OS Tour Map no. 11, covering South & Mid Wales (De a Chanolbarth Cymru) at 1:175, 000, extending to Barmouth, Dolgellau & Welshpool / Y Trallwng in the north. Insets show town navigation maps of Cardiff / Caerdydd, Newport / Casnewydd, Swansea / Abertawe, Aberystwyth, Brecon / Aberhonddu, Monmouth / Trefynwy, & Tenby / Dinbych-y-Pysgod. Edition D; Publication date June 2010 About this series:A series of Ordnance Survey ...

South & Mid Wales presented at 1:175, 000 on an indexed Ordnance Survey Tour Map with extensive tourist information including an index of selected places of interest. Town navigation maps highlight main traffic arteries plus principal sights & facilities in Aberystwyth, Brecon, Cardiff, Newport Monmouth, Swansea & Tenby. PLEASE NOTE: rather than indicating national & regional cycle routes & national trails on the map itself, this information is provided on a separate inset. The index lists both English & Welsh place names. Current edition of this title was published in February 2016. To see the list of titles in this series please click on the series list – Ordnance Survey’s Tour maps have extra clear, uncluttered cartography. Topography is shown by altitude colouring & relief shading, plus names of local hill or mountain ranges & heights of important peaks. Additional colouring indicates woodlands; boundaries of National Parks or designated Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty are also marked. Road information very clearly distinguishes between different types of roads, from motorways to small local roads, with distances on main routes. Scenic routes are highlighted; motorway services, tolls, gradients on steep roads & level crossings are marked & towns used in motorway signs as Primary Route Destinations are indicated. Railway lines are shown with stations &, where appropriate, ferry routes are marked. Roads which are part of the national or regional cycle network are highlighted & shown with route numbers; the maps also show the National Trail long-distance hiking paths. An extensive range of symbols indicate various places of interest, including campsites/caravan parks & youth hostels/bunkhouses, historic buildings, sport & recreational facilities, country pubs, etc. The maps have lines of the British National Grid. The place names index is supplemented by a list of selected places of interest plus, in most titles, of market days and/or farmers markets. The maps also include city navigation maps, highlighting main traffic arteries, car parks, principal sights & facilities, etc. For more information please see descriptions & coverage images of individual maps. ...

As war clouds darkened over Europe in 1914, a party led by Shackleton set out to make the first crossing of the entire Antarctic continent via the Pole. But their initial optimism was short-lived as ice floes closed around their ship, gradually crushing it & marooning 28 men on the polar ice. Alone in the world's most unforgiving environment, Shackleton & his team began a brutal quest for survival. & as the story of their journey across treacherous seas & a wilderness of glaciers & snow fields unfolds, the scale of their courage & heroism becomes movingly clear. ...

South Acton & Gunnersbury in 1893 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. Two versions of this map have been published to show how the area developed across the years. The western half of the map is dominated by Gunnersbury Park, including Gunnersbury House. The eastern half of the map is very built up, with South Acton, the Mill Hill Park estate &, further down, Acton Green. Acton High Street is in the north corner. Several railways cross the map, including the North & South Western Junction & the District`s Ealing Extension. Stations include South Acton, Chiswick Park & Acton Green, & Mill Hill Park (later Acton Town). Other features include Fairlawn House, All Saints church, Bollo Bridge Road, Heathfield Lodge, Berrymead Priory (here Constitutional Club), Elm Grove (until 1892 the Royal India Asylum). St Mary`s parish church is at the extreme top of the map. The 1935 version

Includes:: a selection of contemporary street directories for Avenue Road, Bollo Bridge Road, Gunnersbnury Avenue, Gunnersbury Lane, Osborne Road. 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.

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South Acton & Gunnersbury in 1935 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. Two versions of this map have been published to show how the area developed across the years. The western half of the map is dominated by Gunnersbury Park, including Gunnersbury House. The eastern half of the map is very built up, with South Acton, the Mill Hill Park estate &, further down, Acton Green. Acton High Street is in the north corner. Several railways cross the map, including the North & South Western Junction & the District`s Ealing Extension. Stations include South Acton, Chiswick Park & Acton Green, & Mill Hill Park (later Acton Town). Other features include Fairlawn House, All Saints church, Bollo Bridge Road, Heathfield Lodge, Berrymead Priory (here Constitutional Club), Elm Grove (until 1892 the Royal India Asylum). St Mary`s parish church is at the extreme top of the map. The 1935 version

Includes:: a selection of contemporary street directories for Avenue Road, Bollo Bridge Road, Gunnersbnury Avenue, Gunnersbury Lane, Osborne Road. 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.

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South Africa on a double-sided, indexed road map at 1:1, 500, 000 from Insight. This large map

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South Africa 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 ...

South Africa at 1:1, 400, 000 on an indexed road map with topographic & tourist information, published by Rough Guides with cartography from the highly acclaimed World Mapping Project by the German publishers Reise Know-How. The map is double-sided to provide the best balance between a good scale & a convenient size sheet. The map divides South Africa west/east with a good overlap between the sides. Light altitude colouring with contours, peak heights, names of mountain ranges & graphics for salt flats presents the country ...

South Africa Baedeker is divided into four main categories
- background, practicalities, tours & A-Z of sites. The guide is introduced
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South Africa at 1:1, 500, 000 on a very large, indexed map from Insight Guides with street plans of Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban & Pretoria, plus enlargements showing in greater detail the Cape Peninsula, the Kruger National Park, plus the i Simagaliso Wetland Park with the Hluhluwe National Park. On one side is the main map covering South Africa at 1:1, 500, 000 with southern Namibia, much of southern Botswana, Swaziland & the southern coast of Mozambique around Maputo. Relief shading shows the topography with names of mountain ranges & main peaks. National parks & protected areas are highlighted. The map shows a large number of smaller towns & villages. Both principal highways & connecting secondary roads are clearly numbered, with driving distances shown on main routes. Railway lines are included & airports are marked. Road maps from the Insight Guides indicate towns worth visiting & include a wide range of small icons prominently highlighting various places of interest. The map has no geographical coordinates. Enlargements & street plans, all annotated with places of interest, show the Cape Peninsula, the Kruger National Park, & the i Simagaliso Wetland Park with the Hluhluwe National Park, plus Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban & Pretoria. The indexes for the main map & for the enlargements & street plans all include separate lists of places of interest highlighted on them. Also provided is a general map of the southern part of Africa. ...