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. ...

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. ...

A detailed, colour survey map from the Portuguese Military Survey's M782 series. Each map in this series has contours at 20m intervals with supplementary contours at 10m intervals. One major advantage the military mapping has over the civilian equivalent is that the legend is in English as well as Portuguese. This legend

Includes:: roads, railways, buildings, spot heights, vegetation type, fluvial information, scree, dunes, churches, ruins, etc. Latitude & longitude ticks are show at 10' intervals. Recently revised sheets also have a UTM grid at 100m intervals. Vertical Datum: Mean Sea Level at Cascais Harbour Projection: Transverse Mercator

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Topographic survey of Portugal at 1:50, 000 from the Instituto Geográfico do Exército, the country’s military survey organisation. The maps have contours at 20m intervals & in addition to the standard features shown on topographic mapping at this scale also indicate various types of terrain or vegetation (s&, terraces, rocks, woodlands, vineyards, etc). Each sheet covers an area of 32 x 20km (20 x 12.5 miles approx). The maps have a 1-km UTM grid plus latitude & longitude coordinates for the map corners. Map legend & a glossary of terms used on the maps include English.EDITION DATES: most titles in this series date from 1990s or later. To see all the titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

Topographic survey of Portugal at 1:50, 000 from the Instituto Geográfico Português, the country’s civilian survey organisation. The maps have contours at 25m intervals & in addition to the standard features shown on topographic mapping at this scale also indicate various types of vegetation (vineyards, olive groves, etc). Each sheet covers an area of 32 x 20km (20 x 12.5miles approx). The maps have latitude & longitude margin ticks at 1’ intervals & UTM coordinates for the map corners – each sheet also shows conversion details from BBLx (Bessel-Bonnie system, Datum Lisbon) to UTM. Map legend is in Portuguese only.EDITION DATES: most titles in this series have now been updated in the 1990s or later. To see all the titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

Putumayo's Celtic Dreamland focuses on the softer side of Celtic music, harvested from the rich musical traditions of Irel&, Scotl&, eastern Canada & beyond. The collection features songs that are perfect for the slumbering child, meditating mom & dad or the weary worker desperate for a little quiet relaxation.CD Track listing:1 Lasairfh ...

Putumayo's Celtic Dreamland focuses on the softer side of Celtic music, harvested from the rich musical traditions of Irel&, Scotl&, eastern Canada & beyond. The collection features songs that are perfect for the slumbering child, meditating mom & dad or the weary worker desperate for a little quiet relaxation.CD Track listing:1 Lasairfh ...

The Celts dominated the ancient world
- from Ireland in the west to Turkey in the east, from Belgium in the north, south to Spain
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This new & completely redesigned edition offers a vivid & evocative insight into the last tribal culture in Europe. Sharkey explores the mysterious beliefs of these ancient people: their gods & monuments, heroic tales & pagan rituals, & the enduring imaginative power of their art & lore. Their epic mythmaking & sinuous art conjure a world of strange transformations & liminal states, moving freely between life & death, light & dark, mortal & divine. The latter part of the book comprises eleven richly illustrated Themes sections: illuminating groupings of ancient art that complement the main text. ...

Savage goddesses of war, sun-gods, human sacrifice & the mysteries of the Otherworld are some of the themes explored in this title. The ancient Celts inhabited much of Europe between about 600 BC & AD 400. They were not a literate society, but important sources of evidence for their mythology & beliefs do survive. The vernacular myths of Ireland & Wales
- tales of deities, superhuman heroes & magical beasts
- were written down in a later period by Christian scribes but preserve much of the earlier pagan mythology. Archaeology & the comments of contemporary classical writers present an array of Celtic names, images & symbols, as well as evidence of the rituals & ceremonies through which the Celts communicated with the realm of the supernatural.

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