| View Larger Image | Transit Maps of the World | Paperbackby Mark Ovenden (Author), Mike Ashworth (Editor)
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| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | Penguin (Non-Classics) | | Page Count: | 144 Pages | | Publication Date: | October 30, 2007 | | Sales Rank: | 2,792nd |
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FEATURES | - ISBN13: 9780143112655
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Product Description
Transit Maps of the World is the first and only comprehensive collection of historic and current maps of every rapid-transit system on earth. Using glorious, colorful graphics, Mark Ovenden traces the history of mass transit-including rare and historic maps, diagrams, and photographs, some available for the first time since their original publication. Transit Maps 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. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 30 reviews)
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Nice, but a link to a website with full-size maps is needed. by James Pernikoff (Marietta, Georgia USA)  4 Stars
November 02, 2009
The concept of the book is brilliant, but the small size of the reproduced maps blunt the effect of the concept. I propose some sort of website that would be accessible, in some way, ONLY to purchasers of the book. This website would have full-size images of all the maps illustrated in the book.
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Delightful & useless by RPMG (NOW)  1 Stars
July 13, 2009
Would you carry on the metro-subte-tube-whatever,this illustrated study of the plans that help you-passengers navigate the world? Let's keep trees alive!
In exchange why don't you try this...
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Author loves 45 degree angles by John Bernhardt (Falmouth, Ma United States) 4 Stars
June 05, 2009
This beautifully illustrated book documents subways and subway maps, a subject not fully explored in book form prior to this book. Of special interest are older maps that show the growth of systems and changing design aesthetics of subway mapping. The books limits itself to subway based rapid transit systems, so heavy urban rail systems are usually left out. It would be nice if there were a larger coffee table version of the book, so that one could see more detail in the maps. I found myself disagreeing with the author's preference for diagram subway maps over maps that are more topographically accurate.
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Great View of the world's subway systems by Broadway99 (Bronx, NY)  5 Stars
March 08, 2009
Fantastic book, it is amazon view of the world's subway systems. Just amazing. Who has the best system.......and it isn't NYC and I leave there!
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he does it again by R. J. Lindeman (Utrecht, UT Netherlands) 5 Stars
February 20, 2009
After his metro book, ovenden now expands and shows us more of the cartography of mass transit. This kind of map gives a unique view of urban life and a book as beautiful as this a testament to cities where that kind of life can proser
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