Transit Maps of the World

Every Urban Train Map on Earth

Mark Ovenden (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

176 Seiten

2015
Penguin Books Ltd (Verlag)
9780141981444 (ISBN)

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Using colourful graphics, this book traces the history of urban transport systems, including rare and historic maps, diagrams, and photographs.

Transit Maps of the World is the first, comprehensive collection of every rapid-transit system on earth. Using glorious, colourful graphics, Mark Ovenden traces the history of urban transport systems, including rare and historic maps, diagrams, and photographs. Transit Maps could not be more relevant to our modern existence. It uncovers the way many of us are able live and work day to day. It is an inspiring compendium for graphic designers and transport enthusiasts alike.

Mark Ovenden is a British writer and broadcaster. At the age of seven, he travelled alone ten miles on the London Underground, armed only with a map. He later gained entry to a Graphic Design course by submitting a reworking of the London tube map. His previous books are Great Railway Maps of the World, Metro Maps of the World, Paris Metro Style and London Underground by Design. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographic Society.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	5.11.2015
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	240 x 276 mm
Gewicht	921 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe
Themenwelt	Reisen ► Karten / Stadtpläne / Atlanten
ISBN-13	9780141981444 / 9780141981444
Zustand	Neuware