Continuing the thematic strand of the successful and proven British Library '100 Maps' series, this new volume traces the fully international history of railways from their beginnings in the north-west of England through to the inter-continental lines of today.

Arranged chronologically, and with some 140 newly photographed maps and ephemera from the British Library's cartographic holdings, A History of Railways in 100 Maps explores both the progress of the railways and railway infrastructure across the globe, and through mountains, deserts, cities and even under oceans. The volume also charts the development of how railways were surveyed and presented in two- and three-dimensional forms for the purposes of engineering and construction, politics, economics and indeed war.

A dedicated chapter looks at fantasy and literary railway maps, while the book concludes with a presentation of recent breakthroughs in railway infrastructure, design and mapping and also looks ahead to future developments in this most lasting of transport inventions.


About the Author
Jeremy Black, internationally known historian and Professor of History at the University of Exeter, is the author of The Cold War: A Military History, Rethinking World War Two: The Conflict and its Legacy and Metropolis: Mapping the City, among many others. He is also a keen writer on maps and their history and is the author of the award- winning The History of the Second World War in 100 Maps (British Library 2020) which was selected as the year's Best Reference Pick by the Library Journal in 2020.


Book Information
ISBN 9780712355018
Author Jeremy Black
Format Hardback
Page Count 256
Imprint British Library Publishing
Publisher British Library Publishing