Map No. 47, Lienzer Dolomiten
- Lesachtal, printed on sturdy waterproof & tear-resistant plastic paper, in a series of hiking
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Map No. 47, Lienzer Dolomiten
- Lesachtal, in a series of hiking maps from Kompass providing extensive coverage of Austria &
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Topographical survey of Belgium at 1:20, 000 from Nationaal Geografisch Instituut / Institut Géographique National, the country’s national survey organization. Each 20K map covers one quarter of the corresponding 1:50, 000 map (with adjustments in the border & coastal areas). The maps provide all the information expected of topographic mapping at this scale & in addition have an unusually large amount of vegetation and/or land use information (different types of woodlands, gardens, orchards, heath, etc). The maps have a 1-km UTM grid, with margin ticks for latitude & longitude at intervals of 1`. Map legend & a glossary of terms used on the maps include English. Stanfords keeps as regular stock 20K maps for the World War I battlefields around the Ypres, Messines & Passchendaele, & for the area of the Battle of Waterloo. The 1:20, 000 survey covers the whole of Belgium & maps for other regions can be supplied as special orders. To see the list of titles in this series please click on the series link.PLEASE NOTE: the Long-Distance Footpaths Map of Belgium at 1:300, 000 which shows the division of Belgium into the 50K survey sheets can also be used to see in more detail coverage by the 20K maps. ...

Topographical survey of Belgium at 1:50, 000 from the country’s national survey organization, Nationaal Geografisch Instituut / Institut Géographique National. Contour interval varies according to the terrain, from 2.5 metres in the coastal areas to 10 metres in the Ardennes. The maps provide all the information expected of topographic mapping at this scale & in addition have an unusually large amount of vegetation and/or land use information (different types of woodlands, gardens, orchards, heath, etc). Each standard sheet covers Approx. 32 x 20 km / 20 x 12 miles, with larger maps published for the border or coastal areas. The maps have a 1-km UTM grid, with margin ticks for latitude & longitude at intervals of 1`. Map legend & a glossary of terms used on the maps include English.PLEASE NOTE: the Long-Distance Footpaths Map of Belgium at 1:300, 000 is overprinted with the grid for the 1:50, 000 topographic survey, showing the exact coverage of each sheet. Stanfords keeps as regular stock 50K maps for the World War I battlefields around the Ypres, Messines & Passchendaele, & for the area of the Battle of Waterloo. Maps for other regions can be supplied as special orders – to see the list of all the titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

Liesertal
- Maltatal
- Millstätter See
- Spittal a.d. Drau
- Nockalmstrasse area of the Austrian Alps presented at 1:50,



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Liestal area, map No. 214T, at 1:50, 000 in a special hiking edition of the country’s topographic survey, published by Swisstopo in cooperation with the Swiss Hiking Federation. Cartography, identical to the standard version of the survey, is highly regarded for its superb use of graphic relief & hill shading to provide an almost 3-D picture of Switzerland`s mountainous terrain. Contours are at 20m intervals. An overprint highlights routes maintained by the SHF, distinguishing between hiking routes, mountain routes requiring proper footwear, & alpine routes where equipment is needed. Paths which are part of the national or regional network of long-distance hiking routes are specially marked & in the more recent editions are annotated with their official numbers. The maps show mountain huts, refuges & in remote areas also inns, plus roads with bus service & the positions of bus stops. All the maps have a 1-km grid of the Swiss national coordinates. For a list of all the titles in this series, please click on the series link. ...

The Second Horatio Hornblower Tale of the Sea The nineteenth century dawns & the Napoleonic Wars rage as Horatio Hornblower is ordered to the Caribbean & dangerous waters. New Lieutenant Hornblower`s latest ship is HMS Renown, a sound vessel whose captain is unfortunately of rather unsound mind. When ordered to attack a Spanish anchorage, the chain of command breaks down & it requires all of Hornblower`s seafaring cunning to avert disaster. As cannons pound & splinters fly aboard their beleaguered vessel, & the men are forced to engage at close quarters, the young lieutenant knows that to save his ship & crew he must prove himself a master of the high seas... This is the second of eleven books chronicling the adventures of C. S. Forester`s inimitable nautical hero, Horatio Hornblower. Featuring an exclusive introduction by Bernard Cornwell, creator of Sharpe` One of the best. Everyone interested in war, or in human nature, should read this fascinating tale` The Times Literary Supplement ...

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. ...

” Life” is an ambitious, exhilarating & beautifully illustrated study of animal behaviour, exploring the key groups of animals that inhabit this planet & their survival strategies. From cold-blooded reptilian killers to the armoured invaders of the insect world, the long-distance migratory birds to predatory mammals & the sociable & intelligent primates, ” Life” reveals animal behaviour as never described before. By telling a series of unforgettable stories & focusing on intimate details, the book draws us into the biggest story of all
- the many different ways animals & plants cope with the challenges of life &, ultimately, the survival of their species. We learn how fish can be the most caring of parents, how cuttlefish seduce with colour, how penguin chicks learn the hard way & how monkeys & apes teach their young to use tools. We discover some of the wonders of life, including dragons that wrestle, lizards that do cartwheels, toads that bounce, elephant shrews that run like greyhounds & birds that create art. Narrated by David Attenborough & with never-before-filmed animal behaviour, breathtaking cinematography & emotional story telling, ” Life” is BBC1`s landmark natural history programme for 2009, & this is the unmissable companion book.
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The Sherpas were dead, two more victims of an attempt to scale Mt. Everest. Members of a French climbing expedition, sensitive perhaps about leaving the bodies where they could not be recovered, rolled them off a steep mountain face. One body, however, crashed to a stop near Sherpas on a separate expedition far below. They stared at the frozen corpse, stunned. They said nothing, but an American climber observing the scene interpreted their thoughts: Nobody would throw the body of a white climber off Mt. Everest. For more than a century, climbers from around the world have journeyed to test themselves on Everest`s treacherous slopes, enlisting the expert aid of the Sherpas who live in the area. Drawing on years of field research in the Himalayas, renowned anthropologist Sherry Ortner presents a compelling account of the evolving relationship between the mountaineers & the Sherpas, a relationship of mutual dependence & cultural conflict played out in an environment of mortal risk. Ortner explores this relationship partly through gripping accounts of expeditions
- often in the climbers` own words
- ranging from nineteenth-century forays by the British through the historic ascent of Hillary & Tenzing to the disasters described in Jon Krakauer`s ” Into Thin Air”. She reveals the climbers, or ”sahibs, ” to use the Sherpas` phrase, as countercultural romantics, seeking to transcend the vulgarity & materialism of modernity through the rigor & beauty of mountaineering. She shows how climbers` behavior toward the Sherpas has ranged from kindness to cruelty, from cultural sensitivity to derision. Ortner traces the political & economic factors that led the Sherpas to join expeditions & examines the impact of climbing on their traditional culture, religion, & identity. She examines Sherpas` attitude toward death, the implications of the shared masculinity of Sherpas & sahibs, & the relationship between Sherpas & the increasing number of women climbers. Ortner also tackles debates about whether the Sherpas have been ”spoiled” by mountaineering & whether climbing itself has been spoiled by commercialism.

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