Indexed street plan of the Slovak capital & the surrounding outer suburbs. The map shows public transport, places of interest, etc. An enlargement shows the city centre in greater detail. The plan also

Includes:: a small road map of the area between Bratislava & Vienna. Map legend

Includes:: English.



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Bratislava on an indexed street plan at 1:16, 000 with an enlargement of its historic centre highlighting important buildings by small drawings, a map of the capital’s environs, plus brief descriptions of main sights. Cartography is by Shocart
- Slovak subsidiary of Freytag & Berndt. On one side is a street plan of Bratislava with its outer suburbs, including the city’s M. R. Štefánik International Airport. Tram, trolleybus & bus lines are shown with stops & line numbers. For divers the plan indicates one way & pedestrinized streets, car parks & locations of petrol stations. Symbols mark various facilities & places of interest. Street index is on the reverse, together with an inset presenting the city’s historic centre in much greater detail, highlighting main sights, selected hotels & restaurants, etc. The reverse side also provides a contoured map at 1:100, 000 of Bratislava’s environs, highlighting numerous hiking trails in the Male Karpaty hills north of the city. Also provided are brief descriptions of main sights in the city. Map legend & the descriptions include English.
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This town plan of London & Westminster was first produced in 1572 by Braun & Hogenberg as part of their atlas of city views called ` Civitates Orbis Terrarum`. This six volume work was issued between 1572 & 1618 & contained more than 500 city plans. Reproduced by Wychwood Editions. ...

Talk of the town: A landmark in urban mapping More than four centuries on from its first publication, discover one of the jewels of urban cartography & civic studies. This quality reprint

Includes:: all 363 colour plates from the Civitates orbis terrarum, a magnificent collection of town map engravings, produced between 1572 & 1617. Featuring plans, bird`s-eye views, & maps for all major cities in Europe, plus important urban centers in Asia, Africa, & Latin America, this masterwork in urban mapping gives us a comprehensive view of city life at the turn of the 17th century. It was edited & annotated by theologian & publisher Georg Braun & largely engraved by Franz Hogenberg, but also involved over a hundred different artists & cartographers who contributed not only town views, but additional elements, such as figures in local dress, courtroom scenes, & topographical details, to help convey the situation, commercial power, & political influence of each city. Taschen`s reprint contextualises the plates with selected extracts from Braun`s original texts on the history & significance of each urban center as well as detailed commentaries to place each city map in its cartographical & cultural context.

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More than four centuries on from its first publication, discover one of the jewels of urban cartography & civic studies. This quality reprint

Includes:: the most enchanting color plates from the Civitates orbis terrarum, a magnificent collection of town map engravings, produced between 1572 & 1617. Featuring plans, bird`s-eye views, & maps for all major cities in Europe, plus important urban centers in Asia, Africa, & Latin America, this masterwork in urban mapping gives us a comprehensive view of city life at the turn of the 17th century. It was edited & annotated by theologian & publisher Georg Braun & largely engraved by Franz Hogenberg, but also involved over a hundred different artists & cartographers who contributed not only town views, but additional elements, such as figures in local dress, courtroom scenes, & topographical details, to help convey the situation, commercial power, & political influence of each city.TASCHEN`s reprint contextualizes the plates with selected extracts from Braun`s original texts on the history & significance of each urban center as well as detailed commentaries to place each city map in its cartographical & cultural context.

