The 1:50, 000 topographic map gives a more general picture of the ground features than a basic map. It shows settlements, houses, roads, cultivated areas, waterways, cutting areas, mires, rock exposures, & relief. One map sheet covers an area of 30 x 40 km & one centimetre corresponds to 500 metres on the ground. The 1:50, 000 topographic map is also an ideal complement to nautical charts as it provides useful information about the land areas adjacent to waterways. For example, all Finnish sea areas are covered by 1:50, 000 topographic map sheets. ...

A guide to the language & lore of 21st century seafarers. Full of practical advice, this is a dictionary with a difference: many words are illustrated by passages from classic books of the sea, yet more by the experiences of the author aboard an American schooner. ...

One of the maps in the topographic survey of Peru from the country’s national survey organization, Instituto Geográfico Nacional. Contours are at 25m intervals & colouring/symbols indicate different types of terrain & vegetation. Some of the maps may contain small blank spaces representing as yet unmapped areas. Each sheet covers 30’ latitude by 30’ longitude. The maps have a 1km UTM grid & margin ticks for latitude & longitude at intervals of 1’. Publication dates vary; most maps were published in 1960s to 1990s, with some sheets revised more recently. Map legend is in Spanish only, except in the more recent editions which also include English. ...

Many thousands of route miles of canal & navigation once used to criss-cross Engl&, serving collieries, iron mines, steelworks, towns & villages. From the start of the twentieth century onwards, many of these canals closed down as a result of lack of trade. Many of the lost canals are in the Midlands, the heartland of Britain`s canal network, but they include the exotically named Tamar Manure Canal & the Royal Arsenal Canal. Andy Wood gives us a brief history of each of England`s lost canals, from the Adelphi Canal to the Woodeaves Canal. ...

Abandoned Asylums takes readers on an unrestricted visual journey inside America`s abandoned state hospitals, asylums, & psychiatric facilities, the institutions where countless stories & personal dramas played out behind locked doors & out of public sight. The images captured by photographer Matt Van der Velde are powerful, haunting & emotive. A sad & tragic reality that these once glorious historical institutions now sit vacant & forgotten as their futures are uncertain & threatened with the wrecking ball. Explore a private mental hospital that treated Marilyn Monroe & other celebrities seeking safe haven. Or look inside the seclusion cells at an asylum that once incarcerated the now-infamous Charles Manson. Or see the autopsy theater at a Government Hospital for the Insane that was the scene for some of America`s very first lobotomy procedures. With a foreward by renowned expert Carla Yanni examining their evolution & subsequent fall from grace, accompanying writings by Matt Van der Velde detailing their respective histories, Abandoned Asylums will shine some light on the glorious, & sometimes infamous institutions that have for so long been shrouded in darkness. ...

Photographer Tong Lam explores answers to the question what would the end of the world look like? From Hashima Island off the coast of Japan to the despair of a crumbling industrial Detroit, his photographs deliver myriad answers. Its not all bad news though, & the photographs are far more inspiring than one might expect. As human industry fails & decay takes over, nature starts to move in. Trees miraculously thrive amidst the rubble as various flora springs from industrial waste. Yes, the ghostly asylums & decaying sanatoriums will delight post-apocalyptic impulses, but entropys low ebb often has an upshot in Lams bright open photographs. Nothing is spared from ruin, as the military industrial complexes & medieval castles are given the same treatment by the indomitable, grinding forces of the universe. ...

An exceptional photographic report of Abandoned Italy. Robin Brinaert has been travelling around Italy for over eight years in search of these abandoned, forbidden places. He highlights the sometimes dramatic fate of our heritage
- a serious reflection on safeguarding. Inside Abandoned Italy: Discover the former hunting lodge of the Duchess of Parma, a spectacular abandoned Moorish castle, the remains of film studios with the scenery from a Pinocchio film, a disused psychiatric asylum, a famous but now-forgotten discotheque in a mock medieval castle, the ruins of a renowned spa hotel ravaged by fire.. . This series of photo gallery books, allows one to discover our abandoned, endangered & very often forgotten heritage. Each photograph is accompanied by the history of each place, so that the reader can travel through time & learn the story behind each forgotten place.
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Abandoned Japan documents famed ruins (haikyo in Japanese) such as Gunkanjima, the island featured in the Bond movie Skyfall, which once had a population of over 5, 000 but is now completely abandoned, & the Disneyl&-inspired Nara Dreamland theme park. Japan is often thought of as a place where the modern world & ancient traditions meet in surprising & fascinating ways. The rapid pace of technological, social & cultural change throughout the 20th century propelled the country forward but left countless establishments, industries & entire towns deserted. Through his photography Jordy Meow explores these forgotten places & sheds light on a lost world that was thriving just a few decades ago. Jordy Meow also takes us on a journey through every aspect of a rapidly disappearing past: from schools & hospitals to industrial sites & nightlife, including strip clubs & love hotels. The ruins captured here range from the quaint & serene to the dark & nightmarish. Some have an atmosphere reminiscent of the animation films of Studio Ghibli while others seem almost dystopian. These places show that people can leave a lasting mark on their environment but, given the chance, nature finds its way back. ...

While his crew is resting at the pool, pilot & photographer Henk Van Rensbergen leaves for an expedition to abandoned hotels, overgrown factories, or desolate, green places. Van Rensbergen always manages to see the beauty in decay, & the (international) press quickly gave him credit for it. ” Haunting photographs” was the headline in The Wall Street Journal. The handy, pocket-sized book Abandoned Places shows the best from Abandoned Places 1, 2, 3 & The Photographer`s Selection, completed with brand new material. ...

Ghost towns, empty streets, crumbling ruins & lost empires this book reveals these & other deserted places. Many places featured were once populated & now sit unoccupied, modern day ruins, sitting in decay. Stories, facts & photographs of 60 beautiful & eerie abandoned places from throughout the world. Time has stopped & nature is taking resident in these places mainly due to natural disasters, war or economic reasons. Places include: * Severely damaged by Hurricane Katrina, Six Flags Jazzland has been abandoned since. Several of the rides still st&, a testimony to the resilience of New Orleans. * Shicheng in China has been under water for 53 years since the Xin`an River Hydro Plant flooded the area. The city was founded 1, 300 years ago. * Chernobyl was totally abandoned after the nearby nuclear disaster in 1986. Due to radiation, it has been left untouched ever since the incident & will be for many thousands of years into the future. Nature now rules the city in what resembles an apocalyptic movie.* Poveglia is an island in the Venetian Lagoon which under the rule of Napoleon Bonaparte became a dumping ground for plague victims & later an asylum for the mentally ill. * Plymouth was the capital of the island of Montserrat. The town was overwhelmed by volcanic eruptions starting in 1995 & was abandoned. * St Kilda a remote Scottish Island may have been permanently inhabited for at least two millennia, the population probably never exceeding 180. The entire population was evacuated in 1930. ...