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 enlarge | Author: Mark Ovenden
Creator: Mike Ashworth
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Category: Book
List Price: $25.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  21 reviews
Sales Rank: 5951
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 144
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 9.5 x 0.5
ISBN: 0143112651
Dewey Decimal Number: 912
EAN: 9780143112655
ASIN: 0143112651
Publication Date: October 30, 2007
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A treasure for those who love maps April 18, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is definitely one of those great books you'll be pulling out for years to look at. For me this book is special because I love to travel and there is something very sentimental about looking at the Metro grid of a city you've been to and used. I'm also planning to reference it for upcoming trips I take. I enjoyed seeing the progression and history of some of the maps as well. Awesome book!
Transit Maps of the World January 26, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
An excellent and perhaps, unique look at maps of the subway and mass transit systems of over 200 cities, large and small from around the world. The transit systems range from the large complex systems of London and New York, to the smaller basic systems of Genoa and Detroit.
The book covers both the general development of transit map as the evolved from complex geographical accurate renditions of reality to the simplified, easy to read diagram like maps in common use today. The book also looks at the evolution of a number of specific city maps, including London, Berlin, Moscow and Chicago, among others. The last section of the book covers over a hundred of the smaller transit lines, including a number of proposed systems and expansions.
This book should be of special interest to transit fans, as well as those interested in maps or graphic design.
informative and a fun read January 22, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Gave this book as a gift to my cousin who is a world traveler and public transporation buff. He loved it! I ended up buying a copy for myself. Fun to read as well as a useful reference. The book is uniquely organized into 'zones' filled with colorful pictures new and old.
Beautiful Book! January 21, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
After seven months, Atlanta's transit people still haven't sent me their system map. This book provides me with their train system map, but not the bus system map.
Anyway, the book reads like an Edward Tufte book - old maps show the development of today's simple, readable designs.
Spectacular, not to be missed January 16, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Comprehensive, beautifully done.
A VERY limited number of the graphics did not scale well, some distortion, pixellation and artifacts. I'm sure the author did his best. I absolutely love this book, it is a screaming bargain.
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