Transit Maps: Imperial Airways

Historical Map: Imperial Airways Diagram by H.C. Beck, 1935

October 28, 2017

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Maxwell Roberts just posted about this on Twitter, and I have to share. A bit of poking around on the Internet found a slightly better image than his, so enjoy! This is a diagram of the routes of Imperial Airways in 1935 by none other than Henry Charles Beck (yes, that H.C. Beck). I had no idea that he’d created such a diagram up until now, but it clearly bears many of the hallmarks of […]

Submission – Historical Map: The Routes of Imperial Airways and of Associated Companies, 1936

September 15, 2015

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1936, airline map, Art Deco, Bauhaus, British Commonwealth, cartography, Commonwealth, diagram, Imperial Airways, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, Qantas, typography

Submitted by Mattias Lq, who says: I know how you don’t like many airway maps trying to be schematic, but this one is a rather successful combination of a simplified geographical map and a schematic inset showing frequencies throughout the year. Although it has some minor beauty flaws here and there, it is really a beautiful map, especially considering the five colours used to print the map! What do you say? Transit Maps says: Mattias, […]