Rethinking the definition of the word ‘map’: an evaluation of Beck's representation of the London Underground through a qualitative expert survey

Figures & data

Figure 1. Beck's first edition – 1933.

Source: http://britton.disted.camosun.bc.ca/beck_map.jpg

Image in the public domain (a UK artistic work other than a photograph, which was made available to the public more than 70 years ago).

Figure 2. Karl Baedecker map of 1907, Geograph Anst. v. Wagner & Debes, Leipzig.

Source: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/32/Baedeker_London_1907.jpg.

Image in the public domain (copyright has expired).

Figure 3. 1926 London Underground map by F.H. Stingemore. Used prior to Beck's representation.

Source: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/clive.billson/tubemaps/1926.html.

Image in the public domain (a UK artistic work other than a photograph, which was made available to the public more than 70 years ago).

Table 1. Countries and requests.

GB	NL	CA	AT	BR	US	ZA	FR	AU	NZ	HU	CH	SE	DE	ES	RU	BE	HR	CN
12	5	3	9	1	11	3	2	15	1	3	5	1	5	1	2	2	1	1

Note: Country 2-letter codes as per International organization for Standardization.

Table 2. Popularity poll.

Map	37	Schematic map	1
Diagram	6	Schematic diagram	1
Map and diagram	5	Network map	1
Cartogram	1	Map (topological)	1
Drawing	1	Diagrammatic map	1
Schema	1

Figure 4. The Berlin S-Bahn representation, 1931 (designer unknown).

Source: http://www.schmalspurbahn.de/netze/Netz_1931_klein.gif.

Image in the public domain (copyright has expired).