South-Western Nicaragua map at 1:120, 000 from Mapas Na Turismo, covering the area west of Lago Nicaragua between Managua & Rivas with, on the reverse, street plans of Masaya & Granada, plus enlargements for Volcán Mombacho, Isletas de Granada & Isla Zapatera. On one side is an indexed road map at 1:120, 000 covering the area west of Lago Nicaragua between Managua & Rivas. Isla de Ometepe is included as an inset. Relief shading & altitude colouring provides very clear presentation of the terrain. Road network

Includes:: local tracks & shows locations of fuel supplies. Symbols mark locations with tourist accommodation, beaches & surfing sites, protected area including turtle reserves, etc. The map has a UTM grid & its legend

Includes:: English. On the reverse are street plans of Masaya & Granada at 1:12, 500, both highlighting tourist accommodation & various facilities & places of interest, plus enlargements for Volcán Mombacho & the surrounding area, Isletas de Granada & Isla Zapatera, all at 1:60, 000.* Please note: the same map is also available with on the reverse an aerial photo of the environs of Masapete, plus a street plan of Masapete.



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In 1914 veteran explorer Ernest Shackleton set out to become the first to traverse the entire Antarctic continent. However, their ship, the Endurance, became stuck in the ice field & was slowly crushed, leaving the crew marooned on the polar ice. In a breathtaking, seemingly endless struggle against the elements, Shackleton leads his team on a brutal quest for survival in the most unforgiving environment imaginable
- freezing, treacherous seas of gargantuan waves, mountainous glaciers & relentless cold.
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Had we lived, I should have had a tale to tell of the hardihood, endurance & courage of my companions which would have stirred the heart of every Englishman. These rough notes & our dead bodies must tell the tale Extract from Scotts message to the public, March 1912. The late 1890s saw the start of a heroic age in polar exploration. This book tells the story of three men who were to embody the spirit of the time driven by courage, determination & ambition, to be the first to discover the South Pole Robert Falcon Scott, Roald Amundsen & Ernest Shackleton. South: The Race to the Pole describes the extraordinary challenges faced & hardships endured in their attempts: Scotts first British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901-04 The exploits of Shackletons British Antarctic Expedition, 1907-09 The success of Amundsens team in reaching the Pole in 1911 & the tragic events surrounding Scotts British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-13 Shackletons dramatic journey to seek rescue after the destruction of his ship Endurance on the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1914-17 Illustrated throughout, the book contains a map depicting the routes of the various expeditions, crew lists, a selected bibliography & suggested reading, & recommended websites. This new revised edition will be thoroughly revised throughout & contain a new introduction to reflect new research & discoveries regarding these expeditions as well as more recent attempts in travelling to the Pole, in addition to containing new images from the Royal Museums Greenwich Collection. ...

Southall in 1894 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. The map covers the old village centre of Southall in the south-eastern corner & is based around the High Street (now Broadway), including Holy Trinity church, Market Place (Southall received its market charter in 1698) Red Lion Inn, The Shrubbery, & down South Road to St Marylebone School. The rest of the map is rural, with the Grand Junction Canal & Yeading Brook running north-south through the centre. Other features include Southall Brick & Terracotta Works, several brickfields, Hayes Bridge. A directory of Southall in 1890 is on the reverse. 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. ...

Southall Green in 1913 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 have been published for this area, extending from Southall station southward to the Grand Union Canal, & from Brent Road eastward to Sherborne Avenue. Features include railway with Southall station, Southall Green, Frogmore Green area, Norwood Green (in south-eastern corner), Grand Union Canal, stretch of Paddington Branch canal, Norwood Mill, gasworks, jam factory, cork factory, St Mary`s School, St John`s church, preserved food factory, etc. On the reverse the 1913 version has a Southall
- Brentford railway timetable, & the 1935 version

Includes:: a commercial directory of Southall in 1933, entries A-Ho. 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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This A-Z map of Southampton features 50 pages of street mapping extending to include:• Eastleigh• Fawley• Hythe• Romsey• Southampton Airport• Totton• Chandler`s Ford• Hamble-le-Rice• Hedge End• North Baddesley• Swaythling• West End A large scale city centre map of Southampton is also included. Postcode districts, one-way streets, safety cameras with speed limits & National Park boundaries are featured on the mapping. The index section lists streets; selected flats, walkways & places of interest; place, area & station names; hospitals & hospices covered by this atlas. ...

