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Underground Cities - by Mark Ovenden (Hardcover)

Underground Cities - by  Mark Ovenden (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>With over 60 per cent of the world's population living in cities, the networks beneath our feet - which keep the cities above moving - are more important than ever before. Yet we never truly see how these amazing feats of engineering work. <p/> Just how deep do the tunnels go? Where do the sewers, bunkers and postal trains run? And, how many tunnels are there under our streets? Each featured city presents a 'skyline of the underground' through specially commissioned cut-away illustrations and unique cartography. <p/> Drawing on geography, cartography and historical oddities, Mark Ovenden explores what our cities look like from the bottom up. <br><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><i>"A fascinating dive into the monuments beneath our feet"</i> <br> --<b>John Gapper</b>, <i><b>Financial Times</b></i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Mark Ovenden</b> is a British writer and broadcaster. At the age of seven, he travelled alone ten miles on the London Underground, armed only with a map. He later gained entry to a Graphic Design course by submitting a reworking of the London tube map. His previous books are <i>Transit Maps of the World</i>, <i>Great Railway Maps of the World</i>, <i>Metro Maps of the World</i>, <i>Paris Metro Style</i> and <i>London Underground by Design</i>. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographic Society.</p> <br>

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