Perthshire is at the very heart of Scotland & one of the most popular regions for visitors, offering a variety of Highland & Lowland landscapes with some of the most scenic & accessible countryside for shorter walks as well as evidence of its rich history at every turn. ” Perthshire 40 Town & Country Walks” features traditional tourist hubs, such as Pitlochry, Dunkeld & Killin (with its historical connections to the county), as well as countryside around Blairgowrie, Crieff & Aberfeldy, finishing up at the Fair City of Perth & nearby Kinross. ...

Perthshire, Angus & Fife in the Pathfinder Guides series, produced in association with Ordnance Survey & published by Crimson; comprising a range of walking guides to popular British destinations. Each Pathfinder guide

Includes:: 28 varied walks ranging from easy strolls to exhilarating hikes & is accompanied by 1:25, 000 Ordnance Survey mapping with marked, colour-coded routes. Introductory sections profile the county or region covered, with recommendations on the best time to visit & a brief explanation of GPS. An

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Topographic survey of France at 1:25, 000 in IGN`s excellent TOP25 / Série Bleue series. All the maps are GPS compatible, with a 1km UTM grid plus latitude & longitude lines at 5’ intervals. Contours are at 5m intervals except for mountainous areas where the maps have contours at 10m intervals, vividly enhanced by hill shading & graphics for rocky terrain. Colouring with graphics indicates different types of vegetation or land use (deciduous or coniferous forests, moors, orchards, vineyards, etc). PLEASE NOTE: coverage of France at this scale is currently being revised – the format & the presentation of each title are indicated by the letters at the end of its Sheet Reference number (e.g. 0416ET, 3531ETR, 1923SB, etc.)MAPS WITH FULL TOURIST OVERPRINT & AN ENGLISH MAP LEGEND: all TOP25 maps & the SB editions of Série Bleue have an overprint highlighting waymarked walking trails including long-distance GR routes &, where appropriate, ski routes. Symbols indicate campsites, gîtes d’etape, refuges, equestrian centres & other recreational facilities or sites, tourist information centres, cultural heritage, etc. Towns & locations of particular interest are highlighted.- ET or OT = single-sided TOP25 map covering approx. 29x 21 km / 18x 13 miles.- ETR or OTR = waterproof & tear resistant TOP25 map covering the same area as the corresponding ET or OT number, but double-sided, printed on a smaller size sheet with a good overlap between the sides.- SB = Série Bleue map with full tourist overprint; these maps, first introduced in summer 2014, each cover approx. 29x 24km / 18x 15 miles.SÉRIE BLEUE maps with numbers ending in E (Est) or O (Ouest): most editions now indicate the GR routes, but do not show any other tourist information. Map legend is in French only. Each map covers approx. 14x 20km / 9x 12 miles. ...

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. ...

Double-sided, indexed general map of Peru, dividing the country north/south with a generous overlap. Vivid hill-shading shows the relief, with altitudes for passes & selected peaks marked, & highland regions named. The clear road detail distinguishes unsurfaced routes, & shows some tracks. Intermediate driving distances are marked on many routes. Railways have been omitted from the detail, but internal administrative boundaries & names are clearly marked, & major oil pipelines are drawn (nb. these are not identified as such in the legend). Many reserves & protected areas are shown, & symbols indicate airports, airfields, harbours, beaches, spas, archeological sites, lighthouses & selected places of interest. Latitude & longitude are marked at 1 ...

Double sided, indexed road map on durable, waterproof paper, dividing the country into north & south sections. The map combines clear road & tourist detail with relief indicated by contours, altitude & bathymetric tinting, & peak heights. Salt pans, swamps & glaciers are indicated. Road detail distinguishes unsurfaced roads & selected tracks & also shows intermediate driving distances on main roads. Main railways, ferries, airports, airfields & harbours are indicated & a range of symbols depicts many features eg. various antiquities & places of interest, lighthouses, notable churches, viewpoints, thermal baths. National parks, reserves & regional boundaries & names are also marked. The index

Includes:: archaeological sites, parks & reserves as well as locations. Longitude & latitude lines are drawn at 1

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Peru in the Countries, Regions & Cities series from Rough Guides; comprehensively detailed guidebooks specifically designed for independent travellers & serving a range of worldwide destinations. Widely recognised for their free editorial style, Rough Guide authors are allowed to express their personal opinions on a range of subjects. Although sometimes controversial, this editorial stance allows readers to experience more detailed & personal takes on each destination, a feature often more limited in other guidebooks. Cultural & historical nuances are explored in significant depth throughout the text & descriptions on the ambience of individual settings alongside personal recommendations, particularly in cities, are notably prevalent. Each Rough Guide in the Countries, Regions & Cities series has a similar layout. A ...

From the awe-inspiring ruins of Machu Picchu to the bustling metropolis of Cuzco--the country's capital--from dense subequatorial rainforests to the snowy peaks of the Andes Mountains, this volume transports readers to a land with a tumultuous history & deeply rooted spiritual legacy. Armchair travelers explore ancient archaeological sites deep in the jungle, travel on the highest railway line in the world, & admire the meticulous construction of mysterious cities built of stone. With its accessible text & vibrant photographs, this book provides an excellent introduction to the fascinating country of Peru.

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Peru at 1:1, 500, 000 on an indexed, waterproof & tear-resistant road map with topographic & tourist information, published by Reise Know-How as part of their highly acclaimed World Mapping Project. The map is double-sided to provide the best balance between a good scale & a convenient size sheet. Coverage extends north to Quito. The country ...

Writing from New York in March 1949, Robert Frank sent home to his mother in Switzerland a birthday gift of a book maquette of a series of photographs he had made during a visit to Peru. Frank made an identical book for himself & one of each of these two dummies now resides in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, New York, & National Gallery of Art, Washington. A few of these images are well-known in Franks oeuvre but previously the entire series had only ever been seen by a small number of people. This book presents for the first time the complete sequence of images, based on the original book Frank had conceived & realised under his direction. ” Peru” is a work of major historical significance in both the artists history & the history of photography. ...