West Africa in the Countries, Regions & Cities series from Rough Guides; comprehensively detailed guidebooks specifically designed for independent travellers & serving a range of worldwide destinations. Widely recognised for their free editorial style, Rough Guide authors are allowed to express their personal opinions on a range of subjects. Although sometimes controversial, this editorial stance allows readers to experience more detailed & personal takes on each destination, a feature often more limited in other guidebooks. Cultural & historical nuances are explored in significant depth throughout the text & descriptions on the ambience of individual settings alongside personal recommendations, particularly in cities, are notably prevalent. Each Rough Guide in the Countries, Regions & Cities series has a similar layout. A ...

West Africa has both cachet & soul. Home to African landscapes of our imaginations & inhabited by an astonishing diversity of traditional peoples, this is Africa as it once was. Anthony Ham, Lonely Planet Writer
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Amazing experiences Inspirational images, destination highlights & author recommendations. Plan the perfect trip Planning features & top itineraries give you the freedom to create your ideal trip. Get off the beaten track Our authors uncover local secrets that will make your trip unique. Special Features Music Arts & Craftwork Peoples of West Africa Safe travel We tell it like it is
Our job is to make amazing travel experiences happen. We visit the places we write about each & every edition. We never take freebies for positive coverage, so you can always rely on us to tell it like it is.

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This bold, challenging & celebratory new book accompanies a major exhibition at the British Library
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One of the titles in a series of locally produced administrative maps of Indian states, each with a booklet providing a guide to the area. The maps show the division of each state into districts & have more small towns & villages than on more general maps of India available from other publishers. Presentation is now considerably enhanced with the districts shown in different colours. The maps indicate each district ...

West Bengal in a series of waterproof & tear-resistant maps from Bharat Graphics, showing local districts in different colours & indicating both administrative headquarters of each district & of its subdivisions, the tehsils (or tahsils, tahasils, talukas, taluks, taluqs). Roads are classified as national or state highways & other roads, some with driving distances. Railway lines are also marked & some titles have symbols indicating places of interest or rest houses. Maps of states in mountainous areas show names of main valleys, on other titles there is no topographic information. The maps have no geographical coordinates. Some titles include insets with enlargements of popular areas or street plans, & distance tables. All the maps are indexed & have a small booklet providing a basic guide to the state district by district. The maps are printed on a waterproof & tear-resistant paper. Please note: the various series of state maps of India often show different small villages, supplementing each other to provide a more detail picture of each state. ...

West Bromwich in 1902 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. Two versions have been published for this area. The maps cover most of West Bromwich, stretching from Bond Street & St John`s church northward to West Bromwich Workhouse, & from Claypit Lane eastward to Dartmouth Park. Features on the 1886 version include the town centre, Christ Church, St Andrew`s church, Scale & Spring Balance Works, Town Hall, GWR railway with West Bromwich & Swan Village stations, part of Dartmouth Park, tramway, Guns Village area, Ireland Green Colliery; several disused collieries including Cordley, Cutlers End, Whyley, Tantany & Cronehills Collieries; Albion Bluebrick Works, Victoria Bluebrick Works, Albion football ground, Lyndon, Workhouse, etc. The 1886 version is in colour, taken from the beautiful h&-coloured 1st Edition. 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. ...

West Bromwich North in 1885 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. 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. In this title: the map covers the northern part of West Bromwich, stretching from Churchfield northward to Hatley Heath, westward to Blacklake. The main urban area is Hill Top in the north-western corner. Features include Hill Top with St James church, reading room, Balls Hill Farm, Albert Street Iron Works, Wallface Colliery (disused), tramway, stretch of GWR railway (but no stations), Blacklake Colliery, old shafts, Borough Gas Works, Oakwood Farm, White's Farm Colliery, Waterloo Iron Works, Ridgacre Branch Canal, Halford Branch Canal, Jesson's Branch Canal, Hall End Colliery (in centre of map), Hall End area, Shrubbery Colliery, Churchfield House, West Bromwich Cemetery, infectious diseases hospital, Hateley Heath area with St Mary's Mission Chapel etc. On the reverse are extracts from an 1888 directory. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25 ...

West Bromwich North in 1885 (colour edition) 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. Two versions have been published for this area, one in colour & the other black & white. The maps cover the northern part of West Bromwich, stretching from Churchfield northward to Hatley Heath, & westward to Blacklake. The main urban area is Hill Top in the north-western corner. Features include St James church, Balls Hill Farm, Albert Street Iron Works, Wallface Colliery (disused), tramway, stretch of GWR railway (but no stations), Blacklake Colliery, old shafts, Borough Gas Works, Oakwood Farm, White`s Farm Colliery, Waterloo Iron Works, Ridgacre Branch Canal, Halford Branch Canal, Jesson`s Branch Canal, Hall End Colliery (in centre of map), Hall End area, Shrubbery Colliery, Churchfield House, West Bromwich Cemetery, infectious diseases hospital, Hateley Heath area with St Mary`s Mission Chapel, etc. Each map

Includes:: extracts from an 1888 directory. 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.

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Washington State & Oregon Road & Recreation map, waterproof & tear-resistant, featuring continuous coastal coverage from the Canadian border to beyond the California Redwoods, plus detailed city enlargements. The map, published by the Great Pacific Recreation & Travel Maps, shows the region’s topography by altitude colouring & highlights numerous national/state parts or forests, campsites, various recreational areas, wildlife watching sites, breweries & wineries, etc. The mapping is shown as:* Western part of Washington State at 1:570, 000 approx. extending from the Canadian border to the Columbia River estuary, plus inland to the Puget Sound & Seattle, & then south to the No. 5 interstate highway.* Eight panels with road mapping at 1:380, 000 approx. covering the coastal areas of Oregon & northern California beyond Eureka along the highway 101. * Enlargements for towns along the route with more accommodation & facilities in Victoria on Vancouver Isl&, Aberdeen
- Hoquiam
- Cosmopolis, Forks, Port Townsend, Ocean Shores, North Bend
- Coos Bay, Port Angeles, Seaside, Cannon Beach, Astoria, Florence, Newport, Lincoln City, Brookings, Coquille & Eureka.* An index of coastal communities, plus several panels of lists, cross-referenced to the maps, providing phone numbers & website addresses of parks & recreational areas, campsites, etc.


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West Coast & the Environs of Ypres (Dutch version) in a series of cycling maps of selected areas of Belgium with each title presented as box containing eight separate, waterproof & tear-resistant maps, each showing a day route. All the text in this version is in DUTCH only ...