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Place-Names of Carmarthenshire is the first publication to
investigate all major place-names in the historic county of
Carmarthen (1536-1974), including the westerly parts of the county
transferred to modern Pembrokeshire after 1996. Tracing the history
of Welsh place-names casts light upon the ways in which our
ancestors lived and how they thought about the world around them.
The meaning of place-names, however, is not always easy to
determine because their written and spoken forms have often changed
over time and particularly when the language in a particular
location switched from Welsh to English. Fortunately,
Carmarthenshire was not so markedly affected in this respect as
many other parts of Wales but it is still easy to be mislead by
modern spellings: Caerfyrddin (Carmarthen) does not recall the name
of the mythological Myrddin (Merlin) in the Arthurian tales but is
derived from morddin (mor / 'sea' and din / 'fort') describing a
Roman maritime fort - the precursor of the medieval borough;
Llanboidy does not contain a llan ('church') but rather a nant
('stream') located near a beudy ('cow-shed'); Castelldwyran
actually means 'Durant's castle', being composed of castell
('castle') and an Anglo-Norman personal name Durant, rather than
dwyran ('two-thirds'). Illustrated with many images of the county,
Place-Names of Carmarthenshire examines more than 920 place-names
and features a 1,000-entry Glossary of place-name elements,
personal names and rivers, and is the result of the author's
detailed research in archives and reference libraries.
The " Korea Travel Map " from Periplus is designed as a convenient,
easy-to-use tool for travelers. Created using durable coated paper,
this map is made to open and fold multiple times, whether it's the
entire map that you want to view or one panel at a time.
Following highways and byways, this map will show you how to
maneuver your way to banks, gardens, hotels, golf courses, museums,
monuments, restaurants, churches and temples, movie theaters,
shopping centers and more
This 2nd edition includes maps and plans that are scaled to:
Area Maps: South Korea 1:1,000,000 Jeju Island 1:600,000
City Plans: Seoul 1:30,000 Central Seoul 1:10,000"Periplus Travel
Maps" cover most of the major cities and travel destinations in the
Asia-Pacific region. The series includes an amazing variety of
fascinating destinations, from the multifaceted subcontinent of
India to the bustling city-state of Singapore and the 'western
style' metropolis of Sydney to the Asian charms of Bali. All titles
are continuously updated, ensuring they keep up with the
considerable changes in this fast-developing part of the world.
This extensive geographical reach and attention to detail mean that
"Periplus Travel Maps" are the natural first choice for anyone
traveling in the region.
Shows the solid geology. Details of overlying drift deposits may be
omitted or shown only in outline.
Finding your way around the various regions of Japan is a breeze
with this handy Tuttle Japan Traveler's Atlas. Designed for the
adventurous traveler and containing all the maps you'll need on
your explorations, this atlas includes many views that are not
available anywhere else. The atlas is conveniently divided into the
major regions of Japan: Tokyo Mt. Fuji & Around Tokyo Central
Honshu Kyoto Kansai Hiroshima & Western Honshu Northern Honshu
Hokkaido Shikoku Kyushu Okinawa & the Southwest Islands Each of
the 148 maps in this atlas is presented in a logical,
easy-to-follow manner, with emphasis on the most frequently-visited
areas. All cities, towns, villages, places of interest including
nature reserves are indexed for quick reference. Comprehensive:
detailed insets are given for all the major cities, travel
destinations and business hubs in Japan. Informative: Precise
locations are indicated for all popular sights, hotels,
restaurants, temples, shopping malls and other essential locations.
Practical: The handy size, well-designed key maps and comprehensive
index help you find any place you are looking for quickly.
Reliable: No need to worry about cell service or battery--the maps
in this atlas are thoroughly researched and regularly updated by
the leading publisher of Asia Pacific maps.
This folded map (890mm 1000mm when unfolded) is an ideal souvenir
for tourists to Liverpool and also a valuable reference resource
for local and family history research. The larger Plan of Liverpool
from 1824 is by Sherwood, reproduced in full colour for the first
time working from the rare antique original. It shows in detail the
layout of streets, buildings and the famous docks.. The Plan
includes the Environs of Liverpool, with Everton at the time on the
edge of the town surrounded by fields. The other three detailed
plans of Liverpool are dated 1650, 1725 and 1795, and visually show
the rapid growth of Liverpool over this period. All the maps have
been meticulously re-produced from antique originals and printed on
90 gsm "Progeo" paper which was specially developed as a map paper.
It has high opacity to help reduce show through and a cross grain
giving it greater durability to as the map is being folded.
Regional Geology Guides provide a broad view and interpretation of
the geology of a region.
Forget crosswords or Sudoku! The Maps Quiz Book is the ultimate
activity book to improve your navigation skills, wherever you may
be in the world. Featuring 50 maps that cover subjects and places
from around the globe, this book includes a range of historical,
modern and fictional maps that will please any map aficionado. Each
map comes with three different levels of questions under the
headings Easy, Medium and Difficult, and all answers are included
at the back of the book. The questions in The Maps Quiz Book don't
require any prior cartographic knowledge, so this brain teaser book
will suit the whole family. In no time you'll be expanding your
knowledge and navigating your way through streets, geographic
wonders and amazing facts via maps from around the world. A perfect
gift for the navigator in your life, for ages 10 upwards.
