Transit Maps of the World
Contributors: Mike Ashworth (Editor)
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics); Penguin Books
Published: October 30, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9780143112655
Subjects: Rapid And Mass Transit Systems; Transportation; Travel - General; Atlases - General; Maps & Road Atlases; Public Transportation; Travel / Maps & Road Atlases; History; Local transit; Maps; Railroads; Subways
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.