Bob Shepton is an ordained minister in the Church of England in his late 70s, but spends most of his time sailing into the Arctic & making first ascents of inaccessible mountains. No tea parties for this vicar. Opening with the disastrous fire that destroyed his yacht whilst he was ice-bound in Greenl&, the book travels back to his childhood growing up on the rubber plantation his father managed in Malaysia, moving back to England after his father was shot by the Japanese during the war, boarding school, the Royal Marines, & the church. We then follow Bob as he sails around the world with a group of schoolboys, is dismasted off the Falklands, trapped in ice, & climbs mountains accessible only from iceberg-strewn water & with only sketchy maps available. Bob Shepton, winner of the 2013 Yachtsman of the Year Award, is an old-school adventurer, & this compelling book is in the spirit of sailing mountaineer HW Tilman, explorer Ranulph Fiennes, climber Chris Bonington & yachtsman Robin Knox-Johnston, all of whom have been either friends of Bob`s or an inspiration for his own exploits. ...

Addington Hills & Croham Hurst in 1895 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. This largely rural map is at the southern extremity of the OS London series & covers the south-eastern part of Croydon around Croham Hurst & Addington Hills. Features include Bramley Bank, Heathfield (at east edge of map), Ballards, Ballards Farm, Coombe Lodge, Thrift Wood, Croham Hurst, Croham House, Croham Farm, Old Fox Farm. 1903 directories for Addington & Sanderstead are on the reverse. 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. ...

Addlands is the story of two generations of the Hamer family working the Funnon Farm. There is Idris, stubborn, strong, a man of the plough & the prayer-sheet, haunted by the war. Then comes Oliver, a near mythic giant bestriding the landscape, a fighter, a man of the hills as hard as the prehistoric stone. Then there is Etty, Oliver`s mother, the centre of this close constellation, watching new technologies & old ways converge on the farm & on the life of her son. Addlands is instantly a classic of rural British fiction. It is as vast & complex as a symphony but as pure & moving as a solo voice in an empty church. As much a book about birdsong as it is about closing time brawls, Addlands` beauty is in the clear truth of its language & the sheer humane depth of its inquiries. It is a miraculous book which unfurls at the speed of life & bathes its reader in a rare golden light. ...

Addlands is the moving & engrossing story of the Hamer family & their home, the Funnon Farm, deep in the hills of the Welsh borders. There is Idris, proud & insular, a man of the plough & the prayer sheet, haunted by the First World War. Then there is the boy Oliver, who grows to be a near mythic giant in the community, a fighter, a drinker, inescapably rooted in their hard, remote valley. & there is Etty, Oliver`s mother, the centre of this close constellation, who navigates old ways & new technologies as she struggles to ensure her family`s survival. From the ancient silence in the hills to the encroaching roar of modernity, spanning seventy years, Addlands tells of human & animal; it speaks of the land & lets the land speak for itself. It is as vast & complex as a symphony but as pure & moving as a solo voice in an empty church. ...

Topographic coverage of the Canary Islands at 1:25, 000 published by the Instituto Geográfico Nacional – Centro Nacional de Información Geografica, the country’s civilian survey organization. The maps have contours at 10m intervals & colouring and/or graphics to show different types of vegetation or land use. Boundaries of national parks & other protected areas are marked. In addition to all the usual information shown on topographic mapping at this scale: detailed presentation of the road network with rural tracks & paths, etc, the maps also show campsites. The maps have a 1-km UTM grid, plus margin ticks for latitude & longitude at 1` intervals. The majority of the titles have been published since late 1990s. Map legend is in Spanish only.COVERAGE: each 25K map covers one quarter of the corresponding 1:50, 000 map, with the numbering system: I = NW quarter, II = NE quarter, III = SW quarter, & IV = SE quarter. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

Adelaide & Region in a series of maps from Hema presenting Australia’s main cities with three maps: a detailed street plan of the central area, a road map of the city with its outer suburbs, plus a map of the wider surrounding region for out-of-town excursions. The Adelaide map contains a street plan of city centre highlighting locations of 35 places of interest & 28 hotels, a road map of Adelaide`s suburbs & environs at 1:80, 000, plus a regional map at 1:270, 000 extending south to include the Fleurieu Peninsula, Lake Alexandrina & the Younghusband Peninsula. Also provided is a diagram of Adelaide’s rail network, plus a detailed map at 1:9.217 of the Barossa Valley highlighting locations of its numerous wineries. Both the suburban & the regional maps are indexed & show the road network indicating unsurfaced roads & tracks. Symbols mark roadside rest areas, campsites, accredited information centres, places of interest, etc. Topography is indicated by names of mountain ranges & selected peaks, plus rivers & lakes; national & state parks, conservation areas & reserves are all highlighted. The suburban map also shows suburb names with their postal codes. The regional map has latitude & longitude grid at 15’ intervals. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

