Map No. 111, Okoli Prahy, Nymbursko, in a series of GPS compatible topographic maps of the Czech Republic at 1:75.000 from Shocart highlighting both signposted cycling routes & other local cycling paths, with route profiles & additional tourist information. Relief is shown by contour lines, spot heights, & subtle hill-shading. The maps show roads, tracks, railways, cable cars, chairlifts, & a range of natural landscape features & landmarks. Coloured symbols depict plenty of additional tourist features e.g. information centres, places of interest, antiquities, shelters, campsites, accommodation, bicycle services etc. An overprint highlights both signposted routes & other recommended routes which have no terrain markers. For all bike routes intermediate distances are shown. Hiking paths are also highlighted. Latitude & longitude margin ticks are at 5' intervals. Each map is accompanied by a booklet containing general information on the Czech cycle route network, elevation profile diagram for selected routes, plus an index for locations of historical & geographical interest, bicycle service workshops, information centres, & tourist attractions. Map legend & text are in English, German & Czech. ...

Map No. 125, Okoli Prahy, Slapy, in a series of GPS compatible topographic maps of the Czech Republic at 1:75.000 from Shocart highlighting both signposted cycling routes & other local cycling paths, with route profiles & additional tourist information. Relief is shown by contour lines, spot heights, & subtle hill-shading. The maps show roads, tracks, railways, cable cars, chairlifts, & a range of natural landscape features & landmarks. Coloured symbols depict plenty of additional tourist features e.g. information centres, places of interest, antiquities, shelters, campsites, accommodation, bicycle services etc. An overprint highlights both signposted routes & other recommended routes which have no terrain markers. For all bike routes intermediate distances are shown. Hiking paths are also highlighted. Latitude & longitude margin ticks are at 5' intervals. Each map is accompanied by a booklet containing general information on the Czech cycle route network, elevation profile diagram for selected routes, plus an index for locations of historical & geographical interest, bicycle service workshops, information centres, & tourist attractions. Map legend & text are in English, German & Czech. ...

Olanchungola, sheet no. 2787-08, in the topographic survey of Nepal at 1:50, 000 published by the Nepali Government in the late 1990s & early 2000s & produced from remote sensing data by Finnish cartographers as part of that country’s international aid program. The maps cover 15’ x 15’ quadrangles.IMPORTANT – PLEASE NOTE BEFORE ORDERING: AVAILABILITY: although, theoretically at least, still in print, these maps are very difficult to get locally in Nepal and/or from various suppliers elsewhere specializing in obtaining such maps. DELIVERIES MAY TAKE SEVERAL WEEKS OR EVEN MONTHS.PROBLEMS WITH PLACE NAMES: reports from previous users indicate that transliteration of place names differs from that used widely not only on other maps & in guide books but also on the ground itself, in road signs & in the tourist & trekking industry in general. Whilst most names are similar enough to be easily recognizable, e.g. Namche Bajar for Namche Bazar or Lantan for Langtang, we have been told of confusion & difficulties arising from different spellings appearing on these maps.TREKKING ROUTES & TOURIST INFORMATION: whilst the maps show foot trails & mark locations of temples, etc, they carry no specific trekking information. Major trekking routes & places of interest are not highlighted. There is no marking for base camps & other tourist facilities. Map specifications: Contours are at 40m intervals, with graphics and/or coloring to show various features of the terrain (glaciers with moraines & crevasses, quarries, gravel or clay pits, etc.) & vegetation (forests, bush, grass, orchards & plantations, etc). Additional comments such as “open mixed forest mainly bajh & pine” annotate many area. The maps have numerous spot heights, but relatively few peaks are named. Areas outside the country’s borders are left blank. Settlements in remote areas are indicated by markings for individual buildings & the placing of names does not always make it clear which group of buildings they refer to. Road network distinguishes between major & minor foot trails. Symbols mark features such as temples, schools & hospitals, police stations, etc. Also shown are the country’s administrative divisions. The maps have a 1-km UTM grid, plus latitude & longitude lines at intervals of 5’. Map legend & all the text is in English. Coverage: the whole country is now covered, with the north at 1:50, 000, plus central & southern Nepal at 1:25, 000. The two series are complementary, do not overlap & use the same grid & numbering system (apart from the Lumbini Zone, where a different grid & numbering are used). For areas not shown on our grid & titles not listed here, please contact us by e-mail, but please do bear in mind the problems with availability & the likely very long delivery time. ...

The southern part of Sweden in a series of 30 double-sided cycling maps from Norstedts printed on light, waterproof & tear-resistant synthetic paper. Mainland is covered at 1:90, 000 with Gotland at 1:100, 000. The maps, prepared in association with Cykelfrämjandet
- Sweden’s largest national cycling organization, highlight all the national & other major cycle routes, plus a selection of local routes. The overprint indicates sections which are on gravel roads and/or not singposted. Also marked are selected hiking trails. A range of symbols indicate various facilities & places of interest, including campsites & youth hostels, wind shelters, cultural & historical sites, interesting nature & geological spots, etc. The maps provide a very detailed picture of the road network, including privately maintained roads open to the general public. Railway lines are shown with stations & ferry connections are marked. Topography is indicated by light relief shading with spot heights, plus colouring and/or graphics for forests & marshl&. The maps have a UTM grid, plus latitude & longitude lines at intervals of 10’. Map legend

Includes:: English. Each map also provides phone numbers & web addresses of local tourist offices.


