Tippu Tip was chiefly an ivory trader, who pioneered for new sources through present day Tanzania into the Congo basin. Slavery is part of his story, because Arab traders of the time used slaves as porters & sold slaves through the market in Zanzibar to work locally in plantations & beyond in the Gulf & Persia. He was a pioneer of discovery, both in Arab terms & because this was the great period of European exploration in East & Central Africa: he assisted most of the famous explorers, including Livingstone & Stanley, when it served his interests. He can be seen as an Afro-Arab exponent of empire, as his commercial ambitions could only be realized by means of Arab territorial control & colonization. His colorful life culminated in his engagement as governor of a province in the ` Congo Free State` of the Belgian King Leopold, & in his involvement in Stanley`s astonishing expedition to relieve Emin Pasha, governor of the Egyptian southern province of Equatoria. Uniquely among Arabs & Africans of this era, Tippu Tip wrote an autobiography. Stuart Laing draws on this & other contemporary sources to give a graphic account of the life & times of this energetic, resourceful, ruthless but often humorous operator. We watch him as he accumulates wealth & power, but then has to stand by helplessly as the British & German colonial machine carves up the territory of his friend & protector, the Omani Sultan of Zanzibar, & as the Belgian empire in the Congo drives the Arabs out of the trading areas of influence they had established west of Lake Tanganyika. This book is the first thorough investigation in English of this significant figure. The lucid narrative unfolds against the political & economic backdrop of European & American commercial aims, while allowing the reader to see the period through African & Arab eyes. The fascinating figures who strutted the 19th-century African stage, & their hardly believable exploits, give this book an appeal reaching beyond the African specialist to the general reader. ...

What do you tip the bellboy in Botswana? Should you give a gratuity on top of the service charge in a Parisian restaurant? Is it good practice to pay a Casablanca snake charmer if you wish to take his photo? Everyone who travels, whether for business or pleasure, has suffered the embarrassment caused by not knowing when or how much to tip. Now Bradt`s ” Tipping” offers the answers in a convenient, pocket-sized guide covering more than 130 countries. With black & white illustrations & photographs throughout, the book in addition features light-hearted personal anecdotes & tips drawn from the authors` careers in travel. ...

Tiptala Bhanjyan, sheet no. 2787-03, 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. ...

Tipton in 1904 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 an industrial area in the northern part of Tipton, extending northward to Bloomfield, Tibbington, Summer Hill, Princes End, Walbrook, & westward to Foxyards Colliery. There are numerous old coal shafts & other reminders that this was once a busy coalfield. Features include LNWR Stour Valley line with Tipton station, GWR OWW line with Tipton & Princes End stations, Birmingham Canal (Wolverhampton Level), Foxyards Inn, Toll End Locks, Horseley Colliery (disused), Moat Colliery, several brick works, industrial tramways, Rounds Hill Colliery, Tipton UDC offices, Workhouse Lane Bridge, LNWR Princes End Branch with Princes End station, St John`s church, Factory Locks, several other factories (not always named), etc. 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. ...

Large scale street plan of Tirana, fully indexed. All roads are shown, with clear distinctions between dual carriageways, through roads, & secondary roads. Railway lines & stations are marked, as are public buildings, forests/parks, & industrial zones. Points of interest such as sporting facilities, historical sites, zoos, commercial centres are displayed, as well as post offices, hospitals, police stations & cemeteries. The map is grid-referenced & fully indexed. ...

This is the savvy city breakers' pocket guide to seeing & doing more in Tirana
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Tirana’s central districts on a handy size, indexed street plan at 1:10, 000 from Freytag & Berndt. Coverage extends from the Tirana River southwards to the Tirana Lake. Main streets & selected connecting streets are named & principal traffic arteries are highlighted. Symbols show locations of mosques & churches, hospitals, police stations, swimming pools & sports grounds, but, curiously, the plan does not indicate the central railway station! The index is on the reverse. Map legend

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Tirana Prefecture at 1:130, 000 in a series of handy size, waterproof & tear-resistant, contoured & GPS compatible road maps from the Tirana-based publishers Vektor. Landscape is presented by altitude colouring & contours lines at 100m intervals, with spot heights & a few more names of topographic features than found on Vektor’s 200K road maps of the country. National parks & nature reserves are prominently highlighted. The prefecture maps appear to show the same small local dirt roads as in the 200K series, but given the increase in scale do so with greater clarity & also provide more detailed GPS coordinates (latitude & longitude lines are drawn at 5’ intervals), useful when travelling across the more remote parts of the country. Railway lines are included & local airports are marked. Symbols highlight campsites, beaches, archaeological & historical sites, caves, etc. The maps also show subdivisions of prefectures & names of the communes, & indicate administrative status of towns. Map legend

Includes:: English. Please note: border crossings are prominently marked but beyond topographic colouring no road or other information is provided outside the country’s borders.

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Tired of London Tired of Life by Tom Jones is a wonderful showcase of 365 interesting activities to do in this vibrant city. Find out the art, literature & history that the capital has to offer, enjoy the variety of things to do from attending a Burns Night Scottish Dance in the middle of winter to lying on the beach at Ruislip Lido in summer, browsing Britain’s oldest bookshop, & savouring the cuisine from around the world, all this & more in London. The book

Includes:: pictures & drawings of London, is organised in chronological order, from the 1st of January to the 31st of December, each day with a suggestion for what to do. Ideal for the Londoner as well as for the tourist who has already visited the main sites, this guide will lead the readers to the hidden gems of the capital which make it such an inspiring & vibrant place.

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The Tyrol High Route between Mayrhofen & Merano on a waterproof & tear-resistant map at 1:50, 000 from Kompass. The double-sided map covers the whole area between these two popular holiday destinations & prominently highlights the route which weaves it way across the Zillertaler Alps, the Brenner Pass & the Texel/ Tessa Natural Park. Also marked are numerous other long-distance paths & local hiking trails, as well as cycling routes (including via Claudia Augusta), selected mountain bike trails & both cross-country & alpine ski routes. The map has contours at 40m intervals, enhanced by shading, graphic relief & spot heights, plus colouring and/or graphics to indicate different types of landscape & vegetation. National Parks & other protected areas are also marked. A very extensive range of symbols indicate different types of accommodation including campsites, youth hostels & shelters, sites for various other outdoor pursuits (climbing, paragliding, etc), recreational facilities, cycle hire & repair shops, etc. The map has a 2-km UTM grid. Comprehensive map legend included English. The map is accompanied by a 79-page booklet, IN GERMAN & ITALIAN ONLY, with stage-by-stage descriptions of the Tyrol High Route, including altitude profiles. The booklet, illustrated with numerous colour photos, also provides general information about the area & contact details of mountain huts along the trail. Kompass are Europe’s largest publishers of walking maps, with extensive coverage of hiking areas in other countries, all listed on our website under various series. ...