Adelaide City Streets & Suburbs waterproof & tear-resistant map from UBD Gregory`s providing on one side a street plan of the city & its inner suburbs plus, on the reverse, an indexed road map covering Adelaide’s outer suburbs & the environs. On one side is a street plan of Adelaide’s its inner districts at 1:25, 000, extending north to Port Adelaide/ Dry Creek/ Valley View, south to Marino/ Coromadel Valley, & inland to Campbelltown/ Wattle Park/ Coromandel East. Roads & streets are classified into freeways, secondary & primary arterial roads, local access & collector roads, plus “un-trafficable” roads. Roundabouts, traffic lights, one way streets, car parks & even speed humps are marked. Streets are annotated with selected house numbers for easier identification of addresses. Symbols highlight various facilities & services. Administrative boundaries & postcode numbers are also shown. A short index lists just suburbs. On the reverse is a road map at 1:100, 000 covering the city with its outer suburbs & the surrounding environs, highlighting national or state parks & other protected areas, various places of interest including local vineyards, etc. Coverage extends north to Gawler with an inset extending coverage the Barossa Valley, & south to Aldinga Beach. To see a list of other street plans & directories from UBD Gregory`s please click on the series link. ...

Adelaide Hills & Barossa Wine Region of South Australia on an indexed road map from the Australian publishers Carto Graphics combining coverage of the whole region at 1:150, 000 with more detailed panels showing the most visited areas, plus a list of local vineries. The main map covers the whole region at 1:150, 000 extending south of Adelaide to Strathalbyn, east to Murray Bridge, & north beyond the Barossa Valley to Kapunda. Road network indicates unsealed roads & local tracks; driving distances are marked on main routes. Railway lines are

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Adelaide Hills & Barossa Wine Region of South Australia on an indexed road map from the Australian publishers Carto Graphics combining coverage of the whole region at 1:150, 000 with more detailed panels showing the most visited areas, plus a list of local vineries. The main map covers the whole region at 1:150, 000 extending south of Adelaide to Strathalbyn, east to Murray Bridge, & north beyond the Barossa Valley to Kapunda. Road network indicates unsealed roads & local tracks; driving distances are marked on main routes. Railway lines are

Includes:: & the map also shows the region’s main trails: Heysen, Mawson, Lavender Federation & Kidman. Topography is indicated by relief shading with names of hills & colouring for the protected areas. Symbols show locations of wineries, tourist information offices & lookouts. The map has latitude & longitude lines at 10’ interval & separate indexes of towns/localities, parks/reserves, & “ Cellar Doors”. Above the main map & on the reverse are panels showing in greater detail Central Adelaide Hills & Mount Crawford Forest, both at 1:50, 000, & the Barossa valley at 1:75, 000. The Mount Crawford map has contours at 10m intervals, a 1-km UTM grid, highlights local hiking trails & shows campgrounds & other tourist facilities. The Barossa Valley panel also has a UTM grid, plus indexes of towns/localities & Cellar Doors. To see the list of the publisher`s other regional maps of South Australia please click on the series link.

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Adelaide Island & the Arrowsmith Peninsula of Antarctica at 1:250, 000 on a double-sided map from the British Antarctic Survey presenting on one side contoured topographic mapping & on the reverse a stunning satellite image of the same area which

Includes:: BAS’s Rothera base. The topographic map has contours at 250m intervals with colouring for rocky outcrops, while the shading & colouring of the satellite image on the reverse has greater visual impact & provides a more vivid presentation of the terrain. Both sides include an overprint showing locations permanent & summer-only scientific stations, huts, Historic Sites & Monuments (HSMs) & Antarctic Specially Protected Areas (ASPAs). Also provided are notes about the history of exploration of this area, the Rothera Research station & local place names. The map, compiled by Magdalena Biszczuk
- an ex-Stanfordian who went on to fulfil her dreams of “going south” one day, is part of the BAS 250P series, sheet number SQ 19-20/14 (extended), edition 1, 2010. This title is also available in a flat version.PLEASE NOTE: to see other BAS maps of wider general interest please click on the series link. A separate series on our website presents BAS titles which are of interest mainly to scientific experts or academic staff: larger scale topographic or geological/earth sciences maps of sections of the Antarctic & maps accompanied by detailed booklets/monographs.


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