Military topographic survey mapping with contours. These maps are designed primarily as flying charts for aircraft, but they are useful as general topographical maps where nothing else is available. Contours are shown in feet, with elevation colouring & spot heights. Towns, villages, major roads, railways & airports are shown (but please note that many of the smaller settlements are not named, & the road information is not necessarily up to date). Some air navigation information also appears on the map, such as radio beacons & restricted flying zones. Double-sided sheet. ...

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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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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This is the definitive biography on one of the most important & controversial figures of the 20th century. Drawing on interviews with Gorbachev himself, transcripts & documents from the Russian archives, & interviews with Kremlin aides & adversaries, as well as foreign leaders, Taubman`s intensely personal portrait extends to Gorbachev`s remarkable marriage to a woman he deeply loved, & to the family that they raised together. Nuanced & poignant, yet unsparing & honest, this sweeping account has all the amplitude of a great Russian novel. When Mikhail Gorbachev became its leader in March 1985, the USSR was still one of the world`s two superpowers. By the end of his tenure six years later, the Communist system was dismantled, the cold war was over &, on 25th December 1991, the Soviet Union itself ceased to exist. While not solely responsible for this remarkable upheaval, he set decisive changes in motion. Assessments of Gorbachev could not be more polarised. In the West, he is regarded as a hero. In Russia, he is widely hated by those who blame him for the collapse of the USSR. Admirers marvel at this vision & courage. Detractors, including many of his Kremlin comrades, have accused him of everything from naivete to treason. ...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE PUSHKIN HOUSE BOOK PRIZE 2018 From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Khrushchev: The Man & his Era `A phenomenally researched life of the man who did more than any other to change Europe & the world in the last half of the 20th century`. Jonathan Steele, The Guardian ` An engaging, poignant portrayal of one of the most significant of Russian leaders` Kirkus review `.. . deeply penetrating history & engrossing psychological study.` Robert Legvold, Foreign Affairs Magazine ` Impressive... full of fascinating detail` Peter Conradi, Sunday Times ` Comprehensive & immensely readable` The Economist `superb...an extraordinary story of one man & history in a tense wrestling match` The Washington Post This is the definitive biography on one of the most important & controversial figures of the 20th century. Drawing on interviews with Gorbachev himself, transcripts & documents from the Russian archives, & interviews with Kremlin aides & adversaries, as well as foreign leaders, Taubman`s intensely personal portrait extends to Gorbachev`s remarkable marriage to a woman he deeply loved, & to the family that they raised together. Nuanced & poignant, yet unsparing & honest, this sweeping account has all the amplitude of a great Russian novel. When Mikhail Gorbachev became its leader in March 1985, the USSR was still one of the world`s two superpowers. By the end of his tenure six years later, the Communist system was dismantled, the cold war was over &, on 25th December 1991, the Soviet Union itself ceased to exist. While not solely responsible for this remarkable upheaval, he set decisive changes in motion. Assessments of Gorbachev could not be more polarised. In the West, he is regarded as a hero. In Russia, he is widely hated by those who blame him for the collapse of the USSR. Admirers marvel at this vision & courage. Detractors, including many of his Kremlin comrades, have accused him of everything from naivete to treason. ...

Gorczanski National Park in a series of recreational maps from Poland’s Army Cartographic Service. The maps use as their base the military topographic survey, with contours at intervals varying from 5m to 20m according to the terrain & contoured depths shown on lakes. An overprint highlights waymarked hiking, cycling & canoeing routes. A wide range of symbols indicate various sport & recreational facilities, places of interest, special natural features, etc. The maps have latitude & longitude grid at 1’ intervals. * Map legend

Includes:: English.* On the reverse there are useful addresses & description, in Polish only.

