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U Urban-transit maps echo the prevailing social and political trends of the societies they emanate from, but Berlin's U-Bahn and S-Bahn maps perhaps more than others give us a flavor of that city's unique life. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
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U Urban-transit maps echo the prevailing social and political trends of the societies they emanate from, but Berlin's U-Bahn and S-Bahn maps perhaps more than others give us a flavor of that city's unique life. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Very well thought out; the book is divided into a zonal format, with the first covering the largest and most extensive metro systems and the sixth touching on the smallest and proposed networks. Information is provided for every image. Suitable for anyone from a map enthusiast to a casual reader who's just interested in how other cities depict their respective transport systems.
13 of 15 people found the following review helpful
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If you're like me, and enjoy poring over maps, you'll find this book a treat. If all the book had were reproductions of current urban rail maps, it would be worth at least 4 stars. But there's much more. There is a short history of urban rail from its earliest days, and then you have maps and text for about 200 cities around the world. You get narratives on the history of each system, but the emphasis is on the evolution of the transit maps themselves. For some cities, up to about 20 maps are reproduced, and some of these date back to the 19th century. There's a wonderful sense of the conflict between having maps that are aesthetically pleasing and maps that are pleasing to someone trying to find their way around.
The book is divided into 6 zones (rather than chapters), with the distinction based primarily on the evolution of the maps:
zone 1: 8 cities, 4 pages per city. Example: Paris, 17 maps dating back to 1900.
zone 2: 15 cities, 2 pages per city. Example: Boston, 5 maps dating back to 1926.
zone 3: 28 cities, 1 page per city. Amsterdam, 4 maps.
zone 4: 16 cities, 2 cities per page, usually 1-2 maps per city.
zone 5: 18 cities, 1-3 cities per page, mostly 1 map per city.
zone 6: 140? cities, about 12 cities per page, often without maps, very short narratives.
The one problem you'll have is that many of the original maps were very large, and so when the transit map of Greater New York is faithfully reduced to two-thirds of a page in the book, you'll either need remarkable eyesight or a very strong magnifying glass to make out details. But the book is not intended as a catch-all way to actually find your way around, but rather as a paean to maps--you're intended to enjoy looking at the maps, not using them for transit purposes. A real delight!
If you're like me, and enjoy poring over maps, you'll find this book a treat. If all the book had were reproductions of current urban rail maps, it would be worth at least 4 stars. But there's much more. There is a short history of urban rail from its earliest days, and then you have maps and text for about 200 cities around the world. You get narratives on the history of each system, but the emphasis is on the evolution of the transit maps themselves. For some cities, up to about 20 maps are reproduced, and some of these date back to the 19th century. There's a wonderful sense of the conflict between having maps that are aesthetically pleasing and maps that are pleasing to someone trying to find their way around.
The book is divided into 6 zones (rather than chapters), with the distinction based primarily on the evolution of the maps:
zone 1: 8 cities, 4 pages per city. Example: Paris, 17 maps dating back to 1900.
zone 2: 15 cities, 2 pages per city. Example: Boston, 5 maps dating back to 1926.
zone 3: 28 cities, 1 page per city. Amsterdam, 4 maps.
zone 4: 16 cities, 2 cities per page, usually 1-2 maps per city.
zone 5: 18 cities, 1-3 cities per page, mostly 1 map per city.
zone 6: 140? cities, about 12 cities per page, often without maps, very short narratives.
The one problem you'll have is that many of the original maps were very large, and so when the transit map of Greater New York is faithfully reduced to two-thirds of a page in the book, you'll either need remarkable eyesight or a very strong magnifying glass to make out details. But the book is not intended as a catch-all way to actually find your way around, but rather as a paean to maps--you're intended to enjoy looking at the maps, not using them for transit purposes. A real delight!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
As most people know,the London Underground is the first such system in the world. Early maps approximated to the actual routes of the various lines but in the early 30's London Transport's Harry Beck produced the radically new design, with its horizontal, vertical and 45 degree angle lines we are so familiar with today. As the author points out,together with the universally recognised roundel and the plain but distinctive 1916 Johnston typeface it stands as a symbol for London.
Maps of all urban systems in the world are featured with a huge number of interesting facts emerging. For instance Moscow has the busiest system and St Petersburg's Avtovo station is considered by many to be the world's finest Talking of architecture I found a useful companion to be 'The Underground Stations of Leslie Green' characterised by their dark red faience tiling (Belsize Park and Russell Square for instance).
Review by Ken Burnett
Maps of all urban systems in the world are featured with a huge number of interesting facts emerging. For instance Moscow has the busiest system and St Petersburg's Avtovo station is considered by many to be the world's finest Talking of architecture I found a useful companion to be 'The Underground Stations of Leslie Green' characterised by their dark red faience tiling (Belsize Park and Russell Square for instance).
Review by Ken Burnett
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City transport systems of Earth.
There is so much to say about this book. Maps are shown for each city and it shows how the first (confusing) maps and recent (easy on the eye) maps have changed and why. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Louis
Beck and all
A timely update to the first edition in 2003 with a new Zone 6 listing all the latest and proposed subway systems around the world. Read more
Published on 20 Nov 2007 by Robin Benson
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