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A detailed, colour survey map from the Portuguese Military Survey's M782 series. Each map in this series has contours at 20m intervals with supplementary contours at 10m intervals. One major advantage the military mapping has over the civilian equivalent is that the legend is in English as well as Portuguese. This legend

Includes:: roads, railways, buildings, spot heights, vegetation type, fluvial information, scree, dunes, churches, ruins, etc. Latitude & longitude ticks are show at 10' intervals. Recently revised sheets also have a UTM grid at 100m intervals. Vertical Datum: Mean Sea Level at Cascais Harbour Projection: Transverse Mercator

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Cuba on an indexed road map from Michelin with on the reverse three street plans of Havana: the city centre & Old Havana with an additional enlargement for its central part, plus street plans of central Santiago de Cuba & Trinidad. The map shows the whole island on one side at a good scale of 1:800, 000 with very clear presentation of its road network which

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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. ...

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Cuba

Cuba is a photographic collection of images in visual celebration of the sights, sounds, flavours and faces of the island. Images are produced by Pierre Hausherr and supporting text by Francois Missen. Cuba’s scenery, landscapes, cityscapes and seascapes, as well as its people in the bustling streets of Havana, the verdant inland countryside and the fishing communities which dot the coastline, are showcased on every page.

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Cuba is a photographic collection of images in visual celebration of the sights, sounds, flavours & faces of the isl&. Images are produced by Pierre Hausherr & supporting text by Francois Missen. Cuba’s scenery, landscapes, cityscapes & seascapes, as well as its people in the bustling streets of Havana, the verdant inland countryside & the fishing communities which dot the coastline, are showcased on every page.

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Stanfords was established in 1853 and opened their iconic Covent Garden flagship store in 1901. They have become the top retailer of maps, travel books and accessories in the UK and arguably offer the largest selection of maps and travel books worldwide. Famous names such as Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Ranulph Fiennes and Michael Palin have purchased from Stanfords. They now have a shop in Bristol and both stores together with other venues operate a calendar of events including talks, book signings and exhibitions. As a specialist map retailer, the map selection is comprehensive and includes road maps, street maps and walking maps from worldwide destinations, as well as a selection of world atlases and wall maps. Books include travel guides and travel literature. Stanfords also stock globes, from miniatures made of blue marble to magnificent floor-standing globes. The website features a selection of interesting articles on travel topics.

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