
Transit Maps of the World
Expanded and Updated Edition of the World's First Collection of Every Urban Train Map on Earth
Mark Ovenden(Author)
Penguin USA (Publisher)
Published on 3. November 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
176 pages
978-0-14-312849-6 (ISBN)
Description
A completely updated and expanded edition of the cult bestseller, featuring subway, light rail, and streetcar maps from New York to Nizhny Novgorod.
Transit Maps of the World is the first and only comprehensive collection of historical and current maps of every rapid-transit system on earth. In glorious, colorful graphics, Mark Ovenden traces the cartographic history of mass transit-including rare and historic maps, diagrams, and photographs, some available for the first time since their original publication.
Now expanded with thirty-six more pages, 250 city maps revised from previous editions, and listings given from almost a thousand systems in total, this is the graphic designer's new bible, the transport enthusiast's dream collection, and a coffee-table essential for everyone who's ever traveled in a city.
Transit Maps of the World is the first and only comprehensive collection of historical and current maps of every rapid-transit system on earth. In glorious, colorful graphics, Mark Ovenden traces the cartographic history of mass transit-including rare and historic maps, diagrams, and photographs, some available for the first time since their original publication.
Now expanded with thirty-six more pages, 250 city maps revised from previous editions, and listings given from almost a thousand systems in total, this is the graphic designer's new bible, the transport enthusiast's dream collection, and a coffee-table essential for everyone who's ever traveled in a city.
More details
Edition
Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Penguin Putnam Inc
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 274 mm
Width: 238 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
636 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-312849-6 (9780143128496)
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Person
Mark Ovenden is a transport historian, broadcaster, and design consultant.