Udine 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. ...

Udrone, an original antique map by J. Hondius, published in Amsterdam, 1607 -1608. A copperplate engraving, original colour. Map size 13 x 17 cm, with a mount size of 33.5 x 39.5 cm.A seventeenth-century map of Udrone with original colour. The title appears in a decorative cartouche at lower right & the map was published in Hondius' Atlas Minor. Jodocus Hondius I (1563-1612) was one of the foremost map engravers of his day. Having settled in the relatively stable Amsterdam, Hondius bought the copperplates of Mercator's Atlas Sive Cosmographicae.. . at the auction of Gerard Jr.'s effects in 1604. He added another forty maps, including new maps of the continents & important regional maps of the Americas, before publishing a new edition of the Atlas.. . in 1606. Jodocus also had the plates of the Atlas.. . reduced at this time in order to publish them in the Atlas Minor that first appeared in 1607. Cornelis Clasz & Johannes Janssonius of Arnhem (the elder Janssonius) were the publishers involved in this `miniature' endeavour. Antique maps from various original publishers are presented on the Stanford ...

Map No. 859, Ueckermünde
- Pasewalk
- Prenzlau, in a series of hiking maps from Kompass providing extensive coverage of Austria

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Uffenheim in a series of GPS compatible recreational editions of the Bavarian topographic survey at 1:25, 000, with waymarked hiking trails & cycling routes, campsites & youth hostels, etc. Coverage

Includes:: Iphofen, Markt Einersheim, Mainbernheim, Ippesheim, Markt Bibart, Sugenheim. Contours used in this map vary between 5 to 20m according to the terrain, with 20m interval predominantly used for hilly areas. Varied colouring show different types of landscape: woods, vineyards, fields etc. Maps in this series feature extensive overprint highlighting local & long-distance footpaths & cycle routes, including King Ludwig Way or different variants of the Way of St James, indicating their way marking. Symbols highlight different types of accommodation (campsites, youth hostels, refuges, etc), sport & recreational facilities, various places of interest, etc. The maps have a 1-km UTM grid. Map legend & all the text are in German only. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link.

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Silver Hill Village, 2012. On the twentieth day of the seventh moon Kwok Yun is making her way across the rice fields on her Flying Pigeon bicycle. Her world is turned upside down when she sights a UFThing
- a spinning plate in the sky
- & helps the Westerner in distress whom she discovers in the shadow of the alien craft. It`s not long before the village is crawling with men from the National Security & Intelligence Agency armed with pointed questions. & when the Westerner that Kwok Yun saved repays her kindness with a large dollar cheque she becomes a local celebrity, albeit under constant surveillance...

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Uganda at 1:700, 000 on a double-sided map from Nelles with a smaller size sheet offering a convenient format for use when travelling. The map also

Includes:: a street plan of central Kampala highlighting public buildings & selected accommodation. The map divides the country north/south with a good overlap between the sides. Topography is presented by relief shading with spot heights & additional graphics for marshland & swamps. Road network grades routes as mainly surfaced, gravel or dirt tracks & indicates distances on main routes. Railway lines & local airports are also shown. Overprint highlights national parks & other protected areas, as well as places interest including selected tourist accommodation. The map has latitude & longitude lines at intervals at 30

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Somebody once said that if you planted a walking stick overnight in the soil of Uganda, it would take root before morning dawned. Of all Africa's safari destinations, this is the most fertile. It's also the best destination in Africa for seeing a variety of primate species
- visitors can spot more than ten types of monkey including mountain gorillas & chimpanzees. & if primate enthusiasts are found wandering round with imbecile grins, Uganda's birds have ornithologists doing cartwheels: more than 1, 000 bird species have been recorded here making Uganda, in practical terms, the finest birdwatching destination in Africa. Moreover, in Uganda's premier savanna reserves, one can be almost certain of encountering lions, elephants & buffaloes. Whether visitors want to climb to the snows of the fabled Mountains of the Moon, raft the headwaters of the mighty Nile, or marvel at the legendary tree-climbing lions of Ishasha, this seventh edition of Philip Briggs' much-praised guide is the most comprehensive resource available.
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Uganda at 1:700, 000 on a double-sided map from Nelles with a smaller size sheet offering a convenient format for use when travelling. The map also

Includes:: a street plan of central Kampala highlighting public buildings & selected accommodation. The map divides the country north/south with a good overlap between the sides. Topography is presented by relief shading with spot heights & additional graphics for marshland & swamps. Road network grades routes as mainly surfaced, gravel or dirt tracks & indicates distances on main routes. Railway lines & local airports are also shown. Overprint highlights national parks & other protected areas, as well as places interest including selected tourist accommodation. The map has latitude & longitude lines at intervals at 30

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The Bradt Guide to Uganda, now more than 500-pages long, is the definitive travel handbook to this wonderful but oft-neglected destination, not only providing comprehensive background information to its varied national parks, towns & other cultural attractions, but also including detailed reviews of the ever-growing selection of world-class lodges & budget hotels that service them. Uganda boasts the most varied
- & arguably the most exciting
- safari circuit in Africa. The lush montane forests of Bwindi protect the world`s largest remaining population of mountain gorillas, many of which have become habituated to tourists & can be tracked to within a few metres on foot. Elsewhere, Queen Elizabeth National Park, set below the snow-capped Mountains of the Moon, is renowned for its tree-climbing lions & abundant buffaloes. Elephants abound in Murchison Falls National Park, coursed through by a dramatic stretch of the White Nile dense with hippos, crocodiles & waterfowl, while Kibale Forest offers superb chimpanzee tracking as well as the opportunity to see ten other monkey species in their natural jungle habitat. For birders, an astonishing checklist of more than 1, 000 species
- in a country similar in size to Great Britain or the state of Oregon ---

Includes:: dozens of Western rainforest specials difficult to see elsewhere, as well as the iconic great blue turaco & shoebill. Philip Briggs is the world`s foremost writer of guidebooks to Africa. He has been exploring the continent`s highways, byways & backwaters for over 30 years.




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This book provides key insights into Ugandan life & offers practical tips on how best to meet the Ugandan people on their own terms, vital information for tourists & businessmen alike. Once notorious for the tyranny of Idi Amin, immortalized in the film ” The Last King of Scotl&, ” Uganda has, for the last twenty-six years or so, struggled to overcome its negative image. It has largely been successful. Rated the best country to visit in 2012, it was one named of the best tourist destinations of 2013 by” National Geographic” magazine. In addition to its game parks, home to the Big Five, Uganda has one of the largest numbers of recorded bird species of any country. It is also the home of the famed mountain gorillas, & the mighty Nile River provides some of the best whitewater rafting in the world. Add to this an almost perfect climate & spectacular sightseeing, including the source of the Nile, Murchison Falls, the ”little Switzerland” of Kabale, the volcanic lakes, & the Rwenzori Mountains, & one can understand why Winston Churchill called Uganda ”the Pearl of Africa.” But Uganda not only has wildlife & natural beauty to offer--the Ugandan people are what makes it different. Drawn from over fifty tribes, they make up a rich blend of traditions. You can sample this in dance & song performances by groups such as the Ndere Troup, or you can wander through the capital city, or any village, & get to know the local people, as English is widely spoken. You will find them sociable, warm, & hospitable. Kampala is famous as the social capital of East Africa, the city that never sleeps, where every kind of nightlife is on offer, & Ugandans have now been officially rated the happiest people in East Africa! All this is what makes Uganda special. Inevitably there are cultural pitfalls for the unwary traveller--differences in expectations, mores, & ways of behaving. ...