Transit Maps of the World by Mark Ovenden

Transit Maps of the World by Mark Ovenden

A completely updated and expanded edition of the cult bestseller, a great holiday gift, featuring subway, light rail, and streetcar maps from New York to Nizhny Novgorod

Transit Maps of the World is the first and only comprehensive collection of historical and current maps of every rapid-transit system on earth. In glorious, colorful graphics, Mark Ovenden traces the cartographic history of mass transit--including rare and historic maps, diagrams, and photographs, some available for the first time since their original publication.

Now expanded with thirty-six more pages, 250 city maps revised from previous editions, and listings given from almost a thousand systems in total, this is the graphic designer's new bible, the transport enthusiast's dream collection, and a coffee-table essential for everyone who's ever traveled in a city.

Mark Ovenden, who was born in London in 1963, developed an early interest in trains and television that has persisted with him throughout his life. After college, he worked in local government and on the radio, promoting progressive attitudes toward gay problems, until landing a full-time job as a producer at BBC Radio 1. He began working as a freelance Music Programmer for MTV in 1998, when he founded another production firm that went on to produce shows for Atlantic252. Mark was eventually hired as a presenter of a weekly record review show alongside Chris Coco, as well as a specialized programs producer and later a breakfast newsreader, at the station. Mark moved to Ministry Of Sound after Atlantic252 wound down, where he helped develop up their DAB station, Ibiza unit, and later, as Head of Radio, operated a popular FM version of the station.

Following this, Mark went into consulting, working with Purple radio and the DRG. He moved to a nascent TV station as Channel Manager in 2002, while still working on his book project in his leisure time. Metro Maps of the World, by Mark Ovenden, was published in November 2003 to considerable acclaim. It has now been rewritten and updated for the US market, and is now titled Transport Maps of the Globe and published by Penguin.

Mark is currently based in Paris, where he is working on his second book, which will cover the history of the Paris Metro system over a century. He's also working on a radio sitcom and a TV travel show, in addition to many other book ideas.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780143112655
ISBN 10	0143112651
Title	Transit Maps of the World
Author	Mark Ovenden
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Penguin Putnam Inc
Year published	2007-10-30
Number of pages	144
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.