” In 1912, the SS Birmingham approaches India. On board is Morgan Forster, novelist & man of letters, who is embarking on a journey of discovery. As Morgan stands on deck, the promise of a strange new future begins to take shape before his eyes. The seeds of a story start to gather at the corner of his mind: a sense of impending menace, lust in close confines, under a hot, empty sky. It will be another twelve years, & a second time spent in India, before A Passage to India, E. M. Forster`s great work of literature, is published. During these years, Morgan will come to a profound understanding of himself as a man, & of the infinite subtleties & complexity of human nature, bringing these great insights to bear in his remarkable novel. At once a fictional exploration of the life & times of one of Britain`s finest novelists, his struggle to find a way of living & being, & a stunningly vivid evocation of the mysterious alchemy of the creative process, Arctic Summer is a literary masterpiece, by one of the finest writers of his generation.” ...

** The Air Ministry`s emergency survival series makes the perfect gift for those who think they`d survive the world`s most hostile environments
- or at least imagine they could do!** First issued to airmen in 1952, this reprint of The Air Ministry`s Arctic Survival pamphlet

Includes:: original & authentic emergency advice to crew operating over arctic regions. With original illustrations & text, these survival guides provide an insight to military survival techniques from a by-gone era. Packed with original line drawings & instruction in:- The best faces to pull to prevent frostbite & when you can expect bits of you to `fall off`, should you fail- How to build a structurally sound igloo- How to fashion a mask to prevent snowblindness Focussing on the harshest of situations one can find oneself in, Arctic Survival is one of four reprints of The Air Ministry`s emergency survival pamphlets. Others include: Jungle Survival Desert Survival Arctic Survival


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The Arctic Circle contains some of the most spectacular places on earth, including rivers of ice, taiga forests, bleak tundras, & vast regions of pack ice. Despite its harsh climate, the Arctic is home to a surprisingly rich fauna, ranging from tiny insects & crustaceans to a wealth of birds such as Ptarmigan, Snowy Owl, Gyrfalcon & a host of breeding waders, & from a diverse assemblage of small mammals like voles & hares to giants such as Walrus, Narwhal & Bowhead Whale. The Complete Guide to Arctic Wildlife is the first comprehensive biography of this region. Illustrated throughout with the amazing photography of author Richard Sale & polar expert Per Michelson, it contains in-depth sections on the geology & geography of the area, climate, ecology, species diversity & biogeography, a review of the peoples of the Arctic, & a discussion of the impact of human activity on this fragile environment. The rest of the book contains a detailed field guide covering the birds & mammals of the region, with sections on identification, confusion species, diet, breeding biology, taxonomy & distribution, illustrated with range maps & glorious photography. This breathtaking book will enchant everyone who loves wild places, & will be a valuable resource for anyone interested in the polar north. ...

This book is a practical, portable guide to all of the Arctic's natural history--sky, atmosphere, terrain, ice, the sea, plants, birds, mammals, fish, & insects--for those who will experience the Arctic firsthand & for armchair travelers who would just as soon read about its splendors & surprises. It is packed with answers to naturalists' questions & with questions--some of them answered--that naturalists may not even have thought of. ...

Arctica is a collection of more than 450 evocative photographs taken on expeditions to the South & North Poles, with descriptions of the explorations & biographies of the men taking part, as well as examples of paintings & illustrations relevant to the expeditions. The book is divided into sections on the North Pole & South Pole & chronologically arranged within each, from the first official expeditions in the early nineteenth century to present day. ...

