One of a series of beautiful, h&-drawn plans, offering bird's-eye views of popular cities. Every building is drawn to scale with full architectural details, from street arcades to rooftops & inner courtyards. The plans were drawn in 1950s to 1970s & offer a unique opportunity to see these cities as they were before many of the often controversial redevelopments. ...

Zurich area at 1:60, 000 in Kümmerly + Frey’s hiking series of Switzerl&, with most titles now printed on light, waterproof & tear-resistant plastic paper. The series offers a popular alternative to Swiss survey maps & cartography which many walkers find easier to follow. Coverage of the whole country is designed so that each title presents a popular hiking area. The maps have contours at 50 or 25-metre intervals according to the terrain, enhanced by graphic relief & shading. An overprint distinguishes between sign-posted hiking paths, mountain path where proper walking shoes are necessary, & alpine paths requiring special equipment. Most titles now also indicate national & regional long-distance hiking routes, each annotated with its official number. Mountain huts are marked, plus various types of accommodation: campsites, youth hostels, “ Friends of Nature” houses, & secluded hotels & restaurants. Road network indicates local bus routes with stops. Railways, narrow gauge mountain railways, cable car lines, & chair lifts are shown, with various symbols highlighting places of interest, viewpoints, picnic sites, swimming pools, etc. Each title covers an area of Approx. 60 x 42 km (37 x 26 miles). The maps have a 1km Swiss national grid, plus latitude & longitude margin ticks at 5’ intervals. * Map legend

Includes:: English.* On the reverse, an index of towns & villages

Includes:: names of geographical features such as mountains, alpine passes, glaciers, lakes, rivers, as well as places of interest. Also provided is an overview road map of surrounding region.



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33 specially selected hiking trails in the Züricher Oberl&, the mountains east of Zurich between Winterthur & the eastern part Lake Zurich, presented at 1:50, 000 on a waterproof & tear-resistant, contoured & GPS compatible map from the Hallwag/Kümmerly + Frey group, with route profiles, grading for the severity of the terrain & the degree of fitness required, etc. The cartography provides an excellent picture of the terrain through contours at 25-metre intervals enhanced by shading, graphic relief for exposed rock, & colouring for glaciers & woodlands. All local footpaths are on the maps, but the overprint specifically highlights 33 trails selected by the publishers in collaboration with Geo-tracks. The colouring of each trail indicates the degree of fitness needed, from “no physical shape required” to “extremely high level of physical fitness necessary”. The trails start near a railway station or a bus stop (the colouring of the road network indicates routes with public transport & locations of individual bus stops). The maps have the lines of the Swiss national grid at 1-km intervals. On the reverse each trail has a route profile, its grading according to severity of the terrain & the degree of fitness required to attempt it, details of length & approximate timing, the change in altitude on assent & descent, plus a brief description. Map legend

Includes:: English; all the text on the reverse is in German. Each title also

Includes:: a code for a free download onto a smartphone. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link.USEFUL TIP: the same cartography, reduced slightly to 1:60, 000, is used in Kümmerly + Frey’s hiking series with highlighting for all the waymarked trails rather than, as in this series, just a selection of 33 special routes recommended by the publishers.



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Zurich Then & Now map from Swisstopo, Switzerland’s national survey organization, with an excellent combination of two detailed topographic maps & two aerial photos, comparing presentation of the city at different stages in its development. One side shows the city & its environs on two topographic maps at 1:25, 000: a beautiful colour reproduction of Swiss Survey’s famous “ Dufourkarte” series drawn between 1846 & 1851, contrasting it with a map of the same area from 2007. On the reverse there are two aerial images at 1:16, 000: a black & white photo from 1931 with the same area photographed in colour in 2007. The accompanying text about the two topographic series & the two aerial imagery series is in French & German only. For the list of other titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

Zurich on a beautifully h&-drawn panorama map from Gecko Maps offering a 3-D bird`s-eye view of the city, with on the reverse a more detailed enlargement of its historic centre. Every building is drawn to scale with full architectural details. Drawn by the renowned artist Ruben Atoyan who specializes in this kind of mapping, this title presents on one side a view of the city looking south-east, with the mountains across Lake Zurich framing the top of the map. Coverage to the west extends to the Sihl & a panel at the bottom presents a selection of the city’s best know buildings, including the central railway station, the town hall, university buildings & several churches. On the reverse the city’s historic centre is presented in greater detail, highlighting recommended sightseeing routes to view its most interesting buildings. Map legend

Includes:: English.