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Gorczanski National Park in a series of detailed maps of Poland’s most popular recreational areas, showing waymarked hiking & cycling routes & various types of overnight accommodation, including local hotels, youth hostels, shelters & mountain huts, campsites, camping on local farms, etc. The maps also show various sport & recreational facilities: swimming pools, equestrian & watersport centres, etc. A wide range of other symbols highlight places of interest, local restaurants & bars, fuels supplies & other facilities. The base map is contoured (interval 5m, 10m, or 20m depending on the terrain), with, where appropriate, relief shading & graphic relief to enhance the presentation of the terrain. The maps also indicate various types of vegetation or land use. Road network

Includes:: unsurfaced country tracks & railway lines show local stations. The maps have 1km UTM grid. * Map legend

Includes:: English.** In this title:* one of the most beautiful parts of the Beskidy Mountains with the Gorczanski National Park. The map covers an area from the Sieniawska Pass & Raba Wyzna in the west to the valley of the Dunajec & Kroscienko nad Dunajcem in the east. Coverage north/south is from Mszana Dolna to the Czorsztynskie Lake in the south. Information on the reverse

Includes:: lists of various types of accommodation, including mountain shelters, hotels & pensions, agritourist farms, etc., all with contact details. Descriptions of the area, accompanied by colour photos are in Polish only.





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Gorce & Pieniny in a series covering Poland’s best hiking areas on waterproof & tear-resistant, laminated maps, specially designed to withstand repeated re-folding & even the worst weather conditions. Each map is double-sided & has clear, well presented cartography with a contoured base (20m interval) &, where appropriate, relief shading, graphic relief in rocky areas, & spot heights. Extensive overprint highlights waymarked hiking trails & on many titles also cycling, skiing or canoeing routes. Symbols show accommodation facilities including hotels, campsites, youth hostels, mountain refuges, etc., restaurants & bars in more remote areas, local bus stops, petrol stations, medical facilities, etc. Many titles include street plans of holiday resorts. The maps have either a UTM or latitude/longitude grid. * Map legend

Includes:: English.** In this title:* the beautiful chains of Gorce & Pieniny from Mszana Górna to Velky Lipnik in Slovakia, & from Raba Wyzna to the Rozdziela pass. Overprint

Includes:: bridleways & cycling routes. An enlargement shows the Pieniny National Park at 1:25 000. Also included is a general description of the area in Polish only.



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The 1866 transatlantic yacht race was a match that saw three yachts battle their way across the Atlantic in the dead of winter in pursuit of a $90, 000 prize. Six men died in the brutal & close-fought contest, & the event changed the perception of yachting from a slightly effete gentlemen`s pursuit into something altogether more rugged & adventurous. The race also symbolized the beginning of America`s `gilded age`, with its associated obscene wealth & largesse (the $90, 000 prize put up by the three contestants is about $15 million in today`s money), as well as the thawing of relations between the US & UK. The narrative focuses on the victorious yacht Henrietta & her owner James Gordon Bennett. Bennett was the son of the multimillionaire proprietor of the New York Herald, & a notorious playboy. His infamous stunts included driving his carriage through the streets of New York naked, tipping a railway porter $30, 000, & turning up at his own engagement party blind drunk & mistaking the fire for a urinal, which led to the coining of the phrase ` Gordon Bennett!`. However, Bennett was also a serious yachtsman & had served with distinction during the civil war aboard Henrietta, & he was the only owner to be aboard his own boat during the race. Other characters include Bennett`s captain Samuel Samuels (legendary clipper skipper, ex-convict & occasional vaudeville actor), financier Leonard Jerome, aboard Henrietta as race invigilator (he also happened to be grandfather to Winston Churchill) & Stephen Fisk, a journalist so desperate to cover the race that he evaded a summons to appear as a witness in court & instead smuggled himself aboard Henrietta in a crate of champagne. Using the framework of the race to discuss the various historical themes, there`s ample drama, & the diverse & eccentric range of characters ensure that this is a book laced with plenty of human interest, scandal & adventure. ...

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