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Old Aberdeen in 1899 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers the north part of Aberdeen, stretching from Stafford Street northward to Kettle Hill, & from Laurelwood Avenue eastward to Broad Hill & the King`s Links. Features include the Old Aberdeen area, St Peter`s Cemetery, Trinity Cemetery, King`s College, St Machar`s Hall, Militia Barracks, Chanonry area, Pittodrie Park, Aberdeen Jute Works, Powis House, Belmont Auction Mart, railway with locomotive works, goods line, Kittybrewster station, Mitchell`s Hospital, etc. On the reverse is a selection of street directory entries, including Great Northern Road, High Street, Jamaica Street, Leslie Terrace, Powis Place/ Terrace & Spital. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

This collection of rare & vintage postcards offers a unique look at a vanished China & its storied capital. Comprising 355 black-&-white & h&-tinted Beijing photography postcards that span the period from the last years of Imperial China to the Japanese invasion of 1937, it is a treasure trove for buffs of Beijing history, collectors, Sinophiles, & anyone fascinated by people & cultures from times past. Readers will enjoy the wide selection of images showing different aspects of the life of old Peking from the arrival of a camel train at a city gate to h&-coloured views of the Forbidden City & an array of vendors, street performers, officials, gentry, commoners, & foreign tourists. Several chapters present the city`s distinctive Beijing architecture its walls & gates, towers, fountains, temples, pagodas, memorial arches, & public or imperial buildings, including the Summer & Winter Palaces & the Ming Tombs. Other chapters of Chinese photography look at the Manchu rulers, street life, the Legation Quarter & Western presence, & the Great Wall. Included are some rare scenes depicting the aftermath of the Boxer Rebellion & 1911 revolution Manchu fashion, colourful means of transportation, & the coming of the railroad. Of particular note are images of the Empress Dowager, the child emperor Puyi, & other personalities at the Manchu Court. The book also

Includes:: eight colour postcards of paintings by the famous artist Carl Wuttke & rare cards showing etched drawings of the Old Summer Palace now only a field of ruins. The author, who was born & lived in China before 1949, has written an informative introduction to each chapter as well as a general introduction to classical Beijing. A foreword by historian & Beijing expert Susan Naquin situates this collection at once as a precious record of old Peking & a revealing snapshot of Western views of China in the first golden age of tourism. Old Beijing: Postcards from the Imperial City offers a visual time capsule of both Beijing`s history & traditional Chinese culture in a unique & revealing postcard format.

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Olivia is thirty-two & living back home with her mother in Caprock, small-town Texas. Her therapist is a girl she went to high school with; her promising career in journalism has dwindled to nothing, & she spends her days hawking jewellery in a Mall following a favour from a friend. Life is back on an even-keel after her descent into drug abuse, but it`s a far cry from the one she imagined.. . Then, under pressure to take up a hobby, she decides to try urban exploration. Soon she`s poking through derelict homes, churches & schools across North Texas. But Olivia knows her therapist would disapprove. What began as a harmless distraction soon becomes a lucrative business as she collects & sells antique fittings & fixtures online. Her new-found freedom starts to spiral out of control. Victimless trespass is fast evolving into criminal behaviour, & the path her rehabilitation is taking leads Olivia to question her own moral code. She`s not supposed to withhold information from her therapist
- yet she does. Nor is she supposed to be stashing money in a secret account when she owes so much to so many
- & although she`s supposedly prohibited from communicating with people from her past, old friends keep showing up, making demands & threats. To add to it all, her baby sister has turned up pregnant, the question of their absent fathers has once more been unearthed, & her prescribed medication is inducing an unnatural detachment that makes her feel as though she`s not present in her own life. Tackling difficult subjects with a warmth & humour, & creating an unforgettable protagonist, Jen Waldo brings an electrifying tone to fiction
- she is an astonishing new American voice who will stop you in her tracks.


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Olivia is thirty-two & living back home with her mother in Caprock, small-town Texas. Her therapist is a girl she went to high school with; her promising career in journalism has dwindled to nothing, & she spends her days hawking jewellery in a Mall following a favour from a friend. Life is back on an even-keel after her descent into drug abuse, but it`s a far cry from the one she imagined.. . Then, under pressure to take up a hobby, she decides to try urban exploration. Soon she`s poking through derelict homes, churches & schools across North Texas. But Olivia knows her therapist would disapprove. What began as a harmless distraction soon becomes a lucrative business as she collects & sells antique fittings & fixtures online. Her new-found freedom starts to spiral out of control. Victimless trespass is fast evolving into criminal behaviour, & the path her rehabilitation is taking leads Olivia to question her own moral code. She`s not supposed to withhold information from her therapist
- yet she does. Nor is she supposed to be stashing money in a secret account when she owes so much to so many
- & although she`s supposedly prohibited from communicating with people from her past, old friends keep showing up, making demands & threats. To add to it all, her baby sister has turned up pregnant, the question of their absent fathers has once more been unearthed, & her prescribed medication is inducing an unnatural detachment that makes her feel as though she`s not present in her own life. Tackling difficult subjects with a warmth & humour, & creating an unforgettable protagonist, Jen Waldo brings an electrifying tone to fiction
- she is an astonishing new American voice who will stop you in her tracks.


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Calabria. A dramatic peninsula of rugged mountains & windswept coastlines facing Sicily
- `the most beautiful kilometre in Italy`
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No building type arouses more nostalgic affection than the traditional high street cinema, not only because of the impression made by the films on the screen & the havent if offered to courting couples, but also because of its own special atomosphere of expectations, relaxation & escape, usually enhanced by the decorative surroundings. Many picture huses were unremarkable, & some had decline to uncomfortable `fleapits` but the cinema inspired architects & designers to create some of the most extravagant & some of the most avant-garde buildings erected in the twentieth century. Around 160 surviving English examples have become listed buildings. This book examines the rise & fall of the picture house in Britain before the advent of the dreary & unadventurous multiplex. ...