Index street plan of Tel Aviv from the Israeli national survey organization. The plan covers the city from Sede Dov Airport & the southern part of the University in the north to Yafo (Jaffa) in the south, & east to Givatayim & Ramat Gan (Bnei Brak is not included). All place names are in Roman alphabet only & the legend is in English. On the reverse, the index of place names also

Includes:: listings of airline offices, embassies, hotels & various institutions.

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One of the titles in a series of maps from the Israeli Survey, in Hebrew
- with some Roman alphabet equivalents, providing coverage
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Jerusalem & Tel Aviv on two indexed street plans from New Holland in their Globetrotter series, with enlargements for the Old City & Old Jaffa, plus on the reverse a road map of the central part of Israel. On one side are the street plans. The plan of Jerusalem at 1:14, 000 extends from Mt Scopus & the Hebrew University to Mount Herzl & Yad Vashem. Main museums, public buildings & other places of interest are highlighted, as well as locations of several hotels. The plan provides names of selected streets & does not include some smaller passages & alleyways. The enlargement for the Old City, although large & at 1:4, 000, gives only the outlines of main routes across this densely built up area, without indicating access to the churches & other shrines shown on it. Along the Via Dolorosa Stations of the Cross are marked. Tel Aviv is covered on at 1:14, 700 with similar presentation as the Jerusalem map. Coverage extends from the Diaspora Museum to Old Jaffa, which is also shown on an enlargement at 1:6, 000. Both main street plans are indexed. On the reverse is an indexed road map of central Israel at 1:390, 000, from the northern boundary of the West Bank to the southern tip of the Dead Sea. The map shows the network of main roads, with railway lines also marked. Various places of interest are highlighted. Current political situation in this region is indicated by showing the whole of the West Bank, enclosed by a very approximate boundary & without Jerusalem, as a Palestinian Territory. The separation wall is not marked. Gaza Strip is similarly presented. ...

Tel Aviv in the Wallpaper City Guide series, published by Phaidon & encompassing a collection of pocket-size guides dedicated to the best design elements in major cities. Compiled by experts at the Wallpaper magazine, the guides are widely recognized for appealing to design-conscious travellers & are aimed at those interested in art, design & architecture. Each guide identifies the best bars, restaurants, hotels, places to shop, leisure activities & excursions with a unique emphasis on the finest examples of unusual architecture & design. Each Wallpaper City Guide has the same layout, with separate tabs allowing readers & travellers to access individual sections easily. The tabs consist of Landmarks, Hotels, 24 Hours, Urban Life, Architour, Shopping, Sports & Escapes. High quality colour photographs appear alongside brief descriptions of each hotel, bar or attraction, highlighting distinctive & unusual styles of architecture & design. Extra pages are provided at the back of each guide, allowing readers to record their own notes & sketches. ...

Tel Aviv in the Wallpaper City Guide series, published by Phaidon & encompassing a collection of pocket-size guides dedicated to the best design elements in major cities. Compiled by experts at the Wallpaper magazine, the guides are widely recognized for appealing to design-conscious travellers & are aimed at those interested in art, design & architecture. Each guide identifies the best bars, restaurants, hotels, places to shop, leisure activities & excursions with a unique emphasis on the finest examples of unusual architecture & design. Each Wallpaper City Guide has the same layout, with separate tabs allowing readers & travellers to access individual sections easily. The tabs consist of Landmarks, Hotels, 24 Hours, Urban Life, Architour, Shopping, Sports & Escapes. High quality colour photographs appear alongside brief descriptions of each hotel, bar or attraction, highlighting distinctive & unusual styles of architecture & design. Extra pages are provided at the back of each guide, allowing readers to record their own notes & sketches. ...

