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Transit Maps of the World: Expanded and Updated Edition of the World's First Collection of Every Urban Train Map on Earth

by Mark Ovenden

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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.… (more)
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This is beautifully illustrated book of maps of the urban rail transport systems of the world. It is complete enough to show old mps of New York subways and the Paris Metro. Zone 1 shows information on the "world's mightiest metro systems." These are Barcelona, Berlin, Boston, chicago, Hong Kong, London, Madrid, Mexico City, Moscow, New York City, Paris, Shanghai, and Tokyo. Zone 2 shows the next 32, Zone 3 are 100 diverse systems. Zone 4 is the index including some systems for which no map is shown. This book is the 4th version of much smaller volume that came out in 2003. ( )
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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.

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