Great Railway Maps of the World

Author(s): Mark Ovenden

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This title offers an unique, beautifully illustrated and comprehensive history of the world's greatest railway maps, and the railways behind them. The irresistible follow-up to the cult favorite, "Metro Maps of the World", Mark Ovenden's new book is an extraordinary compendium of historical and contemporary railway maps and posters from every corner of the world. The history of the railway is the history of Britain - and France, and America, and Japan, and Russia, among many others. Featuring hundreds of images, covering two centuries of advertising, surveyors' maps, route guides, travel posters, photos, and Google Earth maps, this is a book brimming with history, anecdotes, facts, and data. It is a must-have guide for every train fanatic, armchair or ticketed, as well as lovers of graphic design, history and the romance of train travel.

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The romance of the overground railway pours from the edges of many of the images in Great Railway Maps...Few other subjects can envelop such a heady mixture of design, history, geography and - more often than not - usefulness. It's well worth alighting on - Will Dean Independent

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. After working in journalism and media, life came full circle on the publication of his first book, Metro Maps of the World. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographic Society and lives in Paris, France.

General Fields

  • : 9781846143915
  • : Penguin Books Ltd
  • : Particular Books
  • : 0.982
  • : August 2011
  • : 282mm X 247mm X 16mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : November 2011
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Mark Ovenden
  • : Hardback
  • : 1
  • : 144
  • : col. Illustrations, maps