Mapping Britain's Railways
The Design History of a Nation on Track
$73.56
- Hardcover
176 pages
- Release Date
18 August 2026
Summary
Featuring hundreds of bold, brightly coloured map images from the British Library and private collections, this book traces the evolution of schematic railway mapping from the 1820s, before Britain’s huge train network was even built, through to the modern era’s digital mapping. The volume features the work of celebrated designers and artists including Harry Beck, Margaret Calvert, Gerry Barney, George Dow, Reginald Montague Lander and Bernard Slatter, and reproduces beautiful graphics and ca…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780712355896 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0712355898 |
| Author: | Mark Ovenden, Andrew Smithers |
| Publisher: | British Library Publishing |
| Imprint: | British Library Publishing |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 18 August 2026 |
| Weight: | 0g |
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About The Author
Mark Ovenden
Mark Ovenden is a world-famous, and bestselling, authority on transport mapping. Mark has a broadcast career spanning 40 years and is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.
Andrew Smithers has been the designer of Britain’s National Rail map in its multiple forms since 2009 as well as other maps for Network Rail. Andrew runs the popular website Project Mapping.
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