Topographic coverage of mainland Spain at 1:50, 000 in the MTN50 (Mapa Topográfico Nacional) series from the Centro Nacional de Información Geografica, the country’s civilian survey organization. The maps have contours at 20m intervals, enhanced by relief shading, plus colouring and/or graphics to show different types of terrain, vegetation or land use. Boundaries of national parks & other protected areas are marked. In addition to all the usual information featured on topographic mapping at this scale, detailed presentation of the road & rail networks, rural tracks & paths, etc, the maps also show campsites & mountain refuges. On more recent editions some GRs, the official long-distance hiking routes, are also marked (although not as clearly as on hiking maps from other publishers). Each map covers 29.5x 18.5 km (with adjustments in the border or coastal areas). The maps have a 1-km UTM grid, plus margin ticks for latitude & longitude at 1` intervals. Map legend is in Spanish only.HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT 50K MAP: all the titles in CNIG’s 200K Provincial Road Maps series at 1:200, 000 are overprinted with the grid for the 1:50, 000 maps & can be used to see the area covered by each 50K title. TO SEE THE LIST OF TITLES IN THIS SERIES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK.PLEASE NOTE
- MAP TITLES: the grids shown on our website serve both the civilian & the military 1:50, 000 topographic series. Although the areas covered by maps in both series are identical (apart from some border or coastal sheets), occasionally map titles differ – only one title is shown on the grid, usually the military one. In Galicia, the Basque country & in the Catalan speaking areas the tendency now is to use local place names rather than the often better known Castilian ones. Where possible, both versions are included in our titles. Map titles listed on our website are based on information received by us at the time of publication, but sometimes maps arrive showing a completely different title! As long as the map number is as ordered, the correct map has been supplied.
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The deserts of the Middle East cover an area almost as large as Western Europe & include some of the most inhospitable places on Earth. But the customs of the Bedu, who have for centuries herded their livestock back & forth across this wilderness, developed in response to these grim conditions. Today, however, their nomadic culture is under threat with the encroachment of industrialisation & mineral exploitation onto their unfettered lands, & new generations are seeking employment rather than living off herds. Bedouin is a unique & beautiful portrait of the Arab nomad's life, rich in colour & culture. It depicts everything from their everyday chores of cooking & collecting water to the more exotic tasks of weaving, moving camp & celebrating feasts. ...

In my dreams, I was always in some vast landscape on a long, straight road. Driving. Always driving.` Gwenda had always loved the open road, but her home town of Newcastle didn`t really offer the sort of adventure she longed for. So, in 1957, with friend & fellow nurse Pat in tow, she left the dismal British winter behind, & embarked on an amazing American adventure. After a year nursing in Clevel&, Gwenda, Pat & three new friends set off on a road trip around North America, driving in a rickety 1949 Ford. What follows is the charming true story of five remarkable young women. Over the course of eighteen months, the girls go to a 4th July rodeo, visit San Francisco & Las Vegas, learn to surf in Hawaii, spot movie stars in Hollywood & celebrate Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Wherever they go, the travelling nurses cause a sensation. This is a delightfully nostalgic memoir of friendship & the romance of the open road. ...

Bedrock Geology of the United Kingdom & Ireland folded map at 1:1, 250, 000 scale published by British Geological Survey. This map shows the bedrock (solid) geology of the United Kingdom & Ireland excluding the Channel Islands, generalised from larger-scale maps & overlaid on shaded relief. The map is intended as a teaching resource, suitable for a wide range of educational purposes. ...

Bedrock Geology of the United Kingdom & Ireland wall map at 1:1, 250, 000 scale published by British Geological Survey. This map shows the bedrock (solid) geology of the United Kingdom & Ireland excluding the Channel Islands, generalised from larger-scale maps & overlaid on shaded relief. The map is intended as a teaching resource, suitable for a wide range of educational purposes. ...