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Braunschweig & its Environs on a waterproof, tear-resistant, GPS compatible cycling map at 1:75, 000 from the ADFC (Allgemeiner Deutscher Fahrrad-Club
- the official German cycling federation), in a series of maps with extensive overprint for long-distance & local cycling routes. GPS waypoints, route profiles, details of online links for information about accommodation etc. are also provided. Maps included in this series are contoured & the interval varies according to the type of the terrain. Steep sections are annotated with gradient markings. Colouring and/or graphics show various types of landscape: woods, vineyards, etc. An overprint highlights both the national long-distance cycling routes & the shorter local cycling trails, each clearly identified by a symbol and/or an abbreviation of its name. Sections with heavy traffic and/or poor road surface are clearly marked. Symbols indicate various facilities, such as railway stations with cycle hire, cycle repair shops, campsites, youth hostels, shelters, country restaurants/bars, sport & leisure facilities. Maps have a UTM grid for measuring distances & for determining location using GPS device & they are printed on weather resistant & tear-resistant paper. Each map covers an area of Approx. 110 x 100 km & the map legend is in German only. To see all the titles in this series please click on the series link.
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Falk, one of Germany`s leading publishers of street plans, produce their town plans in two different formats. Falk Extra plans are folded in a standard way, where the whole map can be opened to view the entire area it covers. For larger cities, the same mapping is also published with a special folding system designed to show only a small section of the map at one time. The whole map can be opened but it will be cut in several places. Many find these street plans very user-friendly & easier to handle than conventional maps. The plans, which cover towns with their outer suburbs, indicate main landmarks & public buildings & show all the public transport facilities, one way streets & car parks. Plans of lager cities include a separate map of the town centre at a more detailed scale & a diagram of the underground & the suburban rail network. The plans also show the postal divisions & have an extensive street index which, where appropriate, shows individual postal codes for each street. Map legend

Includes:: English. Falk Extra plans also include on the reverse a road map of the surrounding area.

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Street plan of the Braunschweig conurbation in Falk’s Special Fold format, designed to show only a small section of the map at one time. The whole map can be opened but it will be cut in several places. Many find these street plans very user-friendly & easier to handle than conventional maps, others simply hate them!* About Falk street plans:* The plans indicate main landmarks & public buildings & show all the public transport facilities, one way streets & car parks. Plans of larger cities include a separate diagram of the public transport network & an enlargement of the town centre at a more detailed scale. The plans also show postal divisions & have an extensive street index which, where appropriate, shows individual postal codes for each street. * Map legend

Includes:: English.* Falk street plans are published in three different map formats, plus in a series of regional street atlases.* Falk Extra* plans are folded in a standard way, where the whole map can be opened to view the entire area it covers. In most plans on the reverse is a road map of the surrounding area. Latest editions have a UTM grid.* Falk Special Fold* plans, published only for larger cities, have a folding system designed to show only a small section of the map at one time. The whole map can be opened but it will be cut in several places. Many find these street plans very user-friendly & easier to handle than conventional maps, others simply hate them!* Falk City Plans*, published only for main cities, use the same mapping but cover a smaller area then the Extra plans & have a larger map of the city centre.

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One of the titles in a series of regional street atlases providing detailed mapping of the main urban conurbations in Germany. The plans name all the individual streets & indicate all the main landmarks & public buildings. All public transport facilities are shown: buses, trams, underground & overland rail lines. One way streets & car parks are indicated. Each atlas also

Includes:: enlargements showing town centres at a more detailed scale, a general road map of the area, & diagrams of motorways with exits & service areas. The plans also show the postal divisions & have an extensive street index which, where appropriate, shows individual postal codes for each street. Map legend

Includes:: English. In this atlas: the area around Braunschweig, including Wolfsburg, Peine, Helmstedt, Salzgitter Wolfenb



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Braunton & Ilfracombe Cycle Map at 1:30, 000 from Croydecycle covering the northern coast of Devon between Combe Martin & Bideford; handy size, double-sided, contoured, printed on light waterproof & tear-resistant synthetic paper & showing National Cycle routes & numerous local facilities, including campsites, pubs, etc. Topography is indicated by contours at 10m intervals, with colouring for different types of vegetation including woodlands with public access. The map also shows the high tide level & classifies beaches as s&, shingle, boulders or rock. Where appropriate, the paths or the terrain are annotated with comments providing useful advice for bikers & hikers. Roads are presented according to the density of traffic & have gradient markings. An overprint indicates cycle paths, including the Tarka Trail, & private roads with access on bike or foot, as well as bridleways, footpaths & permissive paths, including the South West Coast Path National Trail. On roads which are part of the National Cycle Network route numbers are marked. Symbols indicate numerous facilities: campsites & caravan sites, pubs & cafes, car parks & picnic sites, local shops, cycle hire, tourist information, etc. National Grid coordinates are marked in the margins. The map also

Includes:: small street plans showing various facilities in Combe Martin, Ilfracome, Mortehoe, Woolacombe, Georgeham, Croyde, Braunton & Barnstaple. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link.

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