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Old October 30th 17, 04:56 PM posted to uk.transport.london
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Default Beck's air map


"Roland Perry" wrote in message
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In message , at 15:23:51 on Mon, 30 Oct 2017,
Peter Able remarked:

Here's another variant. I can't see Beck's name on it, but the
schematic
map is certainly in his style:
https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~267441~90041892:Imperial-Airways-Map-of-Empire-&-Eu


Yes, I came across that, apparent, plagiarism of Beck's efforts.

"This extraordinary world map by noted Bauhaus designer and artist,
Laszlo
Moholy-Nagy, draws on the pioneering information design work of Harry
Beck
and his London subway maps"


Hmm. "draws on" - spelt p-l-a-g .....


I think plagiarise implies copying something pretty much intact from one
work to another. This instance is simply very much "in the style of".
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Roland Perry


I don't doubt that you may well think that.

Dare you consult a dictionary, Roland?

This is overt plagiarism.

PA


 
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