Maps: Their Untold Stories, a magnificent collection drawn from seven centuries of maps held in the National Archives at Kew, presents a variety of maps, from those found in 14th Century manuscripts, through early estate maps, to sea charts, maps used in military campaigns, & maps from treaties. The text explores who the mapmakers were, the purposes for which the maps were made, & what it tells us about the politics of the time. Maps are snapshots of a place, a city, a nation or even the world at a given point in time
- fascinating for what they tell us about the way our ancestors saw themselves, their neighbours & their place in the world. In this beautiful collection great images are accompanied by compelling stories. Featured is a woodcut map of 16th Century London, a map of where the bombs fell during the Second World War, & a map the first American settlers` drew when they were attempting to establish a new empire on Roanoke Island off the coast of what is now North Carolina. Richly illustrated with large scale reproductions of the maps, the book also

Includes:: some of the more amusing or esoteric maps from the National Archives, such as the map of the Great Exhibition in 1851 that was presented on a lady`s glove, a London Underground map in the form of a cucumber, & a Treasure Island map used to advertise National Savings. This is a fascinating & unusual journey through the world of maps & mapmakers.


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Mapstart 1 Copymasters CD contains a set of 40 pages of outlines of drawings, plans & maps used in Mapstart 1, the accompanying core book. These can be used to give additional practice in the skills introduced in Mapstart 1. 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 1 Copymasters CD has been developed as a vital extension to Mapstart 1. It provides further activities to reinforce ideas & skills introduced in Mapstart 1, & introduces new ideas & skills to the children. The copymasters refer both to the maps & photographs in Mapstart 1 & provide new material for the children to work on. Each copymaster is linked to a section in Mapstart 1. Teacher's notes outline the focus of each copymaster & the National Curriculum aspects covered. Ideas for further activities are also included. ...

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 ...

Let ” Southbound” take you back over 1, 000 years
- through the mists of time to a long-forgotten era of southern African splendour
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Map `n Lebanon Beirut by Charlotte Hamaoui & Rima Rifai is a combination of map & guide, containing 7 detailed fold out maps of the main tourist areas as well as grid referenced restaurants & shopping places. Additional vital information including hotels, travelling tips, as well as cultural & historical background are also available at the end of the guide. This all-in-one guide is the perfect tool in your quest to discover the fascinating city of Beirut. ...

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. ...