Tall- 55 (L) x 110 (W) x 100 (H) cm. This beautifully crafted architect desk is constructed of solid wood in rich light honey & black finishes with brass accents. Complete with an adjustable work surface tilted to an individualized angle. Architects were once skilled draftsmen & graceful calligraphers, able to draw a crisp & perfect line on virgin drafting stock. Usually they would st&, lounge, & lean on the tall desk, discarding the chair or replacing it with a tall, narrow stool. 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 ...

Burford in 1919 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 of Burford is double-sided to provide maximum coverage. The main map covers the northern part of the town centre, from Sheep Street northward, extending north to Fulbrook, & west to Upton & Kitt`s Quarries. Features include the River Windrush, St John the Baptist church, Priory, northern part of High Street, cottage hospital, Westhall Hill; & at Fulbrook, St James church, Masons Arms pub. On the reverse is a section of sheet 30.04 extending coverage south & including the rest of High Street, police station & Bury Barns. 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. ...

Topographical survey of Belgium at 1:20, 000 from Nationaal Geografisch Instituut / Institut Géographique National, the country’s national survey organization. Each 20K map covers one quarter of the corresponding 1:50, 000 map (with adjustments in the border & coastal areas). The maps provide all the information expected of topographic mapping at this scale & in addition have an unusually large amount of vegetation and/or land use information (different types of woodlands, gardens, orchards, heath, etc). The maps have a 1-km UTM grid, with margin ticks for latitude & longitude at intervals of 1`. Map legend & a glossary of terms used on the maps include English. Stanfords keeps as regular stock 20K maps for the World War I battlefields around the Ypres, Messines & Passchendaele, & for the area of the Battle of Waterloo. The 1:20, 000 survey covers the whole of Belgium & maps for other regions can be supplied as special orders. To see the list of titles in this series please click on the series link.PLEASE NOTE: the Long-Distance Footpaths Map of Belgium at 1:300, 000 which shows the division of Belgium into the 50K survey sheets can also be used to see in more detail coverage by the 20K maps. ...

Street plan of Burgas at 1:8, 500, with plans of other nearby holiday resorts along the Black Sea coast: Primorsko, Pomorie, Chernomorets, Sozopol, Kiten & Tsarevo. Plus extensive English language information on accommodation, etc. On one side is a street plan of Burgas, with insets at various scales extending coverage to satellite districts of Meden, Dolno & Gorno Ezerovo, Lozovo, Kraymorie, Sarafovo & the North Industrial Zone. The plan shows bus & trolleybus routes with stops & line numbers, & is annotated with symbols highlighting locations of various facilities. Streets show selected house numbers for easier identification of addresses. All names & the street index are in Latin alphabet only. Map legend is in English. On the reverse are similar street plans of other resorts along the southern Black Sea coast: Primorsko, Pomorie, Chernomorets, Sozopol, Kiten & Tsarevo, all annotated with symbols showing hotels, various services & places of interest. Three maps at 1:100, 000 show the coast from Pomorie north of Burgas southwards to Ahtopol & Sinemorets. Also provided is an extensive gazetteer of hotels & other services in Burgas, all with contact details, plus lists of hotels in other resorts. All the text is in English & German. ...

Map No. 1147, Burgdorf, 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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One of the titles in a series of provincial topographic maps derived from generalising the cartography of the 1:50, 000 survey. Topography is shown by contours at 100m intervals, spot heights, hill-shading & graphic relief. Colours & graphics distinguish landscape types e.g. forests, vineyards, swamps. The attractive, finely-drawn detail

Includes:: minor roads, tracks, railways, chairlifts, water features, national parks, & administrative boundaries. Small symbols show many landmarks e.g. towers, castles, refuges, isolated buildings. Some of the place names are in very small print. The maps have a UTM grid, with latitude lines at intervals of 12' & logintude at 20'. Map legend

Includes:: English. Each title also

Includes:: a small map with administrative sub-divisions of the province.





