Road maps of Mexico’s states from Ediciones Independencia highlighting numerous places of interest & tourist facilities, with each title also providing a large street plan of the provincial capital plus maps of other local towns, popular tourist resorts and/or archaeological sites. The state maps show the road & rail networks on a clear base, with topography indicated by rivers & areas liable to inundation, plus names of main mountain ranges & peaks (no heights). National parks & other protected areas are brightly highlighted. A range of symbols provides information for tourists: accommodation including campsites & trailer parks, historical & archaeological sites, beaches & spas, sport & leisure centres, natural curiosities, etc. The maps show latitude & longitude as margin ticks & crosshairs, mostly at 30’ or 1° intervals. Map legend

Includes:: English. Most maps have no index. Each title

Includes:: a large street plan of the provincial capital, plus plans of selected other towns. In addition to street names, the plans also show names of local districts. Plans of the state capital usually have a list of various locations, facilities and/or places on interest highlighted on it, & some include an enlargement showing the town centre in greater detail. Each title also has a table of distances, plus a table showing various facilities & places of interest in the main towns of the state.



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Tamba Kosi
- Likhu Khola region at 1:50, 000 in a series of detailed topographic maps of selected trekking areas of Nepal originally
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One of the maps in the topographic survey of Peru from the country’s national survey organization, Instituto Geográfico Nacional. Contours are at 25m intervals & colouring/symbols indicate different types of terrain & vegetation. Some of the maps may contain small blank spaces representing as yet unmapped areas. Each sheet covers 30’ latitude by 30’ longitude. The maps have a 1km UTM grid & margin ticks for latitude & longitude at intervals of 1’. Publication dates vary; most maps were published in 1960s to 1990s, with some sheets revised more recently. Map legend is in Spanish only, except in the more recent editions which also include English. ...

Research has shown that the TRZ (now known as the Tambopata National Reserve) contains more bird & butterfly species than any other location of its size on Earth. Since its creation the reserve has attracted a great many ornithologists, & this list of species has been compiled on the basis of observations within an 8km radius of the Explorer`s Inn, although most are likeliy to be found in the vicinty of other lodges & in much of Amazonia. Each species in the list is accompanied by 5 columns of notes corresponding to habitats, foraging position, sociality (ie social nature of the bird when foraging, not nesting), abundance & page number where the bird can be found in A Field Guide to the Birds of Peru by Clements & Shany. Also listed are species which can be found around Puerto Maldonado & along the Rio Tambopata.A list of references & internet resources is provided. Proceeds from the sale of this booklet go towards the Tambopata Reserve Society (TRee S) which is pressing for biodiversity conservation & sound environmental management in the rainforests of the Department of Madre de Dios. ...

When Indonesia`s Mount Tambora erupted in 1815, it unleashed the most destructive wave of extreme weather the world has witnessed in thousands of years. The volcano`s massive sulfate dust cloud enveloped the Earth, cooling temperatures & disrupting major weather systems for more than three years. Communities worldwide endured famine, disease, & civil unrest on a catastrophic scale. Here, Gillen D` Arcy Wood traces Tambora`s global & historical reach: how the volcano`s three-year climate change regime initiated the first worldwide cholera pandemic, expanded opium markets in China, & plunged the United States into its first economic depression. Bringing the history of this planetary emergency to life, Tambora sheds light on the fragile interdependence of climate & human societies to offer a cautionary tale about the potential tragic impacts of drastic climate change in our own century. ...

**`A masterpiece of evocative scientific storytelling.` BRIAN COX****` The best popular book on broad-sweep history since Guns, Germs & Steel` Peter Forbes** The extraordinary story of the species that became our allies. For hundreds of thousands of years, our ancestors depended on wild plants & animals for survival. They were hunter-gatherers, consummate foraging experts, taking the world as they found it. Then a revolution occurred
- our ancestors` interaction with other species changed. They began to tame them. The human population boomed; civilisation began. In Tamed, Alice Roberts uncovers the deep history of ten familiar species with incredible wild pasts: dogs, apples & wheat; cattle, potatoes & chickens; rice, maize & horses
- &, finally, humans. She reveals how becoming part of our world changed these animals & plants, & shows how they became our allies, essential to the survival & success of our own species. Enlightening, wide-ranging & endlessly fascinating, Tamed encompasses thousands of years of history & archaeology alongside cutting-edge genetics & anthropology. Yet it is also a deeply personal journey that changes how we see ourselves & the species on which we have left our mark.

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A powerful account of the life of Tamerlane the Great (1336-1405), the last master nomadic power, one of history`s most extreme tyrants, & the subject of Marlowe`s famous play. Marozzi travelled in the footsteps of the great Mogul Emperor of Samarkland to write this wonderful combination of history & travelogue. The name of the last great warlord conjures up images of mystery & romance: medieval warfare on desert plains; the clash of swords on snow-clad mountains; the charge of elephants across the steppes of Asia; the legendary opulence & cruelty of the illiterate, chess-playing nemesis of Asia. He ranks alongside Alexander as one of the world`s great conquerors, yet the details of his life are scarcely known in the West. He was not born to a distinguished family, nor did he find his apprenticeship easy
- at one point his mobile army consisted only of himself, his wife, seven companions & four horses
- but his dominion grew with astonishing rapidity. In the last two decades of the fourteenth century & the beginning of the fifteenth, he blazed through Asia. Cities were razed to the ground, inhabitants tortured without mercy, sometimes enemies were buried alive
- more commonly they were decapitated. On the ruins of Baghdad, Tamerlane had his princes erect a pyramid of 90, 000 heads. During his lifetime he sought to foster a personal myth, exaggerating the difficulties of his youth, laying claim to supernatural powers & a connection to Genghis Khan. This myth was maintained after his death in legend, folklore, poetry, drama & even opera, nowhere more powerfully than in Marlowe`s play
- he is now as much a literary construct as a historical figure. Justin Marozzi follows in his path & evokes his legacy in telling the tale of this fabulously cruel, magnificent & romantic warrior.



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Uzbekistan is a country of contradictions. Where legality meets torture & Islam meets a secular state, Uzbekistan is torn between its historical roots, Soviet rule, & modern consumerism. As a vital ally in the ` War on Terror`, yet retaining a deeply troubling record on human rights, even the West is uncertain about how to approach it. In this vibrant account, respected journalist Robert Rand draws on three years living & travelling in the region to carefully deconstruct the cultural allegiances & tensions that color Uzbek life. From the heritage of the country`s beloved hero, Tamerlane, to the clash of cultures in Uzbek pop music, this lively book will captivate the historian, the traveller, & anyone who wishes to understand modern life in the ex-Soviet bloc. ...

Topographic mapping from Mexico’s national survey agency, Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática. The maps have contours at 20m intervals with relief shading & indicate various types of terrain & vegetation, e.g. dense vegetation, cultivated areas, swamps, sand dunes, salt pans, etc. UTM grid is at 10km intervals, with latitude & longitude shown by margin ticks at intervals of 5`. Map legend is in Spanish only. To see the other titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

Tamil Nadu in a series of locally produced administrative maps of Indian states, each with a booklet providing a guide to the area. The maps show the division of each state into districts & have more small towns & villages than on more general maps of India available from other publishers. Presentation is now considerably enhanced with the districts shown in different colours. The maps indicate each district ...