Waterproof & tear-resistant map from ITMB combining an indexed street plan of Jerusalem with a more detailed enlargement of its Old City, plus on the reverse a road map at 1:225, 000 covering the Holy Land: northern Israel & the Palestinian Territories. On both the plans & the road map all place names are shown only in Latin alphabet. Within Jerusalem’s Old City sites of religious importance are given their alternative names. On one side is coverage of Jerusalem. The city with its outer districts is shown on an indexed plan at 1:10, 000. On the eastern side of the Old City the plan

Includes:: the Mount of Olives & Mount Scopus; in the west it extends beyond the government district & the museum/university quarter but does not include Yad Vashem or Mount Herzl. Main traffic routes are highlighted & locations of petrol stations & car parks are marked. The Jerusalem light rail route is shown with stops. The plan highlights numerous places of interest & facilities, including selected hotels, embassies, museums & other cultural or educational institutions, places of worship, Israeli governmental buildings, etc. Accompanying the main plan are three additional panels: a large, very clear enlargement at 1:4, 000 showing the Old City in much greater detail, including the Stations of the Cross on Via Dolorosa; a road map of the city’s environs including Bethlehem & Jericho, indicating the course of the Separation Barrier at the time of the map’s publication in 2014; plus a diagram of the existing & proposed light rail lines within the whole of Israel. The reverse side is covered by an indexed road map of most of Israel at 1:225, 000, extending south to Rahat & the southern boundary of the West Bank (i.e. along the Dead Sea Masada & Ein Bokek are not included). The map has altitude colouring to show the topography, including the depression along the Jordan & the Dead Sea. National parks & other protected areas are marked. Road network indicates driving distances on main & selected secondary routes. Names of road junctions are not included. Railway lines marked, with a separate diagram of the network, & local airports are also shown. Towns with tourist accommodation are highlighted & symbols mark various other places of interest including campsites & youth hostels, archaeological sites, etc. Latitude & longitude lines are drawn at intervals of 10’. The map gives no indication which areas are now under the direct rule by the Palestinian authorities & the Separation Barrier is not marked.

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Topographic coverage of the Canary Islands at 1:25, 000 published by the Instituto Geográfico Nacional – Centro Nacional de Información Geografica, 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 mapping at this scale: detailed presentation of the road network with rural tracks & paths, etc, the maps also show campsites. The maps have a 1-km UTM grid, plus margin ticks for latitude & longitude at 1` intervals. The majority of the titles have been published since late 1990s. Map legend is in Spanish only.COVERAGE: each 25K map covers one quarter of the corresponding 1:50, 000 map, with the numbering system: I = NW quarter, II = NE quarter, III = SW quarter, & IV = SE quarter. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

Telde area of Gran Canaria, map No. 1104 in the topographic coverage of the Canary Islands at 1:50, 000 from the Instituto Geográfico Nacional
- Centro Nacional de Información Geograficá, Spain’s civilian survey organization. Maps in the MTN50 (Mapa Topográfico Nacional) series begun in late 1990s 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 shown on topographic maps at this scale, detailed presentation of the road & rail networks, rural tracks & paths, etc, the maps also show campsites & mountain refuges. 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: not all the maps may as yet reflect the changes in road numbering on the islands. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link.
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On 26 April 1937, in the rubble of the bombed city of Guernica, the world`s press scrambled to submit their stories. But one journalist held back, & spent an extra day exploring the scene. His report pointed the finger at secret Nazi involvement in the devastating aerial attack. It was the lead story in both ” The Times” & the ” New York Times”, & became the most controversial dispatch of the Spanish Civil War. Who was this Special Correspondent, whose report inspired Picasso`s black-&-white painting Guernica
- the most enduring single image of the twentieth century
- & earned him a place on the Gestapo Special Wanted List? George Steer, a 27-year-old adventurer, was a friend & supporter of the Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie I. He foresaw & alerted others to the fascist game-plan in Africa & all over Europe; initiated new techniques of propaganda & psychological warfare; saw military action in Ethiopia, Spain, Finl&, Libya, Egypt, Madagascar & Burma; married twice & wrote eight books. Without Steer, the true facts about Guernica`s destruction might never have been known. In this exhilarating biography, Nicholas Rankin brilliantly evokes all the passion, excitement & danger of an extraordinary life, right up to Steer`s premature death in the jungle on Christmas Day 1944.

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From Michael Chabon, the bestselling author of THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF KAVALIER & CLAY
- his first novel in five years is a
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