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Turin in a series of street plans of Italian cities from Touring Club Italiano, with exceptionally clear & beautiful cartography. The plan is printed on very light, waterproof & rear-resistant plastic paper &

Includes:: a detailed road map of the city

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The new Moleskine City Notebooks are ideal for those who travel, whether to see the sights or for work, as a way of organising trips & to preserving it for memories & records. It is perfect for those who live there, as a way of organising the things they know & need about the city they live in. Each notebook has an elastic closure, 228 pages, with up to 44 pages in colour & have a sewn binding. There is an inside accordion pocket & three ribbon placemarkers, each in a different colour. ...

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Turin (Torino) at 1:16, 000 on indexed street plan from Litografia Artistica Cartografica in their Globalmap imprint, with a large detailed enlargement of the city’s historic centre at 1:8, 500. 48 monuments including historic buildings & churches, cultural or educational institutions, & important municipal buildings or facilities are numbered & listed next to the plan. The city’s metro line & its stations, as well as car parks in the centre are prominently marked. Coverage

Includes:: Stadio delle Alpi ground of Juventus. Also provided is a road map showing access to the city from the surrounding motorways. 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.

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Turin, an original antique map by S.D.U.K., published in London, 1844. Steel plate, uncoloured. Map size 38 x 31 cm, overall mounted size 52.5 x 46.5 cm.A detailed map of Turin published by the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. The Society was founded by John, Earl Russell, & Henry Brougham, later Lord Chancellor of England in 1827. The Society's main purpose was to encourage universal literacy by publishing numbers of books of good quality that would be affordable to all. These town plans were published in perhaps the grandest of the Society's publications
- their atlas entitled Maps Of The Society For The Diffusion Of Useful Knowledge, first issued by Baldwin & Cradock, & then re-issued by other publishers, including Chapman & Hall & latterly Edward Stanford. The map

Includes:: three vignettes, a view of Turin, a view of a Church called La Superga near Turin, & the Royal Palace. The map was engraved by J. Henshall after W.B. Clarke. Antique maps from various original publishers are presented on the Stanford

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Turin Province in a series of handy size road maps from Litografia Artistica Cartografica (LAC) with more minor local roads & tracks than can be found on most regional maps. The 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. This title is now published with digital cartography. ...

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Turin 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 published with the traditional style LAC cartography.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. ...

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Central Turin street plan on light, waterproof & tear-resistant pocket map with Touring Club Italiano’s excellent, clear cartography; indexed, with a diagram of the metro network, information about main sights, useful addresses, etc. The plan, printed on light, waterproof & tear resistant plastic paper, has clear, elegant cartography. An inset extends the coverage further south to include the Millefonti district. Metro stations are clearly marked. Main traffic arteries are highlighted, but one way street are not indicated. Public buildings, including museums, churches, etc. are named. Street index is on the reverse. The plan is accompanied by a diagram of the metro network, a small map of the city’s environs, plus lists of main sights with opening hours, etc., & contact details of other useful institutions. Map legend & all information are in Italian & English. ...

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Turin in a series of street plans of Italian cities from Touring Club Italiano, with exceptionally clear & beautiful cartography. The plan is printed on very light, waterproof & tear-resistant plastic paper &

Includes:: a detailed road map of the city’s environs at 1:125, 000. The plan covers Turin with the outer suburbs. Main traffic arteries across the city are highlighted & car parks in the city’s historic centre are marked. The metro line is clearly marked & stations are shown with their names. Churches & other important historic or municipal buildings are prominently coloured & named. For those wanting to venture outside the city centre, coverage

Includes:: both Juventus’s Stadio delle Alpi & the Fiat Mirafiori complex. Unusually for street plans, outside the built-up area of the eastern suburbs there are contour lines at 50m intervals. Street index is on the reverse &

Includes:: lists of useful addresses, etc. Map legend & all the text include English. An inset at 1:125, 000 shows the environs of the city with access onto motorway connections to other parts of Italy.

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Turin in the Wallpaper* City Guide series, published by Phaidon & encompassing a collection of pocket-size guides dedicated to the best design elements in major cities. Compiled by experts at the Wallpaper* magazine, the guides are widely recognized for appealing to design-conscious travellers & are aimed at those interested in art, design & architecture. Each guide identifies the best bars, restaurants, hotels, places to shop, leisure activities & excursions with a unique emphasis on the finest examples of unusual architecture & design. Each Wallpaper* City Guide has the same layout, with separate tabs allowing readers & travellers to access individual sections easily. The tabs consist of Landmarks, Hotels, 24 Hours, Urban Life, Architour, Shopping, Sports & Escapes. High quality colour photographs appear alongside brief descriptions of each hotel, bar or attraction, highlighting distinctive & unusual styles of architecture & design. Extra pages are provided at the back of each guide, allowing readers to record their own notes & sketches. ...

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Turin Pocket Guide

Turin in the Pocket Guide series from Berlitz; a collection of handy, pocket-sized guides dedicated to an extensive range of cities, regions and countries worldwide. Written in narrative form, individual guides explore the history, main sights and attractions, food and drink, accommodation and local culture of the destination in detail.Each Berlitz pocket guide has a similar format, with colour-coded sections helping readers locate information quickly in addition to distinctive chapters exploring the city or region. An introduction outlines the destination for visitors and a section dedicated to 'A Brief History' actually explores the area in relative depth. A where to go chapter is organized by region and city and is written in prose form with references to individual sites
highlighted in bold for clarity. There are also further suggestions on where and when to eat.Recommendations for leisure activities in the region, including sport, nightlife and shopping, are also provided and tailored accordingly for each destination. Handy travel tips are listed alphabetically in a dedicated section, providing practical guidance and helping visitors make the most of their stay. The main hotels, particularly for cities, are also listed in an accommodation section, offering a brief overview with approximate price bandings and relevant contact details.

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Turin in the Pocket Guide series from Berlitz; a collection of handy, pocket-sized guides dedicated to an extensive range of cities, regions & countries worldwide. Written in narrative form, individual guides explore the history, main sights & attractions, food & drink, accommodation & local culture of the destination in detail. Each Berlitz pocket guide has a similar format, with colour-coded sections helping readers locate information quickly in addition to distinctive chapters exploring the city or region. An introduction outlines the destination for visitors & a section dedicated to 'A Brief History' actually explores the area in relative depth. A where to go chapter is organized by region & city & is written in prose form with references to individual sites highlighted in bold for clarity. There are also further suggestions on where & when to eat. Recommendations for leisure activities in the region, including sport, nightlife & shopping, are also provided & tailored accordingly for each destination. Handy travel tips are listed alphabetically in a dedicated section, providing practical guidance & helping visitors make the most of their stay. The main hotels, particularly for cities, are also listed in an accommodation section, offering a brief overview with approximate price bandings & relevant contact details.

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Stanfords was established in 1853 and opened their iconic Covent Garden flagship store in 1901. They have become the top retailer of maps, travel books and accessories in the UK and arguably offer the largest selection of maps and travel books worldwide. Famous names such as Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Ranulph Fiennes and Michael Palin have purchased from Stanfords. They now have a shop in Bristol and both stores together with other venues operate a calendar of events including talks, book signings and exhibitions. As a specialist map retailer, the map selection is comprehensive and includes road maps, street maps and walking maps from worldwide destinations, as well as a selection of world atlases and wall maps. Books include travel guides and travel literature. Stanfords also stock globes, from miniatures made of blue marble to magnificent floor-standing globes. The website features a selection of interesting articles on travel topics.

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