Map No. 82, Waterford South-East in the Discovery series from the OSI, the Ordnance Survey of Irel&, which presents the country on detailed topographic maps at 1:50, 000, with additional overprint highlighting campsites & caravan parks, youth hostels, etc. The maps have contours at 10m intervals, with plenty of spot heights & additional altitude colouring. Graphics indicate different types of woodlands. An overprint highlights waymarked or unmarked walking trails as well as cycle routes. National or forest parks & nature reserves are marked & a range of symbols provide tourist information: campsites, caravan parks, youth hostels (An ...

Waterford on an indexed street plan at 1:11, 000 from the Ordnance Survey of Irel&. An enlargement at 1:7, 000 shows the city centre in greater detail, highlighting 18 places of interest and/or facilities. The index is on the same side as the plan.OSI street plans highlight main traffic arteries in each town: national primary & secondary routes, regional roads & main streets, with one way & pedestrianized streets. Colouring indicates public buildings, highlighting the more important ones, railway/bus stations & medical centres. A range of symbols indicate various facilities, including An Óige or independent hostels, tourist offices, museums & galleries, shopping centres, sport grounds, etc. Each plan has a 500m grid. ...

One of the titles in a series of recreational maps at scales suitable for walking & cycling, showing areas of cultural & conservation significance. There is some variation in the cartographic content, but a noticeable feature is the emphasis on land use & vegetation distribution, e.g. heath, sand dunes, woods, natural grassl&, salt marshes, etc. The maps show local footpaths, cycle & mountain bike paths, bridleways, waterways, campsites & other accommodation, various sport & recreation facilities, places of interest, etc. Road junctions show the numbers of the special signposts erected by the ANWB motoring organization. The maps have no geographical coordinates. Map legend

Includes:: English. On the reverse each title has supplementary information, in Dutch only, about the region's attractions. The maps are produced in conjunction with the Staatsbosbeheer, the organisation commissioned by the government to manage a considerable share of all the protected areas of the Netherlands.

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Waterlinie Zuid area of the Netherlands in a series of walking & cycling maps at 1:25, 000 – 1:35, 000, published by Falk BV in cooperation with Staatsbosbeheer – Dutch government’s organization for forestry & the management of nature reserves. Colouring indicates different types of vegetation or terrain: woodl&, pastures, heath or sand dunes. Given the topography of most of the country, the maps have no contour lines. The maps show local hiking trails, indicating their waymarking & include cycle paths & horse riding. Many local crossroads are annotated with the numbers of ANWB signposts & ‘mushrooms’ – a useful aid when navigating in Dutch countryside. Symbols indicate various tourist facilities & places of interest, including different types of accommodation, cafes, windmills, etc. The maps have no geographical coordinates. Map legend is in Dutch only. On the reverse each title has supplementary information, in Dutch only, about the region`s attractions. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

In 1996 Roger Deakin, the late, great nature writer, set out to swim through the British Isles. From the sea, from rock pools, from rivers & streams, tarns, lakes, lochs, ponds, lidos, swimming pools & spas, from fens, dykes, moats, aqueducts, waterfalls, flooded quarries, even canals, Deakin gains a fascinating perspective on modern Britain. Detained by water bailiffs in Winchester, intercepted in the Fowey estuary by coastguards, mistaken for a suicide on Camber sands, confronting the Corryvreckan whirlpool in the Hebrides, he discovers just how much of an outsider the native swimmer is to his landlocked, fully-dressed fellow citizens. This is a personal journey, a bold assertion of the native swimmer`s right to roam, & an unforgettable celebration of the magic of water. ...

The Battle of Waterloo marked the climax of four extraordinary months. Napoleon returned from exile, ousted the unpopular King Louis XVIII, & then turned to launch a pre-emptive strike against the Allied armies assembling in the United Netherlands. Here Napoleon met Wellington who had cobbled together an army with contingents from the British, the United Netherlands & the Prussians, firstly at Quatre Bras & then finally at Waterloo. This is the second book in the series to cover the battle following on from Hougoumont. ...

Two hundred years after the battle, the area around Waterloo is a lovely landscape of rolling farmland containing dozens of key sites, memorials & monuments to discover. But the Waterloo region offers far more than just a battlefield. A wealth of sights beckons the curious tourist, including the historic town of Nivelles with its towering Collegiate Church of Saint Gertrude, the exhilarating Walibi theme park at Wavre & the profoundly tranquil ruins of the Abbaye de Villers. Bradt`s Waterloo & Beyond, written by Belgium expert Antony Mason, gives practical advice from the best hotel & restaurant choices to festivals & events throughout the year. This unique tourist guidebook provides everything you`ll need to get the very most from your visit. ...

Waterloo
- Lanse, map No. 39/3-4 in the topographic survey of Belgium at 1:20, 000 covering the main area of the Battle of Waterloo
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Published to coincide with the 200th anniversary of the battle of Waterloo, this lavishly illustrated volume looks at all the different aspects of the 100-day campaign which has become synonymous with the Napoleonic Wars & saw the eventual defeat of Napoleon`s French forces. Ten articles by internationally renowned historians examine the battle from different angles, from the microcosm of the bitter fighting for the fortified farmhouse of Hougoumont through to a wider perspective of the 100-day campaign in its entirety. The official publication of the Waterloo 200 organization, slipcased & highly collectible, Waterloo
- The Decisive Victory offers a unique & authoritative history of one of the most important battles in world history.
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Commemorative map from the Belgian national survey organization, NGI, published to mark the bicentenary of the battle of Waterloo in 1815, with present day mapping & reproductions of contemporary maps overprinted to indicate the movements of the French, British & Prussian forces. On one side is a current contoured topographic survey map at 1:50, 000 showing the area between Waterloo, Wavre, Gembloux, Fleurus & Nivelles. An overprint shows the movements of the French & the allied forces between 16th & 18th June, & also indicates sites of main battles & present day museums & information offices. The map is accompanied by notes describing the main events. On the reverse are six separate panels. A present day map at 1:250, 000 indicates troop movements across a slightly larger area, extending south to Charleroi. Five panels present reproductions of mapping by cartographers William Blackwood & Sons showing in detail the dispositions of various army units at the battles of Quatre Bras & Ligny on 16th June, battle of Waterloo in the morning of 18th June & during its height, plus the battle of Wavre on 18th & 19th June. Map legend & all the text are in English, French, German & Dutch. ...