I got an email from Stanfords this morning which introduced an event where people can buy a signed print of a new and unique map of London which was made by Vicky Steane from used travel cards.
The London Travel Card Map is not only visually striking but geographically accurate; depicting residential areas, industrial space and all water and green spaces. Government buildings, public buildings and sports grounds are also represented. Postcodes and boroughs are noted and the map highlights all of the A-roads in and around greater London.
The map took Vicky over four years to create, using over 5000 used travel cards that had been collected from journeys all over central and greater London, between the years 2000-2010.
The paper travel cards that were used make the map historically relevant, as they represent a pre Oyster card era and socially relevant as it depicts London before the 2012 Olympics and the re-development of East London.
Image copyright: Vicky Steane
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