In an era when the earth is our oyster, Michael Clinton is the premier globetrotter in search of its pearls. Over the course of more than 35 years, Clinton has travelled the seven continents documenting his experiences in photographs. Now, for the first time, Clinton tells it like it is. In Globetrotter Diaries, the author shares with us his adventures, his knowledge, & his witty reminiscences of his life on the road. As the author of five photography books with Glitterati, Clinton is well-versed in the native customs, rituals, & landscapes of the most popular & remote places around the world. This book provides the perfect companion piece to his photographic work. Here Clinton reveals himself as he learns the nature of humanity from its billions of inhabitants who make travel one of life's greatest pastimes. ...

The handy pocket-size guide is packed with useful information, tips & recommendations, accompanied by colour photographs, charts & maps for the first-time traveller who wants to experience the major highlights that Corfu has to offer. The fold-out map of Corfu is ideal for tourists & visitors. The highly successful Globetrotter Travel Series, which

Includes:: Travel Guides, Travel Maps, Road Atlases, Best of Pocket Guides & In Your Pocket Language Guides, presently covers more than 90 destinations worldwide. The Packs are excellent value, including both guidebook & softcover version of the fold-out Globetrotter map of the region in a printed plastic wallet.

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Go anywhere in the world today & you`ll see or hear English in some form. It may not necessarily be the Queen`s English that you`re hearing, but it is, nevertheless, a form of universally recognised English
- it is Globish. In his wonderfully witty & informative new book, Robert Mc Crum explores the curious history, vivacity & endurance of English & ponders why, while British & American empires have waxed & waned, the English language, freer from its moorings like never before, has quietly taken over the world.
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Gloucestershire, an original antique map by G. Cole / J. Roper published in London, 1810-1843. Copperplate, coloured. Map size 17 x 23 cm, overall mounted size 32.5 x 38.5 cm. This detailed map of Glocestershire is from Dugdale's England & Wales Delineated. The map was drawn by G. Cole & engraved by John Roper for publication first in The Beauties Of England & Wales, issued in parts, from c.1804. Such was the success of the publication that the maps were re-used in other publications, as here. The maps show accurate geographical detail, including the turnpike, mail coach & principal roads, sites of Roman & other historical remains, as well as the seats of the nobility & the gentry, & market towns with their distances from London. The maps also show the division of the counties into hundreds or wapontakes. They are representative of the functional nineteenth-century approach to cartography, yet are not unattractive. Antique maps from various original publishers are presented on the Stanford ...

Gloucestershire, an original antique map by R. Ramble, published in London, 1821-1844. Lithograph, original colour. Map size 15 x 18.5 cm, overall mounted size 30 x 33.5 cm. An attractive & uncommon miniature map surrounded by vignettes of the county's & London's landmarks. Ramble added these vignettes to Miller's maps of 1821 which were originally published as part of Miller's New Miniature Atlas.... With the decorative views added these maps were republished from 1844 in Reuben Ramble's Travels Through The Counties Of England
- a child's guide to the country. Antique maps from various original publishers are presented on the Stanford
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Glocknergruppe, map no. 40
- hiking edition, in a series of walking maps & ski produced by the German & Austrian Alpine Clubs
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Map No. 39, Glocknergruppe
- Hohe Tauern National Park, printed an sturdy waterproof & tear-resistant plastic paper & with a
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Map No. 39, Glocknergruppe
- Hohe Tauern National Park, printed an sturdy waterproof & tear-resistant plastic paper & with a
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Glocknergruppe area of the Alps in a hiking edition at 1:25, 000 from a series of detailed, GPS compatible maps published by the DAV
- Deutscher Alpenverein & produced by the German & Austrian Alpine Clubs using cartography from their respective survey organizations. Maps in this series have topography vividly presented by contours at 20 metres intervals, enhanced by shading & finely drawn graphic relief. An overprint highlights hiking paths and/or ski routes (please see the note below), campsites & various types of mountain huts & refuges. The area covered by each map varies according to the scale; for 1:25, 000 maps it is Approx. 25x 18 km (15 x 11 miles). The maps have a 1-km UTM grid, plus margin ticks with latitude & longitude at intervals of 1`. Map legend is in German only.PLEASE NOTE – THE OVERPRINT FOR HIKING and/or SKI ROUTES: all Sheet Ref. numbers shown on the accompanying grid are available with an overprint highlighting hiking trails, indicating sections with fixed climbing ropes &, where appropriate, the waymarking route numbers. Several titles are now published with both hiking & ski routes on them. Other areas are covered by two separate maps: a hiking edition plus a ski edition. The type of the overprint is indicated in our title of each map. To see the list of titles in this series please click on the series link.
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Topographic survey of Sweden at 1:50, 000, the Terrängkartan, from the Lantmäteriet, covering most of the country in 244 double-sided maps. Please note: the mountainous regions of central & northern Sweden are not covered by this series but presented in a separate “ Fjällkartan
- Mountain Map” series also listed on our website. Each 1:50, 000 topographic survey map covers an area of 37.5 x 40km. The maps have contours at 5 metre intervals, plus relief shading & graphics for rocky outcrops & boulders. Further graphics and/or colouring show different types of land use or vegetation (forests, arable l&, orchards, marshes, peat bogs, etc). An unusual feature of this survey is the colouring indicating buildings below or above two storeys high & “leisure/holiday homes”. The maps indicate privately maintained roads & include all other information expected of topographic survey at this scale. The maps have a 1-km UTM grid, plus latitude & longitude lines 5’ intervals. Map legend

Includes:: English. For coverage of the country’s most visited hiking areas in central & northern Sweden please see Lantmäteriet’s Mountain Map series, listed separately on our website.


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