Southampton & Portsmouth Street Atlas from the Geographers` A-Z Map Company in a paperback format slightly smaller than A5. Map scale is 1:15, 840 (4” to a mile), with enlargements showing the town centres of Southampton & Portsmouth in greater detail at 1:7, 920 (8” to 1 mile). Coverage

Includes:: Eastleigh, Havant, Fareham, Gosport, Waterlooville, Bishop’s Waltham, Calshot, Chandler’s Ford, Cosham, Emsworth, Fawley, Hayling Isl&, Horndean, Hythe, Lee-on-the-Solent, Portchester, Romsey, Totton & Wickham. Current edition of this title was published in 2008. To see other titles in this series of A-Z street atlases of towns & cities please click on the series link. A-Z also publish a series of County Street Atlases
- for a list of titles in that series please search for SI00000917.A-Z street atlases present motorways plus A & B roads highlighted by colouring & shown with route numbers. One way or restricted access streets & car parks are marked, as are in more recently published titles locations of speed cameras. Also shown are selected cycleway routes. Where appropriate, A & B roads are annotated with selected house numbers for easier identification of addresses. Railway lines are shown with stations & level crossings. Colouring indicates different types of buildings: educational, hospitals & healthcare, industrial, leisure & recreational, shopping centres & markets, public buildings, & places of interest. Symbols mark locations of facilities usually indicated on street mapping: post offices, emergency services, public toilets, etc. Also marked are postcode & local authority boundaries. Each page has the lines & coordinates of the British National Grid. The indexes list streets, places & areas, hospitals, industrial estates, blocks of flats on housing estates, railway stations, & selected places o interest; the latter are printed in contrasting colouring to make them easier to find.


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Southampton & Totton in the Cassini Past & Present map series which covers town & cities of England & Wales & offers a unique way of tracing their history & expansion by showing four different periods of their development using Ordnance Survey mapping from the mid-19th century, the late 19th century, the 1920s & the present day. Coverage

Includes:: Ashurst, Beaulieu, Blackfield, Bursleden, Fawley, Hythe, Marchwood, Netley & Rownhams, with part of the New Forest National Park. Each Past & Present map consists of four panels, all centred on a city or a town & covering exactly the same 15km x 15km area. Three of the panels reproduce Ordnance Survey

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Southampton Docks in 1908 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. Southampton is covered by three titles. The dominant features of this map are the Docks, including Inner Dock, Outer Dock, Empress Dock, Trafalgar Dry Dock, Prince of Wales Dry Dock & the Ocean Dock, here shown under construction. They are shown in detail, with dry docks, railway lines, warehouses, even mooring posts. Across the Itchen is part of Woolston, including the shipbuilding works, Weston Point, Weston Grove, Weston Park. On the reverse is part of adjacent sheet 65.14, which covers the Royal Pier & Town Quay. 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. ...

Southampton East in 1908 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. Southampton is covered by three titles. This map covers much of the town centre, continuing across the River Itchen to include a part of Itchen parish. Coverage stretches from the High Street eastward to Manor Road Itchen, & from Clovelly Road southward to Canute Road. Features include Bargate, Hartley University College, St Mary`s church, Holy Rood church, All Saints church, Deanery, Cattle Market, Hoglands, Houndwell, East Park, Kingsland Square, Town & Dock station, Northam station, Itchen Ferry, Coal Barge Dock, Chapel, Crosshouse, Belvidere, many wharves along the Itchen, tramways, Millbank, St Augustine`s church, Nichols Town, Millstone Point. East of the Itchen features include Peartree, Oakbank Ballast Wharf, Hill Street, area where Supermarine Aviation Works would be established, Woolston station & northern part of Woolston, Jesus Church. On the reverse are street directories for Canute Road, High Street, Marine Parade, Marsh Lane, Queen`s Terrace & South Front. 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. ...