Mountain areas of central & northern Sweden on waterproof & tear-resistant, GPS compatible topographic “ Fjällkartan” maps at 1:100, 000 & 1:50, 000 from Lantmäteriet
- the country’s national survey organization, with hiking & ski routes, campsites & youth hostels, etc. Relief is shown by contours at 20m intervals & enhanced by relief shading, plus colouring and/or graphics to indicate different types of vegetation or land use. An overprint shows trails for hiking & cross-country skiing, indicating waymarked or unmarked & summer or winter only routes. Also shown are mandatory & recommended trails for snowmobiles & areas prohibited for cross-country vehicles. Symbols indicate locations of campsites, youth hostels, huts & wind shelters, mountain lodges & other types of tourist accommodation, emergency telephones, etc. The maps have both a 1-km UTM grid & a latitude/longitude grid in steps of 10`. Map legend

Includes:: English. On the reverse there are descriptions of the area in Swedish only, GPS coordinates for selected locations, etc. Most sheets also include a brief note in English on public access regulations. To see the list of titles in this series please click on the series link.


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In a silent valley stands an isolated stone farmhouse, the Mas Lunel. Its owner is Aramon Lunel, an alcoholic so haunted by his violent past that he`s become incapable of all meaningful action, letting his hunting dogs starve & his land go to ruin. Meanwhile, his sister, Audrun, alone in her modern bungalow within sight of the Mas Lunel, dreams of exacting retribution for the unspoken betrayals that have blighted her life. Into this closed Cevenol world comes Anthony Verey, a wealthy but disillusioned antiques dealer from London. Now in his sixties, Anthony hopes to remake his life in France, & he begins looking at properties in the region. From the moment he arrives at the Mas Lunel, a frightening & unstoppable series of consequences is set in motion. Two worlds & two cultures collide. Ancient boundaries are crossed, taboos are broken, a violent crime is committed. & all the time the Cevennes hills remain, as cruel & seductive as ever, unforgettably captured in this powerful & unsettling novel, which reveals yet another dimension to Rose Tremain`s extraordinary imagination. ...

No other land has captured man`s imagination quite like Tibet. Hidden away behind the highest mountains on earth, & ruled over by a mysterious God-king, it was for centuries a land forbidden to all outsiders. In this remarkable & ultimately tragic narrative, Peter Hopkirk recounts the forcible opening up of this medieval Buddhist kingdom by inquisitive Western travellers during the nineteenth & twentieth centuries, & the race to reach Lhasa, Tibet`s sacred capital. This epic, often harrowing tale, which ends with the Chinese invasion of 1950, draws on a colourful cast of gatecrashers from nine different countries. Among them were adventurous young officers on Great Game missions, explorers & mountaineers, mystics & missionaries. All took their lives in their hands, including three intrepid women. Some were never to return. ...

Topographic coverage of mainland Spain at 1:25, 000 published by the Centro Nacional de Información Geograficá, the country’s civilian survey organization. The maps have contours at 10m intervals & colouring and/or graphics to show different types of vegetation or land use. Boundaries of national parks & other protected areas are marked. In addition to all the usual information shown on topographic maps at this scale, detailed presentation of the road & rail networks, rural tracks & paths, etc, the maps also show campsites. The maps have a 1-km UTM grid, with margin ticks for latitude & longitude at 1` intervals. Map legend is in Spanish only.PLEASE NOTE: our grid for the whole of Spain is in preparation
- in the meantime, for areas other than those shown on the attached grid please use CNIG’s topographic survey at 1:50, 000 by searching for ‘SI00000832’. Each 25K map covers one quarter of the corresponding 50K map, with the numbering system: I = NW quarter, II = NE quarter, III = SW quarter & IV = SE quarter. CNIG maps in the Provincial Road Maps series at 1:200, 000 are overprinted with the grid for the 1:50, 000 survey & can be used to see the area covered by each 50K or 25K title in more detail. To see the list of titles in this series please click on the series grid
- for map numbers not yet listed on our website please contact us by email.

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Treviso at 1: 10, 000 on an indexed street plan from Litografia Artistica Cartografica in their Globalmap imprint, with a detailed enlargement of the city’s historic centre at 1:6, 000. 32 monuments including historic buildings & churches, cultural or educational institutions, & important municipal buildings or facilities are numbered & listed next to the plan. Half of the reverse side of the map is taken by an inset covering at 1:35, 000 the nearby Colli Asolani & Il Montello. Litografia Artistica Cartografica (LAC) are Italy’s leading publishers of street plans with an extensive range of titles. Where appropriate, the plans include an enlargement showing the historic centre in greater detail. On each plan monuments including historic buildings & churches, archaeological sites, cultural or educational institutions, & important municipal buildings or facilities are numbered & listed next to the plan. Unless indicated to the contrary in the individual description, one way streets are not marked. Street index is on the reverse. ...

