Mali ITMB

Product Description

Mali at 1:1, 700, 000 on a double-sided indexed road map from ITMB, with large street plans of Bamako & Timbuktu (Tombouctou), a distance table, an inset indicating the extent of the Mali Empire & historical notes about European explorers of the region. The map divides the country east/west, with a good overlap between the sides. The country’s topography is shown by altitude colouring & spot heights (both in feet), with names of mountain ranges & other geographical features, plus graphics for cliffs or scarps, water wells (many with names) & oasis within the northern Saharan region. Also marked are salt flats, marshes, swamps & areas of seasonal inundation. Road network

Includes:: local roads & selected tracks. Distances are shown on primary routes & locations of fuel supplies & border crossings are marked. Also shown are local airports & airfields & navigation stops on the Niger. The map highlights various places of interest, some annotated with brief descriptions. Also indicated are locations with tourist accommodation, medical facilities, fuel supplies, etc. Latitude & longitude lines are drawn at 2º30’ intervals. Each side has a separate index. Coverage

Includes:: most of Burkina Faso.A large street plan of Bamako shows main routes across the city & names districts outside the centre, with a separate enlargement providing a more detailed plan of the capital’s central area. Both plans are annotated with various facilities & places of interest, included selected hotels, restaurants, embassies, etc. Another inset shows a similarly annotated street plan of Timbuktu (Tombouctou). Also provided is a distance table, a small rainfall chart for the whole of Africa, profiles of three early European explorers into Timbuktu: Gordon Laing, Henry Barth, & Réné Callié, & the extent of the Mali Empire in 1300 & 1500 AD superimposed on a map of present day countries of western Africa.