Topographic survey of France at 1:25, 000 in IGN`s excellent TOP25 / Série Bleue series. All the maps are GPS compatible, with a 1km UTM grid plus latitude & longitude lines at 5’ intervals. Contours are at 5m intervals except for mountainous areas where the maps have contours at 10m intervals, vividly enhanced by hill shading & graphics for rocky terrain. Colouring with graphics indicates different types of vegetation or land use (deciduous or coniferous forests, moors, orchards, vineyards, etc). PLEASE NOTE: coverage of France at this scale is currently being revised – the format & the presentation of each title are indicated by the letters at the end of its Sheet Reference number (e.g. 0416ET, 3531ETR, 1923SB, etc.)MAPS WITH FULL TOURIST OVERPRINT & AN ENGLISH MAP LEGEND: all TOP25 maps & the SB editions of Série Bleue have an overprint highlighting waymarked walking trails including long-distance GR routes &, where appropriate, ski routes. Symbols indicate campsites, gîtes d’etape, refuges, equestrian centres & other recreational facilities or sites, tourist information centres, cultural heritage, etc. Towns & locations of particular interest are highlighted.- ET or OT = single-sided TOP25 map covering approx. 29x 21 km / 18x 13 miles.- ETR or OTR = waterproof & tear resistant TOP25 map covering the same area as the corresponding ET or OT number, but double-sided, printed on a smaller size sheet with a good overlap between the sides.- SB = Série Bleue map with full tourist overprint; these maps, first introduced in summer 2014, each cover approx. 29x 24km / 18x 15 miles.SÉRIE BLEUE maps with numbers ending in E (Est) or O (Ouest): most editions now indicate the GR routes, but do not show any other tourist information. Map legend is in French only. Each map covers approx. 14x 20km / 9x 12 miles. ...

Map No. 137, Besançon
- Montbéliard, at 1:100, 000, part of the TOP100 series from the Institut Géographique National (IGN).
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Street plan of Besançon at 1:12, 500 from the Institut Géographique National, the country’s national survey organization, with an enlargement showing the town centre in greater detail.IGN street plans include outer suburbs &, where appropriate, adjoining localities forming part of the urban agglomeration. The plans prominently highlight principal traffic arteries & show one way streets, car parks & pedestrian zones. Latest editions also indicate 24h petrol stations & streets with separate cycle paths. Many streets are annotated with selected house for easier identification of addresses. Important public buildings are named & symbols mark locations of tourist information centres & other facilities. Street index, arranged by an administrative area, is next to the map. Map legend

Includes:: English.PLEASE NOTE: to see the list of IGN street plans of French towns & cities please click on the series link – the series description also

Includes:: a comparison between IGN & Blay-Foldex street plans.



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

Bescot in 1901 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 is dominated by Bescot Junction with its sidings & engine shed, together with the junctions to the west. It also

Includes:: the northern tip of Wednesbury & southern tip of Palfrey. Features include part of LNWR Pleck Loop with Pleck station, Bescot Junction station, Wood Green station, Brockhurst Sewage Farm, Wednesbury Forge, Wednesbury Cemetery, Wood Green area, St Paul`s church, Goldicroft Colliery, Bescot Hall, The Grange, Elwell`s Pool, etc. On the reverse is a good section of the later 1918 edition, showing how the area developed over the next few years. 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.

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From the Victorian era to the early years of the 1960s, Summer in Britain meant a mass exodus, as millions of Britons boarded steam locomotives & charabancs to swap the drudgery of life in the country`s industrial heartlands for the fleeting pleasures of the coast. Through the stories of the most popular destinations
- from Brighton & Margate to Scarborough & Blackpool
- Beside the Sea steps back in time to relive the heyday of the Great British seaside. What it discovers is a cultural & architectural golden age. A time when the grand hotels, ballrooms, holiday camps, piers & amusements were thronged with visitors during high season. An era when the variety acts who packed out the theatres & music halls were among the most famous names in the l&. & a world in which the beach meant fish & chips, donkey rides & bathing suits, not palm trees, bikinis & white sands. Combining stunning archive photography with memories from people who worked, or holidayed, at these resorts, Wish You Were Here celebrates a forgotten time & place in British life, & offers a lament for the magical beachfronts that have since fallen into decay, or been wiped away by developers.

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Can you remember why the sea is salty? How does the moon affect the tide? Where were Britain`s most notorious places for smugglers? & what was the mystery of St Michael`s Mount? There are almost as many stories about the sea as there are pebbles on the beach. Beside the Seaside is a book for anyone who has been captivated by the crash of waves on s&, thrilled by the exploits of pirates or delighted in an ice cream at the end of the pier. Answering such questions as what to look for in rock pools, which are the best knots & how to avoid being cursed by a mermaid, Beside the Seaside is bursting with facts, fables, history & mystery about Britain`s seaside & coast. ...

Can you remember why the sea is salty? How does the moon affect the tide? Where were Britain`s most notorious places for smugglers? And what was the mystery of St Michael`s Mount? There are almost as many stories about the sea as there are pebbles on the beach. Beside the Seaside is a book for anyone who has been captivated by the crash of waves on s&, thrilled by the exploits of pirates or delighted in an ice cream at the end of the pier. Answering such questions as what to look for in rock pools, which are the best knots & how to avoid being cursed by a mermaid, Beside the Seaside is bursting with facts, fables, history & mystery about Britain`s seaside & coast. ...

The famous & infamous associated with Brighton
- where they were born, lived, educated, stayed or died. This is the first book
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Jonas is a British spy out in the cold. When his father, an elderly clergyman, is kidnapped & held for ransom by ISIS in Syria, he takes matters into his own hands & begins to steal the only currency he has access to: secret government intelligence. He heads to Beirut with a haul of sensitive documents & recruits an unlikely ally
- an alcoholic Swiss priest named Father Tobias. Despite barely surviving his previous contact with ISIS, Tobias agrees to travel into the heart of the Islamic State & inform the kidnappers that Jonas is willing to negotiate for his father`s life. British & American intelligence agents in Beirut try everything in their power to stop Jonas, & he finds himself tested to the limit as he fights to keep the negotiations alive & play his enemies off against each other. As the book races towards a thrilling confrontation in the Syrian desert, Jonas will have to decide how far he is willing to go to see his father again.
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