A history of the railroad in 100 maps
"From their origins in eighteenth-century England, railroads spread across the globe, changing everything in their path, from where and how people grew and made things to where and how they lived and moved. Railroads rewrote not only the geography of the world but also the history of maps and mappin...
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The University of Chicago Press,
2024.
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| 100 | 1 | |a Black, Jeremy, |d 1955- |e author. | |
| 245 | 1 | 2 | |a A history of the railroad in 100 maps / |c Jeremy Black. |
| 246 | 3 | |a History of the railroad in one hundred maps | |
| 255 | |a Scales differ. | ||
| 264 | 1 | |a Chicago : |b The University of Chicago Press, |c 2024. | |
| 264 | 4 | |c Ã2024 | |
| 300 | |a 288 pages : |b color illustrations, color maps ; |c 29 cm | ||
| 336 | |a cartographic image |b cri |2 rdacontent | ||
| 336 | |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |a unmediated |b n |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |a volume |b nc |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Introduction -- Origins -- Spreading the new age 1860-85 -- Geopolitics and war 1885-1918 -- Alongside road 1919-1939 -- War and the air challenge 1939-1970 -- Rail developments 1970-present -- Facing the future -- Rail and the collective imagination. | |
| 520 | |a "From their origins in eighteenth-century England, railroads spread across the globe, changing everything in their path, from where and how people grew and made things to where and how they lived and moved. Railroads rewrote not only the geography of the world but also the history of maps and mapping. The needs of train companies and their users--both passengers and freight companies--have continued to shape the maps we consult and consume down to the present day. This is the first book to trace the international history of railroads and railroad infrastructure through maps. Featuring full-color maps primarily from the British Library's distinguished collection--many of them never before published--the book includes coverage from six continents, with prominent treatment of North and South America. Some of the maps were produced for railroad planning and operations, others for passengers, shippers, and tourists. Arranged chronologically, the maps are accompanied by explanatory text and also shed light on political history, military history, and urban development associated with the spread of railroads. A final chapter considers railroad maps from games, books, and other cultural artifacts. For anyone interested in the history of railroads or maps, this book will offer new and unexpected insights into their intertwined global history."-- |c Provided by publisher. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Railroads |v Maps. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Railroads |x History |v Maps. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Railroads |x History. | |
| 710 | 2 | |a University of Chicago. |b Press, |e publisher. | |
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