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Books > Travel > Travel & holiday guides > Travel / road maps & atlases
The OS Landranger Map series covers Great Britain with 204 detailed
maps, perfect for day trips and short breaks. Each map provides all
the information you need to get to know your local area and
includes places of interest, tourist information, picnic areas and
camp sites, plus Rights of Way information for England and Wales.
OS Landranger now includes a digital version of the paper map,
accessed through the OS smartphone app, OS Maps.
1:25,000 hiking map to the Valle di Bognanco including Iselle,
Crevoladossola, Domodossola, Villadossola and Antronapiana.
Published in association with the CAI, the Italian Alpine Club, who
are responsible for the trails. Trails are marked on the map. The
key information and more detailed information on the rear of the
sheet are in Italian, German and English. Printed on waterproof,
tear-proof paper.
The Great Indian Arc of the Meridian, begun in 1800, was the longest measurement of the earth's surface ever to have been attempted. Its 1600 miles of inch perfect survey took nearly fifty years, cost more lives than most contemporary wars, and involved equations more complex than any in the pre-computer age. Hailed as 'one of the most stupendous works in the history of science', it was also one of the most perilous. Through hill and jungle, flood and fever, an intrepid band of surveyors carried the Arc from the southern tip of the Indian subcontinent up into the frozen wastes of the Himalayas. William Lambton, an endearing genius, had conceived the idea; George Everest, an impossible martinet, completed it. Both found the technical difficulties horrendous. With instruments weighing half a ton, their observations had often to be conducted from flimsy platforms ninety feet above the ground or from mountain peaks enveloped in blizzard. Malaria wiped out whole survey parties; tigers and scorpions also took their toll. Yet the results were commensurate. The Great Arc made possible the mapping of the entire Indian subcontinent and the development of its roads, railways and telegraphs. India as we now know it was defined in the process. The Arc also resulted in the first accurate measurements of the Himalayas, an achievement which was acknowledged by the naming of the world's highest mountain in honour of Everest. More important still, by producing new values for the curvature of the earth's surface, the Arc significantly advanced our knowledge of the exact shape of our planet. "More extraordinary than any fiction." CHARLOTTE CORY, MAIL ON SUNDAY "A triumph." ANDREW TAYLOR, LITERARY REVIEW "This wonderful book – surely Keay's most compelling, and one of the most remarkable works of non-fiction to be published this year – is a fitting monument not just to Everest but also to the Great Arc itself." WILLIAM DALRYMPLE, SUNDAY TIMES
OS Explorer is the Ordnance Survey's most detailed map and is
recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities like walking,
horse riding and off-road cycling. The OS Explorer range now
includes a digital version of the paper map, accessed through the
OS smartphone app, OS Maps. Providing complete GB coverage the
series details essential information such as youth hostels, pubs
and visitor information as well as rights of way, permissive paths
and bridleways.
National Geographic's Trails Illustrated Maps are the most detailed
and up-to-date topographic recreation maps available for US
National Parks, National Forests and other popular outdoor
recreation areas. A necessity for exploring the outdoors, each map
is printed on waterproof, tear-resistant material. They also
contain key safety and contact information, GPS and compass
coordinates, Leave No Trace ethical guidelines and hundreds of
points-of-interest, including scenic viewpoints, campgrounds, boat
launches, swimming areas, marine sanctuaries and wildlife refuges.
Scale : 1:40,680 Flat Size : 813 x 660 mm.
(Edition updated in 2018) MICHELIN Aquitaine Regional Map scale
1/200,000 will provide you with an extensive coverage of primary,
secondary and scenic routes for this French region. In addition to
Michelin's clear and accurate mapping, this regional map includes
all the practical information for a trouble free journey, including
major town plans as well as tourism information to make the most of
your journey. With MICHELIN Regional Maps, find more than just your
way! MICHELIN REGIONAL MAPS include practical information for a
trouble free journey and show primary & secondary road
networks. * Administrative boundaries * Scenic routes and tourist
sights * Place name index * Time and distance charts * Plans for a
selection of major towns * Practical information: danger alerts,
service stations, picnic areas
National Geographic's Trails Illustrated Maps are the most detailed
and up-to-date topographic recreation maps available for US
National Parks, National Forests and other popular outdoor
recreation areas. A necessity for exploring the outdoors, each map
is printed on waterproof, tear-resistant material. They also
contain key safety and contact information, GPS and compass
coordinates, Leave No Trace ethical guidelines and hundreds of
points-of-interest, including scenic viewpoints, campgrounds, boat
launches, swimming areas, marine sanctuaries and wildlife refuges.
Scale : 1:50,000 Flat Size : 813 x 559 mm.
Kythnos, the second in the series of the islands of the western
Cyclades, after Kea, has two charming settlements, Hora and
Dryopida, wonderful beaches and a well preserved network of trails,
whose maintenance and waymarking has started. This detailed map
from Anavasi depicts as always with precision and detail roads and
trails, while professor of archeology Alexander Mazarakis Ainian
and the great connoisseur of the island Adonis Kyrou, have put the
finishing touch to the map recording unknown ancient towers and
mining facilities.
The map will be great for: imagining; planning journeys; drawing
on; using as a companion to the website; marking Slow Ways you plan
to walk; recording routes you have walked; learning about active
travel in schools; making walls look fantastic! It is a two-sided
giant, colourful and functional map. Slow Ways is an initiative to
create a network of walking routes that connect all of Great
Britain's towns and cities as well as thousands of villages and
every national park. People can use the routes to walk between
neighbouring places or combine routes to travel over longer
distances. Slow Ways was kick-started during the first lockdown
with hundreds of volunteers suggesting thousands of routes. There
are now over 8,000 routes in the network that cover over 120,000km.
Using the Slow Ways website, people are now walking the routes to
make sure they are good enough to be in the network. Enough work
has now been done to publish our first printed map of the network
at a scale that is perfect for imagining, planning and recording
journeys.
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