Topographic survey of Portugal at 1:50, 000 from the Instituto Geográfico do Exército, the country’s military survey organisation. The maps have contours at 20m intervals & in addition to the standard features shown on topographic mapping at this scale also indicate various types of terrain or vegetation (s&, terraces, rocks, woodlands, vineyards, etc). Each sheet covers an area of 32 x 20km (20 x 12.5 miles approx). The maps have a 1-km UTM grid plus latitude & longitude coordinates for the map corners. Map legend & a glossary of terms used on the maps include English.EDITION DATES: most titles in this series date from 1990s or later. To see all the titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

Topographic survey of Portugal at 1:50, 000 from the Instituto Geográfico Português, the country’s civilian survey organisation. The maps have contours at 25m intervals & in addition to the standard features shown on topographic mapping at this scale also indicate various types of vegetation (vineyards, olive groves, etc). Each sheet covers an area of 32 x 20km (20 x 12.5miles approx). The maps have latitude & longitude margin ticks at 1’ intervals & UTM coordinates for the map corners – each sheet also shows conversion details from BBLx (Bessel-Bonnie system, Datum Lisbon) to UTM. Map legend is in Portuguese only.EDITION DATES: most titles in this series have now been updated in the 1990s or later. To see all the titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

Aquitaine, the administrative region of France stretching along the Atlantic coast from the Garonne estuary & Bordeaux to the western Pyrenees, presented at 1:280, 000 on a tourist map produced by the IGN in cooperation with the regional authorities. The base map highlights the region ...

Aquitaine at 1:180, 000 in a series of double-sided, indexed road maps of French regions from the AA with cartography from the Insitut Géographique National (IGN). Small plans show main streets & principal routes across Bordeaux, Bergerac & Mont-de-Marsan. Cartography is identical to IGN’s own regional series at 1:250, 000, simply enlarged without additional information. Detailed mapping of regional & minor local roads is combined with very clear presentation of motorways & main national routes, showing junction numbers, locations of toll gates or fixed speed cameras, & service or rest areas. The maps indicate access restrictions, unmaintained sections of minor local roads, etc. Intermediate driving distances are marked on main & secondary routes. The maps also show the country’s railway network with stations & local stops. Towns of particular tourist interest are highlighted & a wide range of symbols mark locations of various places of interest, including the country’s cultural heritage, notable natural sights, etc. National & regional parks are prominently marked. Topography is shown by relief shading with colouring & graphics to indicate wooded areas, marshes, salt marshes, dry or wet sand shoreline, etc. Unlike the IGN regional series, the AA maps do not show geographical coordinates. Current edition of this map was published in January 2014.PLEASE READ BEFORE ORDERING
- COVERAGE BY EACH MAP: the publishers’ series grid shown on our website provides only a very approximate picture how the various titles overlap, since it does not take into account which parts of each sheet are used for street plans & the index. For the exact area please see the coverage image provided with this title. To see the list of all the titles in this series please click on the series link.
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Aquitaine in a series of guides to France’s navigable rivers & canals from Editions du Breil, providing mapping of the waterways with better presentation of the surrounding countryside, including street plans of main towns along the routes. The maps present the waterways with locks, mooring places, etc. & the surrounding localities annotated with symbols indicating various facilities & places of interest. Most map panels cover a full page, enabling the publishers to provide better coverage of the surrounding countryside, showing more local towns & villages plus the connecting roads. The guides also include better street plans of selected larger towns, indicating main sights, etc. Navigating instructions or tips & information about various facilities or places of interest are usually located on a page opposite to the map of the route. The guides also contain general information on rules & regulations for navigating along France’s inland waterways, plus examples of signs & signals. All of the text, explanations & the map legend are in French, English & German. To see the list of other titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