Treviso Province at 1:150, 000 in a series of handy size provincial road maps from Litografia Artistica Cartografica (LAC) with more minor local roads & country tracks than can be found on most regional maps from other publishers. This title is now available in a digitally produced edition.LAC’s provincial series is gradually being changed to a new style of digitally derived cartography, so presentation of adjoining titles may vary. All the maps have hill shading to represent the general relief with spot heights for selected peaks, & show a few more local roads & rough tracks than the other road map series. Intermediate road distances are indicated. Regional, provincial & communal borders are marked, & railways, funiculars, airports, sea ferry links & campsites are shown. The legend is in Italian only. The new, digitally produced editions are indexed & have enhanced, more finely drawn cartography: the hill-shading is less bold, motorway service areas are marked, natural parks are highlighted & an expanded range of symbols indicates various landmarks & sites, e.g. antiquities, churches, etc. Two styles of the new cartography are produced, differing only in the colour of the predominant background shading: grey or yellow/green. Some of the new editions include geographical coordinates for the map corners. The index of localities is on the reverse. To see all the titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

Plans included: Ilfracombe Barnstaple & Bideford (plus Continuation to Barnstaple) Lundy Bude Haven Port Isaac & Port Gaverne River Camel Padstow Harbour 2013 Edition
- Fully updated throughout using the latest available depth surveys. Previously unsurveyed stretches of the coastline now show depth data. Revised depths are shown at Ilfracombe, Barnstaple or Bideford Bay, the approaches to Port Isaac, Padstow Bay & coastal waters around Lundy.
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What makes a working mother & average athlete decide to take on a massive physical & mental challenge to run, cycle & kayak the perimeter of South Africa, covering 6 772 km in less than five months? Kim van Kets was inspired by her desire to demonstrate to her daughter the fact that mothers are heroes too. She was able to justify the `time-out` after having built up a credit balance of 150 days owed to her by her adventurer husb&. Her story is a positive & enthusiastic `off the beaten track` South African adventure & is amusing, anecdotal & inspiring. It tells of the physical & mental challenges of the journey but focuses on stories surrounding the people & places she encountered along the way, including those of the ancient Kalahari farmer who pronounced her to be a ` Ramkat` & the Nama goatherd who seemed doubtful about her gender & anxious to be rid of her. The book is also a wonderful South African travelogue & is studded with nuggets of history & fascinating trivia about the plants, animals, characters & places as well as brief summaries of important life lessons the journey highlighted for the author. It will leave the reader feeling upbeat, inspired & eager to explore the splendour of the beloved country & its people. ...

In 2011, Isabel Buchanan, a twenty-three year-old Scottish lawyer, moved to Pakistan to work in a new legal chambers in Lahore. The chambers was run by a determined thirty-three year-old Pakistani lawyer, Sarah Belal, who had finally found her calling in defending inmates on Pakistan`s death row. Belal & Buchanan struck up an unlikely friendship, forged through working in a system that was instinctively hostile to newcomers
- & doubly so if they were female. At Sarah`s side, & with the help of Nasar, the firm`s legendary clerk, Buchanan plunged into the strange & complex world of Pakistan`s justice system. The work was arduous, underfunded, & dangerous. But for a young Scottish lawyer like Buchanan it was an unparalleled education, offering a window onto a much-misunderstood country & culture. Filled with beautifully drawn characters
- from blasphemers reading Richard Dawkins in Karachi to Pakistani shepherds caught up in the US war on terror
- she creates a narrative brimming with ideas & bursting with humanity. It is a story of Pakistan, but it is also a universal story of the pursuit of justice in an uncertain world.


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Multi-award-winning, bestselling duo Mac Barnett & Jon Klassen conspire again on a slyly funny tale about some very sneaky shapes. From the award-winning team behind Sam & Dave Dig a Hole, & illustrated by Jon Klassen, the Kate Greenaway-winning creator of This Is Not My Hat & I Want My Hat Back, comes the first tale in an exciting new trilogy. Meet Triangle. He is going to play a sneaky trick on his friend, Square. Or so Triangle thinks... Visually stunning & full of wry humour, here is a perfectly-paced treat that flips the traditional concept book, & approaches it from a whole new angle. ...