There are few more precious routines than that of the bedtime story. So why do we discard this invaluable ritual as grown-ups to the detriment of our well-being & good health? In this groundbreaking anthology, Ben Holden, editor of the bestselling Poems That Make Grown Men Cry, challenges how we think about life, a third of which is spent asleep. He deftly explores not only the science of sleep but also why we endlessly tell stories
- even to ourselves, as we dream. Holden combines his own illuminating storytelling with a treasure trove of timeless classics & contemporary gems. Poems & short stories, fairy tales & fables, reveries & nocturnes
- from William Shakespeare to Haruki Murakami, Charles Dickens to Roald Dahl, Rabindranath Tagore to Nora Ephron, Vladimir Nabokov to Neil Gaiman
- are all woven together to replicate the journey of a single night`s sleep. Some of today`s greatest storytellers reveal their choice of the ideal grown-up bedtime story: writers such as Margaret Drabble, Ken Follett, Tessa Hadley, Robert Macfarlane, Patrick Ness, Tony Robinson & Warsan Shire. Fold away your laptop & shut down your mobile phone. Curl up & crash out with the ultimate bedside book, one you`ll return to again & again. Full of laughter & tears, moonlight & magic, Bedtime Stories for Grown-ups joyfully provides the dream way to end the day
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Bedworth in 1923 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers the village of Bedworth just north of Coventry, stretching from John Street & Thomas Street eastward to the Coventry Canal & Weston Lawn Farm, & from the Coventry Road northward to Marston Lane. Features include Coalpit Field, LMSR railway with Bedworth station, Coventry Canal, Bulkington Road area, Hosiery Works, Bedworth sewage Works, Bedworth Charity Colliery with tramways to railway & canal, All Saints church, Hat Manufactory, Mount Pleasant area, Springfield Hall, Market Place, almshouses, tramway, Hawkesbury & Bedworth Brick & Tile Works, old shafts & coal workings, etc. On the reverse is a directory of Bedworth in 1921. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

Bee is a book of photographs in magnifications ranging from 10x to 5000x. Presenting views of the bee s eyes, wings, antennae, hair, sting & more. Bee aims to inspire surprise, curiosity & awe through the unique perspective provided by scanning electron microscopy, melding art & science in these images. When our frame of reference is shifted, the interplay of observation & imagination can inspire new ideas, connections & applications. People are generally very surprised by these images, & actually stop to look & consider them. Children, who often love insects, are fascinated by seeing what a bee looks like very close up. This is therefore surprisingly a family book, as well as a book for photographers, artists, designers, gardeners, environmentalists, engineers, architects, those interested in bio design & bio mimicry. From the author: I believe that by seeing what exists in the micro world we may become more sensitised, mindful & caring about our familiar daily realm. My hope is that Bee will stimulate greater appreciation for the bees, more interest in learning about bees & learning from them too. We easily lose sight of our dependence on bees. Who thinks to thank the bees for our orange juice? For pollinating the blossoms of all the plants that produce our food supply; one of every three bites we take is dependent on bee pollination! Or to stop a moment & consider that bees must draw the nectar of more than two million flowers to make just one pound of honey? ...

The beautiful Bee & Me by Alison Jay is now available in paperback! A bee flies in the window & a little girl is frightened. She traps the bee & then wonders what to do. This beautiful wordless picture book traces the growing friendship between girl & bee & introduces small children to the ecology of the natural world. Highlighting the plight of the disappearing bumble bee, it shows how some simple actions can help restore beauty & balance in our environment. ...

The Birds & the Bees series was designed for Vintage Classics by Timorous Beasties, the Scottish studio famous for their designs inspired by the natural world. Bee Journal is a poem-journal of beekeeping that chronicles the life of the hive. It observes the living architecture of the comb, the range & locality of the colony; its flights, flowers, water sources, parasites, lives & deaths. Because of its genesis as a working journal, there is here an unusual intimacy & scrutiny of life & death in nature. The language is dense & clotted, the imagery thrillingly fresh, & the observing eye close, scrupulous & full of wonder. WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY THE AUTHOR SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2012 T. S. ELIOT POETRY PRIZE. ...