Transit Maps of the World
by Mark Ovenden
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Read in January, 2008
recommends it for:
world travelers, transit buffs AND map designers
This is the book I wanna marry!....
OK, maybe I've been cuddling with it too long (those of you who know me will understand). Or is possible that this is a book I might have written myself if I'd thought anyone else gave a good goddamn about this topic? (The Brits, to their credit, are far less self-conscious about eccentric/loony interests, have a greater tradition of ministering to like-minded loons, and seem less hell-bent on publishing only best-sellers to sustain the publishing industry....more
OK, maybe I've been cuddling with it too long (those of you who know me will understand). Or is possible that this is a book I might have written myself if I'd thought anyone else gave a good goddamn about this topic? (The Brits, to their credit, are far less self-conscious about eccentric/loony interests, have a greater tradition of ministering to like-minded loons, and seem less hell-bent on publishing only best-sellers to sustain the publishing industry....more
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Read in December, 2007
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Katyrecommends it for: Modern Marvel watchers
If someone asks you what your favorite TV show is and your answer is 'Modern Marvels' get in your car and drive REAL FAST down to the nearest decent bookstore and get yourself a copy of this book. It is a veritable pig-wallow of pleasure for people who risk divorce when they stop walking forward to take pictures in subway stations. This book has everything for the enthusiast. First of all you can track the development of your favorite subway systems (those of you who have favorite subway systems...more
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Read in April, 2008
I love taking public transit, especially when I'm traveling on vacation. I have an (untested) theory that there are more pop songs featuring public transportation in Europe than in the US because people use trains and subways more in Europe. So I like this book because it is, in essence, singing the praise of the urban metro. Part history, part art criticism, this is a fun book that shows the development of transit systems in 97 countries around the world. One of my favorites is the story of the...more
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Read in July, 2008
This isn't a book to read straight through -- it's more fun to flip through and look at the different maps, and I found it particularly interesting to read about systems I was familiar with. Despite the title, the book is focused mostly on subways and the way they have been portrayed on maps, so it's more of a graphic design book than it is a transportation theory book. The authors are big fans of the Metro in Madrid, and indeed all of Spain (I wholeheartedly agree), but they're also fond of BA...more
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Read in June, 2008
recommends it for:
lovers of maps, anyone who has ever relied on public transportation in foreign cities
Maybe this is weird to some people, but I'm crazy about subway systems. Whenever I travel to a new city, I always ride the subway/metro/tram/trolley/whatever at least once. This book is like a miraculous gift from the heavens for me--I can fantasize about all the subway systems I have yet to ride! It includes both current maps and older maps, with really interesting info about the different cities' systems. Also, this is the sort of book that could easily fall flat in its design--a nonfictio...more
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Read in April, 2008
This book is fascinating and fabulous. The transit maps of every (or close to every) metro/subway/light rail/etc. in the world, with commentary (ranging from a paragraph for the small ones to several pages for New York, etc) about each one. The sheer number of transit maps all by itself is great, but the details of how the larger systems evolve (Berlin had an interesting history, for example) really makes the book shine.
We picked this up at the museum store of the Walters Art Gallery, which...more
We picked this up at the museum store of the Walters Art Gallery, which...more
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Read in June, 2008
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This is a gorgeous coffee-table-style book with big, glossy, colorful pages that is for anyone who likes to keep maps as souveniers from trips. Claiming to have subway/underground maps from ALL cities that have them, the book highlights the biggest transit systems (Zone 1, like NYC and London) to smaller systems with maybe one or two lines. There is also historical info about the systems, and maps throughout the years, with the author critiquing the graphic styles of the maps. I could look at th...more
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Read in March, 2008
This fascinating new book "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." My husband bought it for me after seeing it advertised in a railroad magazine. I keep it on my office table so I can share it. It does not have all urban train maps but it is the best collection I have ever seen. See my blog entry for more: http://blogs.sun.com/katysblog......more
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Read in April, 2008
The perfect coffee table book in which the author lovingly presents - yes, he nailed the content of book with the title - transit maps of the world throughout history. It is interesting to see how MTA's visual representations evolved through the 20th century. And it is fun to trace former trips taken on transit systems in Washington, D.C., Chicago, Boston, Munich, Vienna, etc.
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Read in April, 2008
This book contains amazing transit maps from pretty much every city, even cities like Portland and Minneapolis that just have a very, very underdeveloped commuter rail system. I just gazed at them all and marveled. I plan to borrow this again after I move and copy some of the transit system pics and color them in and hang them on my walls.
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Read in March, 2008
Absolutely wonderful.
Not only is it a terrific reference of every urban train map on Earth; it gives an added historical background of each, showing examples of earlier versions as well. A must-have for designers, cartographers, and subway buffs.
Not only is it a terrific reference of every urban train map on Earth; it gives an added historical background of each, showing examples of earlier versions as well. A must-have for designers, cartographers, and subway buffs.
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Read in October, 2007
This makes me want to ride every transit system ever. I love the world transit map on the first page. If only! I'd be the first to hop the red line straight to Tokyo. Or Beijing. Or transfer at Bucharest to get to St. Petersburg...
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Read in June, 2008
No really, I want to decoupage my living room walls in transit maps! This book is very interesting and a lot of fun to look!!
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OK, so I actually just want to BUY it, not read it exactly. I found it after reading this fantastic, entertaining piece: http://niemann.blogs.nytimes.c...%0A
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So cool and deliciously dorky! Maps! Awesome! (and for those who feel they need more exclamation points, here's a dump for you: !!!!!!!!!)
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Read in October, 2007
Compendium of maps of subway systems around the world includes interesting text about systems and particularly how their maps developed.
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Whoa -- what an amazing idea for a book. I think I want two copies, one to read and love, and one to chop up and paper my walls with.
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Great coffee table book to pick up and peruse over breakfast. Definitely geared toward graphic design nerds.
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Very cool maps of train/subway systems all over the world. Thanks, Jordan!
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