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The first coordinated map of London's underground railway lines was produced in 1908 and highlighted the routes on a traditional map also showing other geographical features. During the 1920s attempts were made to make the map more readable by removing unnecessary information until only the River
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is the commonly-used name for the schematic diagram that represents the lines, stations, and zones of London's
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of the system mattered. Beck based his diagram on a similar mapping system for underground sewage systems.
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