914mm) and oversize prints from a 44 inch roll (1118mm).

Maps are of varying height-width ratios, and will be sized and trimmed to fit the greatest dimension, with a 5mm border.

To purchase one A2-equivalent poster (17 inch short edge);

£40 UK delivery, £50 with international shipping:

To purchase one A1-equivalent poster (24 inch short edge);

£50 UK delivery, £60 with international shipping:

To purchase one A0-equivalent poster (36 inch short edge);

£120 UK delivery, £150 with international shipping:

To purchase one oversize poster (44 inch short edge);

£160 UK delivery, £200 with international shipping: