Metro Maps of the World
Mark Ovenden
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Published in collaboration with UITP & London's Transport Museum, this new book from Capital Transport is a lavishly illustrated, 144 page, all colour, hardback which brings together for the first time in a single volume the official current metro maps and diagrams from over 100 of the world's major Subway, U-Bahn, Metro and Underground systems.

'Metro Maps Of The World' is prefaced by UITP's Secretary General, Hans Rat. Reproductions of rare historic maps and publicity material are balanced with lively, thought provoking text paying tribute to the fascinating development of both the networks and their representation in varied graphic form.

Billions of people have seen them, millions use them on a daily basis, they're as commonplace as Coke cans in virtually every developed urban area on the planet and they have become the most memorized cartographic items in the world. Maps, diagrams and plans of Subways, Metro's Undergrounds or U-Bahns have even become a mental substitute for genuine geographic layout or in some cases icons for the city itself. The London and New York among others maps have been adapted as works of art.

From the world's oldest urban railways to those still on the drawing board, Metro Maps Of The World is an essential atlas of contemporary system maps reproduced by kind permission of virtually every operator round the globe. Of interest to everyone from industry officials and transport enthusiasts to the professional traveller and occasional tourist, the book is a must have for anyone who's ever been to a city!

After this you'll never look at another metro map quite the same way again!

Published 2003. Reprinted 2004. Second edition published 2005 with 300 new images

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Summary

  • The most beautiful and extensive collection of official Metro maps ever!
  • 144 pages
  • Over 660 Images
  • Full colour Current official maps & diagrams from over 100 world metro systems
  • Rare and historic maps (some available for the first time since their original publication)
  • How maps turned into diagrams

Preface by Hans Rat,
UITP Secretary General
Published by Capital Transport

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Metro Maps Of The World
Capital Transport
38 Long Elmes
Harrow Weald HA3 5JL
United Kingdom

email : orders@metromapsoftheworld.com

Tel : +44 (20) 8863 8896

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