Description
Iconic Transit Maps book is a rich and visually compelling journey through the art and history of transit mapping around the world. In this beautifully produced hardback, Mark Ovenden gathers and curates the most striking subway, light-rail and street-car network maps from fifty of the world’s major cities.
From Algiers and Cape Town to Delhi, Bangkok and Beijing, and from Amsterdam and Prague to Auckland and Sydney, the selection is global in scope. Each map is placed in its historical and design context, with the author analysing how cartography, way-finding, geography and graphic design converge in the making of transit maps that guide millions of passengers daily.
This edition explores how over 160 years of transit mapping has evolved—from early diagrammatic sketches to modern smart-city systems—showing how good design helps mobility, clarity and urban identity. Perfect for designers, transit enthusiasts, urban planners and collectors, the Iconic Transit Maps book is as much a design reference as it is a celebration of how we move in cities.
Book Details:
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Author: Mark Ovenden
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Title: Iconic Transit Maps: The World’s Best Designs
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ISBN: 9783791380254
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Hardback, 200 pages approx.
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Publisher: Prestel Publishing / Prestel Verlag GmbH & Co KG
Add this standout volume to your collection and explore transit maps like never before—each page an insight into the design, history and network that help move the world.