Aquitaine Guide Vert *FRENCH Edition* in Michelin’s Green Guide series covering France, with all the regions available either in English editions or in French versions. Drawing on Michelin’s long experience, the guides are renowned for their individual ‘star rating’ of sights & attractions. Listings in each guide are organized alphabetically, allowing readers to access information quickly. Towns are given overall star rating, with their sights & attractions also rated individually. Where appropriate, a street plan of the town centre is provided, indicating car parks & accompanied by an index of main streets & a list of sights highlighted on it. For many towns a recommended sightseeing tour is also marked on the plan. Entries for important churches are accompanied by detailed plans. Recommended car tours have overview maps showing road numbers & locations of the sights. Where necessary, the guides give opening hours & contact details. Many entries have an “ Address Book” section with Michelin’s recommendations for where to stay & where to eat. Each guide has a very extensive introductory section with practical information & pre-trip tips, chapters on history, art & culture (particularly strong on architectural styles, explained by excellent drawings), fauna & flora, etc. Fold-out flaps in the book covers provide an overview of the recommended sights and/or car tours.* * French language guides* have a larger number of individual entries than included in the corresponding English titles, as well as more exhaustive descriptions, with wider coverage of local history and/or famous people connected with a given location.* * English language guides* have more recommendations for car tours. The “ Address Book” sections often include shopping suggestions. ...

French region of Aquitaine, including the southern part of the Atlantic coast, the Bordeaux wine region & the western part of the Pyrenees, at 1:200, 000 in a series of double-sided touring maps from Michelin. The map

Includes:: a city centre street plan of Bordeaux indicating principal traffic arteries, one way streets & places of interest, with selected streets named & listed in the accompanying index. Maps in the Michelin’s REGIONAL series are designed to cover a large area in each title & offer a more convenient touring alternative to the publishers’ LOCAL coverage of France at 1:150, 000. The maps present the road network in great detail, indicating width & the number of lanes, motorway services & rest areas, dangerous or restricted entry roads, steep gradients, height & weight restrictions, etc. Scenic sections are highlighted. The maps also show selected cycle paths & nature trails. Railway lines are shown with stations & local airports are marked. Satellite-derived base with colouring for the forested areas & boundaries of national or regional parks shows the topography. In the mountainous regions the maps have bold, very effective relief shading, with a large number of names of peaks, passes, & other topographic features. The maps have latitude & longitude lines at 10’ intervals & are indexed. Map legend

Includes:: English. To see the list of all the regional titles in this series please click on the series link.



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Le Carnet is a new Michelin collection that makes travel a unique experience. This guide gives the traveler the possibility to create their stay according to their wishes, to personalize their trip, to adapt the program along the way. The Michelin Carnet has chosen the essential of each region: the must-have, but also, for those who have already seen everything or want to taste more unusual, original experiences. ...

Ara Güler’s Istanbul, by Thames Hudson, is a wonderful collection of black & white photographs by one of the greatest Turkish photographers Ara Güler’s. Capturing daily life stills of Istanbul between 1940s & 1980s, his work reveals the history, culture & soul of this city. The book

Includes:: a forward by Orhan Pamuk, winner of the 2006 Nobel Prize in literature.

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Bedouins, who refer to themselves simply as Arabs (originally, Arab was synonymous with Bedouin), are nomads who live in the desert, mainly on the Arabian Peninsula, raising sheep, camels & goats. Unencumbered by excessive possessions, & without most amenities, including electricity & running water, they pursue their lives in peace, practicing an ethic of mutual assistance, devotion to family, respect for the elderly & self-discipline. What they may lack in material goods is compensated by their fulfilling & meaningful way of life. The cultures of the Arab world & the desert environment, depicted so vividly in T. E. Lawrence`s accounts of his experiences there, have long captured Megumi Megumi Yoshitake`s imagination. But it is the ancient culture of the Bedouins that attracted the photographers deepest interest. Over the past seventeen years that interest has become a passion, as she has devoted much of her time to photographing Bedouin families in Syria: this volume tells their stories through pictures. ...