This structured map skills course uses a simple colourful layout to introduce young pupils to using & drawing maps & plans. Mapstart 1 is a structured introduction to map work for 6-7 year olds. It assumes no previous experience of map skills & establishes a sound foundation for graphic concepts, skills & vocabulary at a very simple level. Mapstart 1 has been designed with the following purposes in mind: * to build children`s spatial awareness through the use of familiar objects, toys, the locality of the school & space photos; * to extend children`s understanding & use of vocabulary associated with spatial location, organisation & movement; * to provide continuity through the book by the use of vertical aerial photos; * to introduce children to the perspective of plans & maps & to the representational characteristics of maps; * to encourage children to observe features & relationships in oblique & vertical photos & maps; * to foster children`s appreciation of the Earth as a globe. A free file of answers to questions in Mapstart 1 is available free to download at www.collinseducation.com/resources/mapstart 1answers.pdf ...

Mapstart 2 Copymasters CD contains a set of 40 pages of outlines of drawings, plans & maps used in Mapstart 2, the accompanying core book. These can be used to give additional practice in the skills introduced in Mapstart 2. Teachers notes included outline the focus of the copymaster & the National Curriculum aspects covered. In developing children's understanding of & skills in using maps it is essential that they explore & examine maps not only through reading & studying but also by recording on, adding to, completing & creating maps. Mapstart 2 Copymasters CD has been developed as a vital extension to Mapstart 2. It provides further activities to reinforce ideas & skills introduced in Mapstart 2, & introduces new ideas & skills to the children. The copymasters refer both to the maps & photographs in Mapstart 2 & provide new material for the children to work on. Each copymaster is linked to a section in Mapstart 2. Teacher's notes outline the focus of each copymaster & the National Curriculum aspects covered. Ideas for further activities are also included. ...

Mapstart 2 is part of a structured map skills course which uses a simple colourful layout to introduce young pupils to using & drawing maps & plans. Mapstart 2, a course for 7-11 year olds, helps develop the basic skills of map work in Mapstart 1, by introducing the nature & characteristics of plans & maps. Atlas maps of the UK, Europe & the World are introduced for the first time. The atlas deals with the concepts of Perspective, Symbols & keys, Varieties of maps, Direction & location, Scale & measurement. It has been designed with the following purposes in mind: * to reinforce & extend children`s experience, understanding & use of maps; * to extend understanding of mapping & spatial vocabulary; * to extend use of mapskills, including reading aerial photos, using symbols & a key, compass directions, alpha-numeric co-ordinates for giving grid references, an index, & scale bars for measuring straight line distances; * to extend skills in identifying features & places on maps & in giving & following routes; * to develop awareness of the British Isles & the wider world, by encountering many of the places specified in the curriculum; * to show the link between large scale & small scale maps; * to help children begin to appreciate that any map is selective. A free file of answers to questions in Mapstart 2 is available free to download at www.collinseducation.com/resources/mapstart 2answers.pdf ...

Mapstart 3 Copymasters CD contains a set of 40 pages of outlines of drawings, plans & maps used in Mapstart 3 the accompanying core book. These can be used to give additional practice in the skills introduced in Mapstart 3. Teachers notes included outline the focus of the copymaster & the National Curriculum aspects covered. In developing children's understanding of & skills in using maps it is essential that they explore & examine maps not only through reading & studying but also by recording on, adding to, completing & creating maps. Mapstart 3 Copymasters CD has been developed as a vital extension to Mapstart 3. It provides further activities to reinforce ideas & skills introduced in Mapstart 3, & introduces new ideas & skills to the children. The copymasters refer both to the maps & photographs in Mapstart 3 & provide new material for the children to work on. Each copymaster is linked to a section in Mapstart 3. Teacher's notes outline the focus of each copymaster & the National Curriculum aspects covered. Ideas for further activities are also included. ...