England has been continuously mapped from Medieval times to the
present; politically, administratively and functionally as well as
creatively and imaginatively. Maps have helped to define ideas of
what England is and could be. They have developed and maintained
its identity amongst other nations and explored its essential
character and limits. The maps included show a country at times
confident but also unsure of itself. Often drawn for purely
practical purposes they frequently and unconsciously reveal the
true state of the nation, and the hopes and fears of its
inhabitants. England has been the crucible for many of the most
significant developments in cartography and Mapping England tells
the story of how its position in the world has evolved and, in so
doing, entails new ways of seeing and expressing such findings in
graphic form.
The attack on London between 1939 and 1945 is one of the most
significant events in the city's modern history, the impact of
which can still be seen in its urban and social landscapes. As a
key record of the attack, the London County Council Bomb Damage
Maps represent destruction on a huge scale, recording buildings and
streets reduced to smoke and rubble. The full set of maps is made
up of 110 hand-coloured 1:2500 Ordnance Survey base sheets
originally published in 1916 but updated by the LCC to 1940.
Because they use the 1916 map, they give us a glimpse of a 'lost
London', before post-war redevelopment schemes began to shape the
modern city. The colouring applied to the maps records a scale of
damage to London's built environment during the war - the most
detailed and complete survey of destruction caused by the aerial
bombardment. A clear and fascinating introduction by expert
Laurence Ward sets the maps in the full historical context of the
events that gave rise to them, supported by archival photographs
and tables of often grim statistics.
Shows the bedrock geology. Information for superficial deposits may
be omitted or shown only in outline.
An Introduction to Geological Structures and Maps is a concise and
accessible textbook providing simple structural terminology and map
problems which introduce geological structures. It is a perfect
introduction to mapping for students of geology, engineering
geology and civil engineering. Each topic is explained and
illustrated by figures, and exercises follow on successive maps. If
students are unable to complete an exercise, they can read on to
obtain more specific instructions on how theory may be used to
solve the problem. An appendix at the end of the book provides the
solutions. This new, eighth edition contains simplified
introductory matter to make the subject as easy to grasp as
possible. Colour photographs illustrating geological structures
bring the subject to life and a new map from the British Geological
Survey illustrates a real area. There is more on outcrop patterns,
which will help students to think in 3D, and on structures and the
relationship of topography to geological structure. Cliff sections
have been added to reinforce the concept of apparent dip. The
section on planetary geology has been more closely tied to igneous
geology to aid understanding of the connection between the two.
Finally, a new map on economic geology has been added for the
benefit of engineering students. A geological glossary helps
students to understand and memorise key terms and a new, colourful,
text design enlivens the appearance of this popular book.
A beautifully presented gift for anyone with an intrigue for
geographical curiosities. This beautifully designed book presents
unusual borders, enclaves and exclaves, divided or non-existent
cities and islands. Numerous conflicts have left countries divided
and often shattered. Remnants of countries can by design or
accident be left behind as a legal anomaly in this complex world.
Most people believe that a country's borders are clearly defined:
just lines that separate countries. Everything on one side of the
line belongs to one country and everything on the other side
belongs to another country. This might be the case most of the
time, but there are unusual exceptions to this unwritten rule.
Examples include: * Campione d'Italia where Italian residents have
to travel 15km through Switzerland to reach the nearest available
Italian territory * Tomb of Suleyman Shah which is a tiny Turkish
enclave within Syria which was moved closer to Turkey when Lake
Assad was created but still stayed in Syria * Pheasant Island which
for half a year belongs to the Spanish city of Irun, and the
remaining half, to its French twin-town, Hendaye * Canadian
Stanstead and American Beebe Plain where the boundary line runs
along the centre of the main street, so that the houses on one side
of the street are in Canada and on the other in the United States
These and many more instances are captured in this fascinating book
full of strange geographical intrigue. International Cartographic
conference 2021 overall winner of the atlas category and
shortlisted for the 2020 Edward Stanford Travel Writing.
This Regional Guide covers the northern islands of the Inner
Hebrides with parts of the adjoining mainland, plus the Isle of
Arran in the Firth of Clyde, and spans several geological
terranes.This completely rewritten 4th edition provides an
up-to-date account of the geology. The emphasis is on geology that
can be seen in the field.
Shows the bedrock geology. Information for superficial deposits may
be omitted or shown only in outline.
Navigate your way around London with this detailed, easy-to-use,
and up-to-date A-Z Premier Map. A full-colour, single sided,
fold-out street map, covering a six-mile radius from Charing Cross
in Central London. Extending to Muswell Hill to the north, London
City Airport to the east, Crystal Palace to the south, and Wembley
to the west. Attached to the cover is a booklet containing a
comprehensive index of more than 40,000 streets, along with
selected flats, walkways, places of interest, fire stations,
hospitals and hospices within this region. Also included on the map
are postcode districts, one-way streets, the congestion zone
boundary and the ULEZ boundary. There is also a separate and
up-to-date TfL underground map. This iconic map is a trusted means
of finding your way around the capital city.
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