{"product_id":"railway-maps-of-the-british-isles-9781739741518","title":"Railway Maps of the British Isles","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaps have played a central and essential part in the railway industry from its very beginning. As railways developed in the British Isles, as elsewhere, so railway maps evolved in purpose and characteristics. Identifying four different types of maps - the typographical, utilitarian, diagrammatic and the visual - this nine-chapter book describes their evolution and development.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStarting with a glimpse of early waggonways, it highlights their adaptation to serve different needs. Starting by informing a curious public as railways first emerged, they became practical tools for railway professionals and commercial customers, particularly in the era of coal and heavy industry, then to advertise and publicise routes and services and finally to act as recorders of dramatic change in the past six decades or so.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCovering both Great Britain and Ireland, it is also an information source. It aims to cater not only to railway enthusiasts and those who appreciate maps ad cartographic forms and presentations, but also to railwayana collectors and dealers, archivists and specialists. Appendices accompany six of the nine chapters, composed of detailed lists of maps relevant to each chapter, with publication dates and appropriate commentary. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChapter List:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSetting the Scene\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInformative: The Topographics\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMeet the Topographics\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Professionals\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Industrialists\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Diagrammatics\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMapping the Tube: Beck's Initiative\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Commercials\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Recorders\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardback,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e444 pages,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e illustrated throughout with railway maps.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Golfa Press","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":58818049278335,"sku":"9781739741518","price":39.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1910\/7111\/files\/9781739741518.jpg?v=1792082209","url":"https:\/\/rail-books.co.uk\/products\/railway-maps-of-the-british-isles-9781739741518","provider":"Rail Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}