The atlas of the mid 1800's was covered in blank spaces. In the mid 19th century, people decided to discover what lay at the top of the world. Ninety Degrees North chronicles this race for the North Pole & examines what it was that people expected to discover when they got there. Fleming expertly details the eclectic mix of characters that sailed, walked, skied, sledged & ballooned their way towards this polar grail. Legandary figures such as Kane, Hayes, Hall, the Duke of Abruzzi, Cook & Peary are brought to life animatedly. Accounts of their quests are playfully & incisively related as they battle storms, scurvy, the interminable arctic winter, accidents & the regular loss of fingers & toes, guaranteeing that the book is elevated above simply being a list of extraodinary expeditions. ...

In 1932 Evelyn Waugh left the salons of Mayfair for the savannah & rainforest of what was then British Guiana. The result: classic travel-writing. Even Waugh`s comic imagination could not have invented the characters he met in South America, but only he could have described them so perfectly. A cattle-rancher who claimed to be a close friend of the Virgin Mary, a Jesuit missionary with a pet toad that ate burning cigarette ends, a gold-prospector who believed he was guided through the jungle by speaking parrots & many others live on in Waugh`s mordant prose, as do his descriptions of Guyana`s extraordinary landscapes. The author`s journey — on foot, horseback & by boat — was extremely arduous, but he remained an unfailingly astute observer, offering a fascinating picture of the Amerindian peoples through whose lands he travelled. In the afterword to this edition, award-winning novelist Pauline Melville explores the connections between Waugh`s experiences in the region of Guyana from which her own family hails & A Handful of Dust, one of Waugh`s greatest novels, giving a fascinating insight into the creative process & the mind of the man himself. ...

At a hot-dog-eating contest or at a demolition derby, in line at the pharmacy counter waiting for a shingles vaccination, living in a cave with a colony of bats: the Almighty appears in ever-more mysterious ways in Ninety-Nine Stories of God, Joy Williams` surreal, sublime new collection of very short short stories. Each less than a page long, each packing a punch belied by its size, every one of these ninety-nine stories tells of everyday human interaction with an increasingly elusive & arbitrary deity. Haunted by an array of extraordinary historical figures, from Kafka & Tolstoy to O. J. Simpson & Philip K. Dick, but populated by anonymous ordinary people just like you & me, the stories pool seemingly random moments into something deep, dazzling & disconcerting. Bleak & funny, ironic & lyrical, enigmatic & aphoristic, Ninety-Nine Stories of God breaks down the barriers between the everyday & the divine & takes Williams` writing into territories strange & new. ...

Street plan of Niort, part of an extensive series covering French cities & towns from Blay-Foldex, the country’s largest, oldest & most experienced publisher of urban mapping. Blay plans include outer suburbs &, where appropriate, adjoining localities forming part of the urban agglomeration & provide brief descriptions of the town’s main sights, contact details for hotels & other places of interest, etc. The plans show one way streets, car parks & pedestrian zones. Important public buildings are clearly marked & identified. Blay street maps are usually double-sided & include an enlargement for the town centre & a street index with separate lists of “edifices publics”: main public buildings, places of worship, schools, sport facilities, stations, etc. Each of the outer suburbs or the adjoining localities, identified with its postcode, has a separate index. Many titles also provide a road map of the environs. All the text is in French only.PLEASE NOTE: to see the list of Blay-Foldex street plans of French towns & cities please click on the series link – the series description also

Includes:: a comparison between Blay & IGN street plans.

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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. ...

Topographic survey of Portugal at 1:50, 000 from the Instituto Geográfico do Exército, the country’s military survey organisation. The maps have contours at 20m intervals & in addition to the standard features shown on topographic mapping at this scale also indicate various types of terrain or vegetation (s&, terraces, rocks, woodlands, vineyards, etc). Each sheet covers an area of 32 x 20km (20 x 12.5 miles approx). The maps have a 1-km UTM grid plus latitude & longitude coordinates for the map corners. Map legend & a glossary of terms used on the maps include English.EDITION DATES: most titles in this series date from 1990s or later. To see all the titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

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. ...

Plans included: Approaches to Psara (Nisos Psara) (1:15, 000) Approaches to Khios (Nisos Khios) (1:20, 000) Ormos Mandraki (Nisos Oinoussa) (1:8, 000) Cesme Korfezi (Turkey) (1:18, 000) Foca Limani (Turkey) (1:20, 000) Sigacik Limani (Turkey) (1:18, 000) On this 2013 edition full details of the new TSS schemes are shown at Izmir Korfezi, Candarli Korfezi & Nemrut Koyu; revised depths & harbour developments are shown at Psara, Khios, Cesme & Foca; the Sigacik Limani sketch plan has been replaced with a fully WGS84-compatible version; the latest known depths, restricted areas & marine farms have been applied to the main chart; & details of the recently deployed AIS transmitters are shown across the chart. ...

Nisyros & the nearby island of Ghyali at 1:20, 000 on a contoured, GPS compatible hiking map published by Terrain Cartography group together with Skai Maps, & printed on light, waterproof & tear-resistant Polyart plastic paper, with extensive tourist information. Topography is very well presented by contours, enhanced by spot heights, subtle relief shading & additional altitude colouring. Contour interval, unless indicated below to the contrary, is 20m. National parks & other protected areas are marked. All place names are shown in both Greek & Latin alphabet. The maps have a UTM grid, plus latitude & longitude margin ticks. Hiking trails are graded between main routes & narrow trails. A wide range of symbols indicate various places of interest & recreational facilities, with main sights clearly highlighted. Most titles distinguish between sandy & pebble beaches; some also indicate beaches with natural shade and/or the type of sea bed. Road network is very clearly graded according to width & the type of surface, distinguishing between good & rough dirt roads. Distances are marked on most small local roads, as well as locations of petrol stations and/or tyre repair workshops. Scenic routes are highlighted. Each map also shows which ports are served by ferry services. Many titles include a street plan of the island’s main town, with colouring clearly showing various tourist facilities. The reverse side of each title is covered by general information about the isl&, illustrated with colour photos. Many titles also include brief descriptions of recommended hiking trails.* Map legend & all the text include English.** In this title:* a street plan of Mandhraki at 1:3, 500 plus descriptions of 11 hiking trails. ...

Map No. 78, Nithsdale & Annandale, in the Ordnance Survey Landranger series at 1:50, 000, including Moffat, Sanquhar, Lockerbie, Wanlockhead, Leadhill, Elvanfoot, Ericstane, Beattock, Newton, Johnstonebridge, Parkgate, Durisdeer, Carronbridge, Thornhill, Tynron, Penpont, Moniaive, Dunscore, Holywood, Auldgirth, Ae, Closeburn, Locharbriggs & Lochmaben, with the Lowther Hills, Hart Fell, Forest of Ae, Fruid Reservoir, Daer Reservoir, Loch Urr & the Southern Upland Way. Edition B2; Revised for selected changes 2006; Copyright date 2007 This title is also available on our website in a waterproof & tear-resistant version. Maps in this series are only published folded. Stanfords can also print flat versions of Ordnance Survey maps through the OS Select system, centring the map on a location of your choice & with a picture provided by you on the cover. For more information please click on the link at the bottom of this description. About Ordnance Survey ...