Decorative 108x 150cm wall map presenting an elevated view of the British Isles from a position over the English Channel, such that Iceland can be seen disappearing over the northern horizon. The Channel Islands are included in a separate inset. Although major roads, towns & airports are depicted, the main emphasis is the physical geography, with relief strongly implied by the use of colour & hill shading. Heights of significant peaks are stated & major rivers & lakes are distinguished. International borders are indicated. ...

Political wall map of the British Isles at 1:1, 000, 000 from Global Mapping, showing counties in clear, bold colouring, with major towns & cities easy to spot. Road detail shows motorways, A roads & B roads, with only motorway & A numbers marked; service stations, railways, car ferries, ferry routes, & airports are indicated. International, national, & county & unitary authority boundaries are prominently highlighted. There is also a distance table for numerous destinations, as well as separate insets showing the Channel & Shetland Islands. ...

Political wall map of the British Isles at 1:1, 300, 000 from Global Mapping, showing different counties in bold colouring. This is an ideal reference map, showing major cities, motorways & A roads. Ferry routes & airports are also indicated. There is also a distance table for numerous destinations, as well as separate insets showing the Channel & Shetland Islands. ...

Encapsulated wall map of Great Britain from Map Marketing with a good dense scatter of place names are shown on this 86x 124cm map, with the towns classified by population size. Motorways & A roads are clearly shown (A roads are not all numbered). The map is coloured in shades of green & brown to show highland & lowl&, & county names are shown in grey (with county boundaries faintly). The map shows Engl&, Wales, Scotland & Northern Irel&, with the Republic of Ireland shown in an inset. There is also an enlarged inset of Greater London, a distance table, an explanation of the main road signs, & a list of telephone numbers for railway companies, ferries & airports. This is the encapsulated edition: the map has been sealed between two sheets of plastic & therefore is more rigid & heavier than laminated maps of the same size. It is also damp-proof & will not crinkle in humid conditions. Encapsulation gives the map a shiny surface, similar to being displayed behind glass. ...

Since 1945 Great Britain has gone through many changes: the loss of an empire, economic decline & resurgence, entry into Europe, evolution into a multicultural society, & devolution, to name only the more obvious. In this book, six distinguished historians each take a theme
- politics, international relations, high, middle, & low culture, social & economic policies, the nature of civil society, & Ireland
- & set out the fundamental nature & development of each. These are set within the wider context of the Cold War, & its impact both internationally & domestically; of the impact on politics, economics & foreign policy of the decline of the pound & the attempts to arrest this; & finally, of the growing impact of Europe.

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Very decorative administrative wall map of the British Isles (100 x 70cm / 3’3” x 2’4” approx.) with a carefully graded palette of glossy shades of green shown against off-white sea background. Light relief shading with names of mountainous region & other geographical features provides topographic information & the map also shows the network of main roads. The map indicates boundaries of counties & unitary authorities, shown either with their names or with numbers cross-referenced to lists provided on the map.A separate enlargement covers the Greater London area, showing individual boroughs. ...

Very decorative administrative wall map of the British Isles (100 x 70cm / 3’3” x 2’4” approx.) with a carefully graded palette of glossy shades of green shown against off-white sea background. Light relief shading with names of mountainous region & other geographical features provides topographic information & the map also shows the network of main roads. The map indicates boundaries of counties & unitary authorities, shown either with their names or with numbers cross-referenced to lists provided on the map.A separate enlargement covers the Greater London area, showing individual boroughs. ...

Did you know...that the oldest tree in Wales is a yew in Llangernyw in Conwy, thought to be around 4, 000 years old?.. .that London is one of only three cities worldwide to have hosted both the Olympic & Commonwealth Games?.. .that Ebenezer Place in Wick, Caithness, is officially recognised as the shortest street in the world, at a mere 206 cm (81 in.) in length? From a Scottish waterfall three times the height of Niagara Falls to the last foreign invasion of Britain & the birthplace of the first Oscar-winning Welshman, ” The British Isles: A Trivia Gazetteer” brings together hundreds of remarkable facts & feats each pertaining to a different location from across Britain & Irel&. As much an accessible & informative reference book as it is an entertaining miscellany, it aims to expand our knowledge of these extraordinary islands while uncovering & celebrating some of their most remarkable people & places. ...

Laminated physical wall map of the British Isles & Ireland at 1:1, 000, 000 from Global Mapping, showing topography with altitude colourning & additional spot heights. Road detail shows motorways, A roads & B roads, with only motorway & A numbers marked; service stations, railways, car ferries, ferry routes, & airports are indicated. International, national, & county & unitary authority boundaries are subtly highlighted, with county names overprinted in dark red. There is also a distance table for numerous destinations, as well as a separate inset showing the Channel & Shetland Islands. The lamination on this wall map means that you can write on it with a felt marker & wipe it clean afterwards. It is also more durable than an ordinary paper wall map. ...

Counties, Districts & Unitary Authorities Wall Map of the British Isles, size 84 x 121cm (33” x 48” approx) – encapsulated version, from Map Marketing showing county, district & unitary authorities names & boundaries plus, for United Kingdom only, additional information on population & post codes. The map shows the UK at 1:800, 000, with the whole of Ireland included as an inset at half the scale (1:1, 600, 000). Boundaries & names of counties, districts & unitary authorities are overprinted on a base showing the network of motorways & A roads, with domestic & international airports also marked. London area is presented in greater detail on an enlargement. Additional information is provided only for the United Kingdom (i.e. the Republic of Ireland is not covered):- separate lists with population figures for unitary authorities, counties & districts in Engl&, Scotl&, Wales & Northern Irel&- a map plus a list of postcode areas PLEASE NOTE: this map is also available on paper without the encapsulation.LAMINATED & ENCAPSULATED WALL MAPS:- LAMINATED wall maps have a thin layer of plastic usually applied to the printed side only. They can be written on with suitable marker pens without any damage to the map but, unless laminated on both sides, they are not damp-proof.- ENCAPSULATED wall maps are sealed between two sheets of plastic. They are more rigid & heavier than laminated maps of the same size. They are damp-proof & do not crinkle in humid conditions. Encapsulation gives the map a shiny surface, similar to being displayed behind glass.- PLEASE NOTE: many publishers & retailers often use these two terms interchangeably. Our map titles & descriptions follow the definitions provided above. ...