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Zurich Pocket Street Atlas from the locally based cartographic publishers Orell Füssli, presenting the city with its outer suburbs at 1:17, 500. Bus, tram & S-Bahn routes are shown with line numbers & stops/stations. For drivers the atlas shows main traffic arteries, one way streets, car & coach parks, & park+ride facilities. Longer streets are annotated with selected house numbers for easier identification of addresses. Important buildings are highlighted & named, & a range of symbols indicates various places of interest. In addition to the street index the atlas has a directory of useful addresses. Map legend

Includes:: English.

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Handy, pocket-size, pop-up Zurich map. Ideal to pop in a pocket or handbag for quick reference while exploring the city. Explore Zurich with ease with the help of this genuinely pocket-sized, pop-up map. Small in size yet big on detail, this compact, dependable, city map will ensure you don`t miss a thing.

Includes:: 2 Pop Out maps: an overview of the greater city area & a detailed street map of central Zurich Additional maps of the area surrounding Zurich & the transport system are also included Handy, self-folding, tourist map is small enough to fit in your pocket yet offers extensive coverage of the city in an easy-to-use format Thorough street index is also featured & cross-referenced to the map so you can easily find your destination Hotels, restaurants, stores & attractions are all included on the map Fold

Size: 95mm x 130mm Sheet

Size: 215mm x 250mm (per sheet; 2 sheets) Approx scale: 1:8, 000 (central map) 1:28, 000 (greater map). Scale to be used as a guideline only.





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Zurich Pop-Out Map from Compass Maps in a series designed to provide two street plans, the city centre plus a wider area around it, in a handy format to fit neatly all but the smallest pockets, with, as appropriate, transport network diagrams, additional useful maps, etc. Each title ...

The ultimate pocket map of Zurich! Explore Zurich with ease with the help of this genuinely pocket-sized, pop-up map. Small in size yet big on detail, this compact, dependable, city map will ensure you don't miss a thing.

Includes:: 2 Pop Out maps: an overview of the greater city area & a detailed street map of central Zurich Additional maps of the area surrounding Zurich & the transport system are also included Handy, self-folding, tourist map is small enough to fit in your pocket yet offers extensive coverage of the city in an easy-to-use format Thorough street index is also featured & cross-referenced to the map so you can easily find your destination Hotels, restaurants, stores & attractions are all included on the maps

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Zurich Street Atlas from Orell Füsli with an excellent street index, plus extensive lists of main sights, cultural establishments, restaurants, shops, & other useful practical information for the residents & tourists alike. The atlas covers Zurich with its outer suburbs at 1:15, 000 with the city centre, from the central railway station to the Opera House, shown at 1:10, 000. Bus, tram & S-bahn routes are shown with stops & line numbers. One way streets are shown only on the enlargement for the central part, but parking facilities are marked throughout the whole area. A range of symbols highlight various places of interest, including monuments, museums, shopping centres, etc. Map legend

Includes:: English. Extensive street index lists each commune separately & within Zurich’s municipal area gives the beginning & end point for each street as well as its district & postcode, e.g. Abeggweg: starts at Laubiweg 12, ends at Fürstweg 11, district 6, postcode 8057. The atlas has a 43-page guide to the city with list of restaurants by cuisine, main sights, museum & galleries, shops
- each section showing photos of selected establishments with brief descriptions (in German only), opening times & access by public transport. Also included are extensive lists of other useful facilities & public offices.


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