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One of the titles in a series of provincial topographic maps derived from generalising the cartography of the 1:50, 000 survey. Topography is shown by contours at 100m intervals, spot heights, hill-shading & graphic relief. Colours & graphics distinguish landscape types e.g. forests, vineyards, swamps. The attractive, finely-drawn detail

Includes:: minor roads, tracks, railways, chairlifts, water features, national parks, & administrative boundaries. Small symbols show many landmarks e.g. towers, castles, refuges, isolated buildings. Some of the place names are in very small print. The maps have a UTM grid, with latitude lines at intervals of 12` & logintude at 20`. Map legend

Includes:: English. Each title also

Includes:: a small map with administrative sub-divisions of the province.





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Map No. 227, Burgenland (2-map set), including a nature guide to local wild flowers, in a series of hiking maps from Kompass providing extensive coverage of Austria & Germany plus the Slovenian Alps, with hiking routes on a topographic base, various types of accommodation, recreational facilities, places of interest, etc. Many titles are now published as competitively priced sets of two or more maps, offering a wider coverage. Kompass are Europe ...

Map No. 227, Burgenland (2-map set), including a nature guide to local wild flowers, in a series of hiking maps from Kompass providing extensive coverage of Austria & Germany plus the Slovenian Alps, with hiking routes on a topographic base, various types of accommodation, recreational facilities, places of interest, etc. Many titles are now published as competitively priced sets of two or more maps, offering a wider coverage. Kompass are Europe’s largest publishers of walking maps, with extensive coverage of hiking areas in other countries, all listed on our website. * Cartography:* all the maps are contoured with additional shading & graphic relief to provide a more detailed picture of the terrain, vegetation and/or land use. Contour interval varies from 10 metres in the coastal areas of Northern Germany to 40 or 50 metres in the mountainous parts of the two countries. All the maps highlight local & long-distance waymarked footpaths, including climbing trails. Most titles also show cycling routes, mountain bike trails, &, the in mountainous areas, ski routes. The maps indicate various types of accommodation (selected inns & hotels, youth hostels, campsites, mountain refuges), as well as recreational facilities, places of interest, etc. New editions also show access by public transport with bus stops and/or Park+ Ride facilities.* Geographical coordinates:* unless indicated to the contrary in the individual description, the maps have a UTM grid for GPS users. * Map legend:* most maps now include full English legend, particularly titles covering the Alpine areas. Some maps covering mainly eastern Austria or the less popular parts of Germany may still have a legend in German only.* Other
Features:* some titles now include on the reverse panorama drawings of their area with names of villages, peaks, valleys, etc. and/or have booklets with pictures of local wild flowers with their Latin names.*PLEASE NOTE BEFORE ORDERING!* * Booklets:* many titles come with booklets describing the area and/or various hiking routes. These booklets are in * German only*, apart from a handful of titles where an English language booklet is specifically indicated in the individual description. So, unless English language booklet is actually mentioned, the map can only be supplied with a German booklet. These booklets are not necessary to use the maps since, as stated above, most titles now include * full English language map legend.*
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Cycling atlas of the Burgenland province of Austria at 1:75, 000 from Verlag Esterbauer with essential information on accommodation, repair facilities, etc. All the text is in GERMAN only but extensive map legend

Includes:: English, as shown on our sample image. Esterbauer’s Bikeline guides in this series can be used without any knowledge of German, particularly in the absence of similar products in English from other publishers. Each atlas

Includes:: a selection of local cycling routes & tours, presented on clear, easy to follow maps. The overprint highlighting the routes indicates road surface & density of motorized traffic. Gradients, intermediate distances, danger points & roads closed to cyclists are marked, & route profiles show the degree of difficulty for each cycle path. A wide range of symbols indicate everything from covered & lockable bicycle stands, repair workshops & bike rentals to viewpoints, nature parks, leisure & sport centres, local shopping facilities, emergency services, etc. The guides also give opening hours of museums & other local places of interest. A separate section at the end of each guide lists accommodation addresses with phone numbers. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link.



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