Brandon Mountain on the Dingle Peninsula at 1:25, 000 from the Ordnance Survey of Irel&, printed on light, waterproof & tear-resistant plastic paper & presenting hiking routes on a very clear picture of the area’s topography. Cartography is an enlargement of the country’s topographic survey at 1:50, 000, with contour lines 10m intervals, less densely packed here, altitude colouring & numerous additional spot heights, plus graphics for different types of woodl&. Place names, where appropriate, are shown in their English & Irish versions. The map highlights the course of the Dingle Way long-distance footpath, as well as local waymarked or unmarked hiking trails, including the Pilgrims Routes. Symbols indicate youth hostels, car parks, view points, etc. Irish national grid lines are drawn at 1km intervals. ...

Branson in Missouri in a series of indexed street plans of US cities from Universal MAP. On one side are street plans of Branson & Branson West, & on the reverse Kimberling City & Forsyth, also provided are road maps of the environs of these towns & of a wider area to the north including Springfield. Unlike most of Universal MAP street plans this title does not indicate zip codes. Coverage

Includes:: Bull Shoals Lake, Hollister, Taneycomo & Table Rock Lake.

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Double-sided, indexed street plan of Brantford, Stratford & Woodstock, including Simcoe Delhi, Paris, Port Dover, St. Marys, & Waterford. Street plans from the Map Art / Canadian Cartographics Corporation / JDM Géo publishing group are usually produced at scales around 1:25, 000 to 1:35, 000 with smaller towns often shown at more detailed scales. All plans have street indexes. Plans of larges cities usually include an enlargement for the downtown area. Plans grouping together several smaller towns often have an overview map showing the whole of the relevant region. The plans have colouring to indicate commercial, institutional or industrial use, etc. Main traffic arteries are highlighted & one way streets are marked. A range of symbols shows, as appropriate, parking facilities, bus terminals, metro and/or railway stations, various public facilities & services, places of interest, recreational centres, etc. Map legends for cities & towns in the French speaking part of the country are sometimes in French only. To see the list of currently available Canadian street plans & pocket atlases form the Map Art / Canadian Cartographics Corporation / JDM Géo publishing group, including waterproof & tear-resistant Fast Track titles, please click on the series link. ...

Brasilia 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. ...

The coast of southern Brazil on a map from the Argentinian publishers de Dios designed to highlight the region’s numerous beaches, with more detailed enlargements for the six most visited areas, classification according to their character, recommendations for accommodation, etc. On one side is a map of the whole region, extending from the Uruguay border north beyond Vitória, so including Rio, São Paolo, Belo Horizonte & the Iguaçu Falls. The map shows only main roads, indicates border crossings from Uruguay, Argentina & Paraguay (also listed on an accompanying panel) & highlights numerous beaches, most annotated with brief notes. Also marked is a selection of places of interest further inl&. The map has an index listing both the beaches & other locations shown on it. On the reverse the region’s six most visited areas, as indicated on the main map, are presented in greater detail: Florianópolis & Ilha de Santa Catarina, Bombinhas / Bombas, Armaçao dos Búzios, Garopaba / Praia do Rosa, Camboríu, & Costa Verde. The map

Includes:: a list of beaches grouped according their character: for families, for youth scene, for sporting activities, nudist, romantic or with charming accommodation, unspoilt, unmissable, etc. Also provided are web addresses of recommended accommodation & of other useful organizations, plus distance & climate charts. All the text is in Spanish only.

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Romanian towns of Brasov & Târgu Mures on a double-sided map from the Budapest-based Cartographia. Each town is shown with an enlargement of its central area, an index including lists of sights & facilities, plus a small road map of the surrounding region. On one side is a plan of Brasov at 1:15, 000; insets at reduced scales extend coverage to include Poiana Brasov & Stupini. On the reverse Târgu Mures is presented at 1:12, 000, with a smaller scale inset extending coverage to include Besa. Both plans highlight main traffic arteries, name important buildings & places of interest, & indicate various facilities including selected tourist accommodation, campsites, car parks & petrol stations, etc. Unusually for street plans, the base map has contours at 10m intervals & shows walks in the surrounding parkland & woodlands. Each town has an index of both streets & important buildings / sights. Map legend

Includes:: English.

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The Bel Alpin tourism map of Brasov county in Romania is a 1:250, 000 scale road map of one of Romania’s most popular tourist destinations, including detail of the Poiana Brasov ski region & Brasov old town. It also offers wide-ranging detailed descriptions of the area on the reverse. The map offers easy-to-read road mapping showing major highways, local roads, & some forest roads & footpaths. Filling stations are marked, & intermediate distances in kilometres are shown along many routes. Other transport information

Includes:: railway lines & stations.A large number of places of tourist interest are marked with symbols, although few have names given. These places include churches, monasteries, castles, spas & springs, museums & Dacian & Roman relics. The most popular & important of these visitor attractions have their map symbols highlighted for emphasis. The boundaries of national parks are also shown. The map marks many hotels, motels & pensions/boarding houses in the region, as well as mountain shelters & chalets, but names are not given. An inset map shows the Poiana Brasov ski resort area, Romania’s premier ski destination, in greater detail at 10, 000 scale. This shows cable cars & ski lifts, some ski lines, & some street details. Hotels, villas etc are also shown with names. This inset also shows contour lines at 20m intervals. Another inset shows a street plan of Brasov City, with 32 top sites highlighted & named, some with small pictures. A third inset map gives a national overview of Romania showing the principal road connections to Brasov region. The text descriptions on the reverse of the map, in English & Romanian, give detailed background information on the region; geography, population, churches & historical sites, key towns, feasts & festivals & an extensive section on the region’s history. It also covers top activities like climbing, walking & skiing.

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Brass 3 minute sandglass. The pocket glass of the boatswain. Used to measure ship’s speed, counting knots, timing minutes. A small gift with big presence. If we do not have this item in stock we will order it for you from our supplier. Delivery generally takes 3 weeks within the UK. For overseas delivery queries please email sales@stanfords.co.uk ...

Brass Rolling Rule
- 18”/450mm Supplied to Naval personnel worldwide & manufactured from brass & stainless steel. Quality control
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Harlots, hoodlums, & heathens in Brassai`s Paris ” Brassai is a living eye, ” wrote Henry Miller of the Hungarian-born artist who adopted Paris after World War I & became one of its most celebrated photographers. Originally a painter before he moved on to writing, sculpture, cinema &, most famously, photography, Brassai (1899-1984) was a member of Paris`s cultural elite, counting Miller, Picasso, Sartre, Camus, & Cocteau, among his friends. Camera in h&, he scoured the streets & bars of Paris, unabashedly capturing the city`s inhabitants in their natural habitats. Prostitutes, hoodlums, & other `marginal` characters were the most famous heroes of Brassai`s moody, gritty photographs taken often by night. Including an extensive selection of Brassai`s finest photographs & an essay describing his life & work, this book explores the world of Brassai in thematic chapters: Minotaure magazine, Paris at Night, Secret Paris, Day Visions, Artists of My Life, & Graffiti & Transmutations. ...