Dave was contacted by Penguin Books last year because he possesses a map in his library (www.broermapsonline.org) which was needed for a book that was about to be republished as trade paperback. So after a bit of scanning and e-mailing back and forth, the map was received in a format appropriate for publishing. Earlier this month the book was printed, Dave even received a copy for himself from the publisher. Most impressive of all is that he was even given credit amongst the “illustration credits” AND his map is the very first illustration.

So go to Barnes & Noble and ask for a copy of “Conquering Gotham: Building Penn Station and Its Tunnels” by Jill Jonnes. Dave’s map is right after the title page and is a map of New York City between Battery to 110 St. The page listing “illustration credits” is page 369.

How cool is that! Dave and his map library have a publishing credit!! And honestly the book is rather interesting, you’d potentially think reading about the building of train tunnels and a station in NYC would be bland reading for 98% of the country, but it’s actually rather riveting.