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Mar Baltico, an original antique map by F.C. Marmocchi, published in Genoa, 1858. A copperplate engraving, original o/l colour. Map size 35 x 25.5 cm with a mount size of 54 x 44 cm. Denmark & southern Sweden, with the Baltic States & the Gulf of Finl&. A commercial map, with the shipping routes & railways. Antique maps from various original publishers are presented on the Stanford ...

Mar Menor Lagoon with the surrounding mainland & the La Manga sandbar presented at 1:25, 000 on a contoured & GPS compatible map from IGN/CNIG, Spain civilian survey organization, with cartography from the country’s topographic survey series. The map provides all the detail expected of topographic mapping at this scale: contour lines are at 10m intervals, colouring and/or graphics indicate different types of vegetation & land use. Symbols indicate various landmarks & campsites are marked. The map has a 1-km UTM grid plus latitude & longitude margin ticks at 1’ intervals. Map legend is in Spanish only. ...

Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin Parc Naturel Régional à pied, FFRP topo-guide Ref. No. PN20, with 33 day walks of varying length & difficulty in the southern part of the Cotentin Peninsula, including a walk along the Utah Beach of the 1944 D-Day Landings. Each day walk is presented on a separate colour extract from IGN’s topographic survey of France at 1:25, 000, with its description cross-referenced to the map. Current edition of this title was published in October 2015. To see the list of other FFRP guides with day walks please click on the series link.ABOUT THE FFRP (Fédération française de la randonnée pédestre) TOPOGUIDES: published in a handy A5 paperback format, the guides are the best companions for hiking in France. In addition to their topo-guides to the long-distance GR routes FFRP also publish an extensive range of guides with local day walks. Each walk in presented on a colour extract from IGN`s 1:50, 000 or 1:25, 000 topographic survey mapping overprinted with the route, with important points cross-referenced to the accompanying text, in French only, placed on the adjoining page. For each walk the guides also indicate the degree of difficulty & provide information on length, time & change in altitude, waymarking signs, access by road & parking facilities. An “info practiques” section of the guide indicates where shops, restaurants & accommodation can be found. The guides are published on high quality paper & include descriptions of the most interesting aspects of the surrounding region: historical & cultural sites, local specialties, fauna & flora, etc, all illustrated with colour photos. ...

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 survey of France at 1:25, 000 in IGN`s excellent TOP25 / Série Bleue series. All the maps are GPS compatible, with a 1km UTM grid plus latitude & longitude lines at 5’ intervals. Contours are at 5m intervals except for mountainous areas where the maps have contours at 10m intervals, vividly enhanced by hill shading & graphics for rocky terrain. Colouring with graphics indicates different types of vegetation or land use (deciduous or coniferous forests, moors, orchards, vineyards, etc). PLEASE NOTE: coverage of France at this scale is currently being revised – the format & the presentation of each title are indicated by the letters at the end of its Sheet Reference number (e.g. 0416ET, 3531ETR, 1923SB, etc.)MAPS WITH FULL TOURIST OVERPRINT & AN ENGLISH MAP LEGEND: all TOP25 maps & the SB editions of Série Bleue have an overprint highlighting waymarked walking trails including long-distance GR routes &, where appropriate, ski routes. Symbols indicate campsites, gîtes d’etape, refuges, equestrian centres & other recreational facilities or sites, tourist information centres, cultural heritage, etc. Towns & locations of particular interest are highlighted.- ET or OT = single-sided TOP25 map covering approx. 29x 21 km / 18x 13 miles.- ETR or OTR = waterproof & tear resistant TOP25 map covering the same area as the corresponding ET or OT number, but double-sided, printed on a smaller size sheet with a good overlap between the sides.- SB = Série Bleue map with full tourist overprint; these maps, first introduced in summer 2014, each cover approx. 29x 24km / 18x 15 miles.SÉRIE BLEUE maps with numbers ending in E (Est) or O (Ouest): most editions now indicate the GR routes, but do not show any other tourist information. Map legend is in French only. Each map covers approx. 14x 20km / 9x 12 miles. ...