Topographic coverage of mainland Spain at 1:50, 000 in the MTN50 (Mapa Topográfico Nacional) series from the Centro Nacional de Información Geografica, the country’s civilian survey organization. The maps have contours at 20m intervals, enhanced by relief shading, plus colouring and/or graphics to show different types of terrain, vegetation or land use. Boundaries of national parks & other protected areas are marked. In addition to all the usual information featured on topographic mapping at this scale, detailed presentation of the road & rail networks, rural tracks & paths, etc, the maps also show campsites & mountain refuges. On more recent editions some GRs, the official long-distance hiking routes, are also marked (although not as clearly as on hiking maps from other publishers). Each map covers 29.5x 18.5 km (with adjustments in the border or coastal areas). The maps have a 1-km UTM grid, plus margin ticks for latitude & longitude at 1` intervals. Map legend is in Spanish only.HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT 50K MAP: all the titles in CNIG’s 200K Provincial Road Maps series at 1:200, 000 are overprinted with the grid for the 1:50, 000 maps & can be used to see the area covered by each 50K title. TO SEE THE LIST OF TITLES IN THIS SERIES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK.PLEASE NOTE
- MAP TITLES: the grids shown on our website serve both the civilian & the military 1:50, 000 topographic series. Although the areas covered by maps in both series are identical (apart from some border or coastal sheets), occasionally map titles differ – only one title is shown on the grid, usually the military one. In Galicia, the Basque country & in the Catalan speaking areas the tendency now is to use local place names rather than the often better known Castilian ones. Where possible, both versions are included in our titles. Map titles listed on our website are based on information received by us at the time of publication, but sometimes maps arrive showing a completely different title! As long as the map number is as ordered, the correct map has been supplied.
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Topographic coverage of mainland Spain at 1:25, 000 published by the Centro Nacional de Información Geograficá, the country’s civilian survey organization. The maps have contours at 10m intervals & colouring and/or graphics to show different types of vegetation or land use. Boundaries of national parks & other protected areas are marked. In addition to all the usual information shown on topographic maps at this scale, detailed presentation of the road & rail networks, rural tracks & paths, etc, the maps also show campsites. The maps have a 1-km UTM grid, with margin ticks for latitude & longitude at 1` intervals. Map legend is in Spanish only.PLEASE NOTE: our grid for the whole of Spain is in preparation
- in the meantime, for areas other than those shown on the attached grid please use CNIG’s topographic survey at 1:50, 000 by searching for ‘SI00000832’. Each 25K map covers one quarter of the corresponding 50K map, with the numbering system: I = NW quarter, II = NE quarter, III = SW quarter & IV = SE quarter. CNIG maps in the Provincial Road Maps series at 1:200, 000 are overprinted with the grid for the 1:50, 000 survey & can be used to see the area covered by each 50K or 25K title in more detail. To see the list of titles in this series please click on the series grid
- for map numbers not yet listed on our website please contact us by email.

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Ardèche
- Drôme Guide Vert *FRENCH Edition* in Michelin’s Green Guide series covering France, with all the regions available either
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The départments of Ardèche & Haute-Loire at 1:150, 000 in Michelin’s Local Series, with highlighting for scenic routes, an index, a special panel with best sights & recommended driving tours, & street plans of Le Puy-en-Velay & Privas. The map extends from St-Etienne southwards to Alès, & west- east from St-Fleur to just beyond the Rhône. Coverage

Includes:: Valence, Montélimar, the Gorges of the Ardèche, Aubenas, much of the Cévennes National Park, etc. PLEASE NOTE: our coverage image, provided by the publishers, does not take into account which areas along the edge of the map are blocked by the index & the additional features – the south-western & south-eastern corners are not included. Maps in Michelin’s Local Series of France have the same cartography (road network & place names shown on the maps) as the publishers’ Regional Series at 1;200, 000 but enlarged here to 1:150, 000 to provide greater clarity & larger, easier to read print size. Road network is presented in great detail, indicating width, 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. Symbols indicate various places of interest, with additional star rating for best sights, based on the publishers’ Green Guides for French regions. 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. Each title in addition

Includes:: a panel showing the area’s principal roads & places of interest, plus recommendations for sightseeing tours. Also provided are town centre maps of main cities, indicating principal traffic arteries, one way streets & places of interest. Only selected streets are named & listed in the accompanying index. Please click on the series link to see all the titles in this series.





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The department of Ardèche (07) in a series of departmental road maps at 1:150, 000 from the IGN with the clearest presentation of the road network among the publishers’ extensive range of titles, but with less topographic & no tourist information offered by IGN’s bestselling TOP100 series. The index lists communes with their population figures. Greater clarity in the presentation of the road network on the departmental maps has been achieved by considerably reducing the number of place names shown on them: fewer small villages or isolated farms/buildings are marked & the maps do not indicate any features usually included at this scale such as churches, castles, etc. By comparison with the TOP100 series, the departmental maps present the terrain with no contours but with only faint relief shading & colouring for woodlands, plus with noticeably fewer names of topographic features (mountain ranges, etc). Road network indicates motorway junction numbers, services & rest areas, but is annotated with fewer driving distances on local roads. The maps do not include any tourist information such as interesting sights or GR routes, & no geographical coordinates are provided for GPS navigation. Railway lines are shown with stations & local airports/airfields are marked. The maps indicate boundaries of all the administrative units & each title has an index of communes (placed next to the map) which also gives population figures. Map legend

Includes:: English. USEFUL TIP: map number reflects the department’s official number & corresponds to the first two digits of the postcode used in all the addresses within that department. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link.

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