Basel Once & Today map from Swisstopo, Switzerland’s national survey organization, with an excellent combination of two detailed topographic maps & two aerial photos, comparing presentation of the city at different stages in its development. One side shows the city & its environs on two topographic maps at 1:25, 000: a beautiful colour reproduction of Swiss Survey’s famous “ Dufourkarte” series drawn between 1836 & 1839, contrasting it with a map of the same area from 2005. On the reverse there are two aerial images at 1:15, 000: a black & white photo from 1937 with the same area photographed in colour in 2008. The accompanying text about the two topographic series & the two aerial imagery series is in French & German only. For the list of other titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

Basel on a handy size, indexed street plan from Orell Füssli, covering the city’s inner districts at 1:12, 000 with the historic centre shown in greater detail. On the reverse are multilingual notes about the city & its main sights. Tram & bus routes are shown with stops & line numbers & S-Bahn lines & stations are clearly marked. Symbols mark locations of various sights, cultural institutions, car parks, places of worship, etc. The city centre in shown in greater detail at 1:8, 000. Street index is on the reverse together with brief notes about the city & its main sights. Map legend & the text include English. ...

Map No. 1047, Basel, in the topographic survey of Switzerland at 1:25, 000 from Bundesamt für Landestopographie (swisstopo), covering the whole country on 247 small format sheets, with special larger maps published for popular regions including some titles now available in hiking versions. Highly regarded for their superb use of graphic relief & hill shading, the maps give an almost 3-D picture of Switzerland`s mountainous terrain. Contours are at 10 m intervals, with 20m intervals in the mountainous areas. All the maps have a 1-km grid for Swiss national coordinates (datum CH 1903). * Small format sheets (Nos. 1011
- 1374)* Map legend in the language of the area covered by the map. Additional margin ticks show latitude & longitude in steps of 2`. The area covered by each map is 17 x 12 km (11 x 7 miles approx). * Special larger sheets (Nos. from 2501 onwards) – STANDARD editions:* No map legend is included but a separate leaflet can be provided instead. The area covered by each map is 25 x 17 km (15 x 11 miles approx).* Special larger sheets (Nos. from 2501 onwards) – HIKING editions:* An overprint highlights hiking, mountain & alpine paths, including regional & national long-distance trails. The maps also show bus routes with bus stops, plus inns in remote locations. The area covered by each map is 25 x 17 km (15 x 11 miles approx).
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Basel, map No. 213, in the standard topographic survey of Switzerland at 1:50, 000 from Swisstopo, i.e. without the special overprint highlighting walking trails, local bus stops, etc, presented in Swisstopo’s hiking editions of the 50K survey. Highly regarded for their superb use of graphic relief & hill shading, the maps give an almost 3-D picture of Switzerland`s mountainous terrain. Contours are at 20m intervals. All the maps have a 1-km grid with the Swiss national coordinates. This standard version of the 50K survey covers the whole country on 78 small format sheets, with special larger format maps published for several popular tourist destinations. Small format sheets cover an area of 35 x 24 km (21 x 15 miles approx) & have map legend in the language of the area covered by the map. The special larger sheets cover 50 x 35 km (31 x 22 miles approx) & have no map legend, but a separate leaflet can be provided instead.PLEASE NOTE: the hiking editions of the 1:50, 000 Swisstopo survey are listed on our website in a separate series. ...

Swiss topographic survey at 1:100, 000 from Swisstopo, highly regarded for it superb use of graphic relief & hill shading, ...

The fast-track guide for the smart traveller A tightly edited, discreetly packaged selection of city highlights for the design-conscious visitor. Each Wallpaper* City Guide unearths the most happening restaurants & nightlife, the buzziest hotels, the most influential art galleries & enticing retail, the very best in local design, & the historical styles & contemporary architecture that define a destination. Local writers have delved deep into the urban psyche to enable you to come away from your trip, however brief, with a real flavour of the creative scene & the satisfaction you`ve seen all that you should. ...

33 specially selected hiking trails in the Baselland – Wasserfallen area of north-western Switzerland between Basel & Olten, presented at 1:50, 000 on a waterproof & tear-resistant, contoured & GPS compatible map from the Hallwag/Kümmerly + Frey group, with route profiles, grading for the severity of the terrain & the degree of fitness required, etc. The cartography provides an excellent picture of the terrain through contours at 25-metre intervals enhanced by shading, graphic relief for exposed rock, & colouring for glaciers & woodlands. All local footpaths are on the maps, but the overprint specifically highlights 33 trails selected by the publishers in collaboration with Geo-tracks. The colouring of each trail indicates the degree of fitness needed, from “no physical shape required” to “extremely high level of physical fitness necessary”. The trails start near a railway station or a bus stop (the colouring of the road network indicates routes with public transport & locations of individual bus stops). The maps have the lines of the Swiss national grid at 1-km intervals. On the reverse each trail has a route profile, its grading according to severity of the terrain & the degree of fitness required to attempt it, details of length & approximate timing, the change in altitude on assent & descent, plus a brief description. Map legend

Includes:: English; all the text on the reverse is in German. Each title also

Includes:: a code for a free download onto a smartphone. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link.USEFUL TIP: the same cartography, reduced slightly to 1:60, 000, is used in Kümmerly + Frey’s hiking series with highlighting for all the waymarked trails rather than, as in this series, just a selection of 33 special routes recommended by the publishers.



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The southern environs of Basel at 1:50, 000 in a series of waterproof & tear-resistant, contoured mountain biking maps from Hallwag, each highlighting several circuits & providing route profiles, guidance on the difficulty & overall experience, etc. Each map in this series is printed on sturdy, waterproof & tear-resistant plastic, & uses the same detailed base as other hiking & cycling map series from the Hallwag – Kümmerly + Frey publishing house. Contours are at 25m intervals, enhanced by shading & excellent graphic relief to provide a very clear picture of the topography. An overprint highlights several mountain bike circuits from main towns & holiday resorts on the map, indicating the direction of the route. The routes are graded by colour-coding into five degrees of difficulty. Additional information provided on the map

Includes:: youth hostels, Friends of Nature houses or isolated countryside hotels, viewpoints, interesting sites, etc. The maps have a 1-km gird, although no Swiss national survey coordinates are provided for it. On the reverse each of the highlighted circuits is presented on a route-profile which also indicates “beauty & experience value” (changes in landscape, viewpoints, etc); difficulty; overall severity (length + difference in elevation + difficulty); distance; difference in altitude; time required; & the highest point. The legend for the main map & for the route profiles

Includes:: English. Brief descriptions of each circuit are in German only.



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This edition incorporates amendments to the Convention on the International Maritime Organization up to December 2009. It also



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This volume is divided into two sections. The first, concerning the status, privileges & immunities of IMO,
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