Did you know...that the oldest tree in Wales is a yew in Llangernyw in Conwy, thought to be around 4, 000 years old?.. .that London is one of only three cities worldwide to have hosted both the Olympic & Commonwealth Games?.. .that Ebenezer Place in Wick, Caithness, is officially recognised as the shortest street in the world, at a mere 206 cm (81 in.) in length? From a Scottish waterfall three times the height of Niagara Falls to the last foreign invasion of Britain & the birthplace of the first Oscar-winning Welshman, ” The British Isles: A Trivia Gazetteer” brings together hundreds of remarkable facts & feats each pertaining to a different location from across Britain & Irel&. As much an accessible & informative reference book as it is an entertaining miscellany, it aims to expand our knowledge of these extraordinary islands while uncovering & celebrating some of their most remarkable people & places. ...

Laminated physical wall map of the British Isles & Ireland at 1:1, 000, 000 from Global Mapping, showing topography with altitude colourning & additional spot heights. Road detail shows motorways, A roads & B roads, with only motorway & A numbers marked; service stations, railways, car ferries, ferry routes, & airports are indicated. International, national, & county & unitary authority boundaries are subtly highlighted, with county names overprinted in dark red. There is also a distance table for numerous destinations, as well as a separate inset showing the Channel & Shetland Islands. The lamination on this wall map means that you can write on it with a felt marker & wipe it clean afterwards. It is also more durable than an ordinary paper wall map. ...

Counties, Districts & Unitary Authorities Wall Map of the British Isles, size 84 x 121cm (33” x 48” approx) – encapsulated version, from Map Marketing showing county, district & unitary authorities names & boundaries plus, for United Kingdom only, additional information on population & post codes. The map shows the UK at 1:800, 000, with the whole of Ireland included as an inset at half the scale (1:1, 600, 000). Boundaries & names of counties, districts & unitary authorities are overprinted on a base showing the network of motorways & A roads, with domestic & international airports also marked. London area is presented in greater detail on an enlargement. Additional information is provided only for the United Kingdom (i.e. the Republic of Ireland is not covered):- separate lists with population figures for unitary authorities, counties & districts in Engl&, Scotl&, Wales & Northern Irel&- a map plus a list of postcode areas PLEASE NOTE: this map is also available on paper without the encapsulation.LAMINATED & ENCAPSULATED WALL MAPS:- LAMINATED wall maps have a thin layer of plastic usually applied to the printed side only. They can be written on with suitable marker pens without any damage to the map but, unless laminated on both sides, they are not damp-proof.- ENCAPSULATED wall maps are sealed between two sheets of plastic. They are more rigid & heavier than laminated maps of the same size. They are damp-proof & do not crinkle in humid conditions. Encapsulation gives the map a shiny surface, similar to being displayed behind glass.- PLEASE NOTE: many publishers & retailers often use these two terms interchangeably. Our map titles & descriptions follow the definitions provided above. ...

Counties, Districts & Unitary Authorities Wall Map of the British Isles, size 83 x 120cm (33” x 48” approx) – paper version, from Map Marketing showing county, district & unitary authorities names & boundaries plus, for United Kingdom only, additional information on population & post codes. The map shows the UK at 1:800, 000, with the whole of Ireland included as an inset at half the scale (1:1, 600, 000). Boundaries & names of counties, districts & unitary authorities are overprinted on a base showing the network of motorways & A roads, with domestic & international airports also marked. London area is presented in greater detail on an enlargement. Additional information is provided only for the United Kingdom (i.e. the Republic of Ireland is not covered):- separate lists with population figures for unitary authorities, counties & districts in Engl&, Scotl&, Wales & Northern Irel&- a map plus a list of postcode areas PLEASE NOTE: this map is also available encapsulated ...

Route Planning Wall Map of the British Isles, size 84 x 121cm (33” x 47.5” approx) – encapsulated version, from Map Marketing showing the network of motorways, primary routes & other A roads, plus B roads on a base presenting the topography by altitude colouring with names of mountain ranges. The map shows the UK at 1:800, 000, with the whole of Ireland included as an inset at half the scale (1:1, 600, 000). Boundaries & names of counties & unitary authorities are also marked or, where appropriate given the amount of other information, the names are shown on accompanying panels. London area is presented in greater detail on an enlargement. Additional information is provided only for the United Kingdom (i.e. the Republic of Ireland is not covered):- a map plus a list of postcode areas- a mileage chart PLEASE NOTE: this map is also available on paper without the encapsulation.LAMINATED & ENCAPSULATED WALL MAPS:- LAMINATED wall maps have a thin layer of plastic usually applied to the printed side only. They can be written on with suitable marker pens without any damage to the map but, unless laminated on both sides, they are not damp-proof.- ENCAPSULATED wall maps are sealed between two sheets of plastic. They are more rigid & heavier than laminated maps of the same size. They are damp-proof & do not crinkle in humid conditions. Encapsulation gives the map a shiny surface, similar to being displayed behind glass.- PLEASE NOTE: many publishers & retailers often use these two terms interchangeably. Our map titles & descriptions follow the definitions provided above. ...

