The Caribbean at 1:5, 000, 000 on a double-sided, waterproof & tear-resistant map from Franko’s Maps, useful for planning cruises in the region or as a reference during a voyage. On one side is a map of the Caribbean with the coast of Central America southwards from the Yucatan Peninsula & northern South America. Countries with their main cities & individual islands are named & the surrounding seas vividly present the ridges & banks of the sea floor. On the reverse is the same map, but with each country annotated with a panel providing a brief description of its history. This side of the map is also decorated with lovely drawings of various local fish. ...

Caribbean in the National Geographic Traveler guide series, produced by America’s leading travel publishers, exploring a range of cities, regions & countries worldwide & using the expertise & tradition of National Geographic to provide a comprehensive survey of each destination. Each of the guides in the series draws upon National Geographic’s rich history of travel experience & is researched by authors familiar with the area. Whilst the content is influenced by an American editorial style, individual titles are still accessible to a non-American audience, with a combination of practical guidance & detailed information included in each guide. The series also relies upon the extensive image libraries of National Geographic to present a rich visual image of each destination. Individual National Geographic Traveler titles are organised uniformly, allowing readers to access information quickly & easily. Introductory sections provide information on Charting your Trip, with details of getting there & around & a History & Culture chapter profiling history, food & drink, land & landscape, flora & fauna & arts & literature. Chapter are arranged geographically by region, with notable cities & areas principally describing the main sites & attractions, with further information on directions, history & practicalities. There are also a number of individual features & insider tips throughout each guide covering subjects such as walking tours, local culture, driving tours, recommended local experiences & in-depth thematic short histories of the culture & histories of individual regions. A Travelwise section at the back of each guide provides essential practical information on when to go, what to take, further reading, getting there & around, local etiquette, media, holidays, money matters, religion, smoking, time differences, opening times, travellers with disabilities & accommodation. Restaurants & hotels are listed with brief descriptions & information on prices, location, contact details & facilities for the relevant regional chapters in the guide. ...

This 121x 88cm map is designed to be displayed on the wall (it has brass eyelets in each corner) & is printed on laminated paper for durability. The main map shows the Caribbean from Florida to northern Colombia & from Guatemala to Surinam, including all the islands. Each country/island is shown in a different, bright colour. Rivers & major roads are drawn, major towns & capitals cities are marked, & airports & major ports are also indicated. For each island nation the national flag is displayed. Latitude & longitude lines are at 5 degree intervals. There are five inset maps at larger, more detailed scales, four of which show the internal administrative boundaries of Barbados, Belize, Jamaica & Trinidad respectively. The fifth inset map is an enlargement of the Virgin Islands & Leeward Islands at 1:1, 540, 000. While the map would be ideal for the classroom, it is professionally drawn & would look equally good in the office or home. ...

The southern part of the Caribbean at 1:2, 500, 000 from Nelles Verlag, combining separate maps of the individual islands with an overview of the whole region from Jamaica & the Dominican Republic to the coastline of South America. On one side is the map of the southern part of the Caribbean, with Jamaica, Hispaniola (Haiti & the Dominican Republic), Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Leeward Islands & Windward Islands, including the northern coast of South America. Separate insets show Trinidad & Tobago in greater detail. On the reverse a series of insets at various scales present enlargements of the individual islands or groups: Virgin Islands, Anguilla with St Marin/ Sint Maarten, St Berth ...

Northern Caribbean, from the Virgin Islands to Guadeloupe, presented on a waterproof & tear-resistant map designed to highlight the hotspots- what to see & where to be seen
- rather than to provide conventional cartography. The title covers the Virgin Islands (both US & British), Anguilla, St. Martin / Sint Maarten, St. Barthélemy, Saba, Sint Eustatius, Barbuda, St. Kiits, Nevis, Antigua, Montserrat & Guadeloupe. Each island or a group shown at a different scale according to their size, & is surrounded by colour-coded markings highlighting specially selected hotels & other accommodation, restaurants & bars, interesting shops & markets, & main sights. Many of the selections have telephone numbers & an indication of their price range. The maps provide only an approximate presentation of the topography & the road network.
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On a small island in a glacier-fed lake on Alaska`s Kenai Peninsula, a marriage is unravelling. Gary, driven by thirty years of diverted plans, & Irene, haunted by a tragedy in her past, are trying to rebuild their life together. Following the outline of Gary`s old dream, they`re hauling logs out to Caribou Island in good weather & in terrible storms, in sickness & in health, to patch together the kind of cabin that drew them to Alaska in the first place. Across the water on the mainl&, Irene & Gary`s grown daughter, Rhoda is starting her own life. She fantasizes about the perfect wedding day, whilst her betrothed, Jim the dentist, wonders about the possibility of an altogether different future. From the author of the massively-acclaimed ” Legend of a Suicide”, comes a devastating novel about a marriage, a couple blighted by past shadows & the weight of expectation, of themselves & of each other. Brilliantly drawn & fiercely honest in its depiction of love & disappointment, David Vann`s first novel confirms him as one of America`s most dazzling writers of fiction. ...

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. ...

This step-by-step guide is packed full of information & tells you all you need to know about caring for your bicycle. It covers everything from the basics of why maintenance matters & which tools you should use, to vital safety checks & more advanced maintenance tasks, even the fitting of accessories. Advice on how to adjust your bike to fit you, how to clean it efficiently, & how to keep it running in top condition, lets you get more enjoyment from your bicycle for longer, more safely, & with the sense of satisfaction that comes from knowing you can fix or prevent problems that may arise yourself
- you could even save yourself a small fortune in repair bills. With information on maintenance scheduling, troubleshooting advice, & electric bicycles, this book is the perfect companion for every cyclist.
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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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Detailed, cross-country road map of Carinthia, the adjoining areas of Italy & most of Slovenia, with index & city centre street plans of Graz, Klagenfurt, Villach, Ljubljana, Rijeka & Venice. The map clearly shows national road networks as well as provincial & local roads, with each class of road clearly indicated & road numbers shown. Intermediate driving distances between locations are marked. Railway lines, local airports, ports & marinas are also shown. Topography is indicated by relief shading & spot heights, & colour shading is used to show land types such as forests or marshl&. International & provincial boundaries are clearly marked, as are national parks, nature reserves & restricted military areas. Symbols indicate various sights & locations of tourist interest, such as churches, leisure & sports facilities, panoramas & viewing points, monuments & historic sites, etc. Selected hotels & campsites are also marked. The map has a latitude/longitude grid at intervals of 10’. Multilingual map legend

Includes:: English. Index of place names is in a separate booklet which also

Includes:: street plans of central Graz, Klagenfurt, Villach, Ljubljana, Rijeka & Venice.



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