Sales & Marketing Wall Map of the British Isles, size 84 x 122cm (33” x 48” approx) – encapsulated version, from Map Marketing showing county & unitary authorities names & boundaries, plus additional information for the United Kingdom on postcode areas, TV coverage, etc. The map shows the UK at 1:800, 000, with the whole of Ireland included as an inset at half the scale (1:1, 600, 000). Boundaries & names of counties & unitary authorities are overprinted on a base showing the network of motorways & A roads, with domestic & international airports also marked. London area is presented in greater detail on an enlargement. Additional maps & lists provide information only for the United Kingdom (i.e. the Republic of Ireland is not covered):- a map plus a list of postcode areas- a map showing TV regions listing the number of homes in each area- a list of counties & unitary authorities with population figures PLEASE NOTE: this map is also available on paper without the encapsulation LAMINATED & ENCAPSULATED WALL MAPS:- LAMINATED wall maps have a thin layer of plastic usually applied to the printed side only. They can be written on with suitable marker pens without any damage to the map but, unless laminated on both sides, they are not damp-proof.- ENCAPSULATED wall maps are sealed between two sheets of plastic. They are more rigid & heavier than laminated maps of the same size. They are damp-proof & do not crinkle in humid conditions. Encapsulation gives the map a shiny surface, similar to being displayed behind glass.- PLEASE NOTE: many publishers & retailers often use these two terms interchangeably. Our map titles & descriptions follow the definitions provided above. ...

Sales & Marketing Wall Map of the British Isles, size 83 x 120cm (33” x 47” approx) – paper version, from Map Marketing showing county & unitary authorities names & boundaries, plus additional information for the United Kingdom on postcode areas, TV coverage, etc. The map shows the UK at 1:800, 000, with the whole of Ireland included as an inset at half the scale (1:1, 600, 000). Boundaries & names of counties & unitary authorities are overprinted on a base showing the network of motorways & A roads, with domestic & international airports also marked. London area is presented in greater detail on an enlargement. Additional maps & lists provide information only for the United Kingdom (i.e. the Republic of Ireland is not covered):- a map plus a list of postcode areas- a map showing TV regions listing the number of homes in each area- a list of counties & unitary authorities with population figures PLEASE NOTE: this map is also available encapsulated ...

British Isles Communications Wall Map at 1:1, 000, 000 from the Ordnance Survey, size 93.5 x 104cm (3ft 1 x 3ft 5 approx), with a laminated surface which can be written on with suitable marker pens without damaging the map. The map shows the network of motorways, plus: A roads in Great Britain, A & B roads in Northern Irel&, & N & R roads in the Republic of Irel&. The map also shows railway lines, ferry routes with approx. times, airports (scheduled flights with or without customs & non-scheduled flights with customs) & heliports. The base map has colouring for national parks & area of scenic beauty. Map legend

Includes:: French & German.LAMINATED & ENCAPSULATED WALL MAPS:- laminated wall maps have a thin layer of plastic usually applied to the printed side only. They can be written on with suitable marker pens without any damage to the map but, unless laminated on both sides, they are not damp-proof.- encapsulated wall maps are sealed between two sheets of plastic. They are more rigid & heavier than laminated maps of the same size. They are damp-proof & do not crinkle in humid conditions. Encapsulation gives the map a shiny surface, similar to being displayed behind glass.- please note: many publishers & retailers often use these two terms interchangeably. Our map titles & descriptions follow the definitions provided above.

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British Isles Physical Wall Map at 1:1, 000, 000 from the Ordnance Survey, size 93.5 x 104cm (3ft 1 x 3ft 5 approx), with a laminated surface which can be written on with suitable marker pens without damaging the map. The map shows the physical geography of Great Britain & Ireland by relief shading & altitude colouring, with numerous spot heights (in metres), plus names of peaks, mountain chains, forests & other natural features, etc. Larger towns are marked, but the map does not show the road network. LAMINATED & ENCAPSULATED WALL MAPS:- laminated wall maps have a thin layer of plastic usually applied to the printed side only. They can be written on with suitable marker pens without any damage to the map but, unless laminated on both sides, they are not damp-proof.- encapsulated wall maps are sealed between two sheets of plastic. They are more rigid & heavier than laminated maps of the same size. They are damp-proof & do not crinkle in humid conditions. Encapsulation gives the map a shiny surface, similar to being displayed behind glass.- please note: many publishers & retailers often use these two terms interchangeably. Our map titles & descriptions follow the definitions provided above. ...

The British Isles with their old historic counties on a cloth-backed reproduction from the Old Folding Maps of a beautiful map published by the Stanford’s Geographic Establishment around 1859. Bright colours highlight the boundaries of the old counties as they were before the nonsensical / much needed (delete as you feel appropriate) changes in 1974. The pale background makes all the place names easy to read. In common with other maps published by Stanfords at that time, an unusually large number of small rivers are named, even the lovely Cuckmere is there. Ironically perhaps, the map provides an interesting contrast between the significant administrative changes within Great Britain & the retention of the county borders within Irel&, with just the change of the names from King’s & Queen’s to Offaly & Laois respectively – it’s the international border that has been added there. Each individual cloth-backed map is sold folded in a colourful case covered with a unique design marbled paper – no two cases are identical.PLEASE NOTE: this title is also available as a wall map in two different sizes in the “ Stanfords Classics Collection of Historical Maps”. To see the list of all the titles in this series from the Old Folding Maps please click on the series link. ...