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. ...

Who were the Celts? What part did they play in our land s history? In Celtic Britain, Homer Sykes embarks on a fascinating journey though the mysterious landscapes & artifacts bequeathed to us by the Celts. Over 120 evocative photographs take us from Cornwall, through Engl&, Wales & up to Scotl&. We visit little-known sites that belong to pre-Celtic times, ruined cells where Celtic holy men performed Christian ceremonies during the Dark Ages, enigmatic sites such as Stonehenge, Avebury, & places that are shrouded in the mysteries of Arthurian legend. The powerful narrative explores the historical & archaeological evidence surrounding the myths, folktales & sites that are scattered throughout Britain: saints who saved lives by restoring heads to shoulders, eels that coiled around patients legs to cure them, the mystery of the bluestones at Carn Menyn, & many more. ...

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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The Celtic tradition is one of the most ancient in Europe, with roots going back nearly 3000 years. Today there is much to be learned from the Celtic world view, with its emphasis on the recognition of the unseen world & the vital part it plays in our relationship with the physical landscape. This work shows the holy sites of Britain, Ireland & mainland Europe through Celtic eyes, reinvesting each place in the landscape with its ancient spiritual, symbolic & mythological importance
- giving insight into how we can renew our lapsed relationship with the sacred landscape today. The book provides a historical tour of the Celtic holy places of Europe, focusing particularly on Wales, Scotl&, Irel&, Cornwall, the Isle of Man & Brittany. From the original Celtic site of the castle at Tintagel to the sacred forest of Broceliande in Brittany, it shows the mystery & lore of sacred trees & stones & reveals the power of springs & wells as places of healing. Sacred caves & holy islands, sanctified earthworks & cities & the holy places of the Celtic saints are visited. The book should also be of interest to visitors & travellers with a gazetteer that

Includes:: Ordnance Survey references.


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The traditional stories of Irel&, Scotl&, Brittany & Wales transport us to the fantastical world of Celtic folklore. Translated & transcribed by folklorists in the late 19th & early 20th centuries, the 16 stories in this compilation conjure forgotten realms & rare magical creatures in vivid prose. These timeless tales brim with wit & magic, & each one is brought to life with elegant silhouette art by Kate Forrester in this special illustrated edition. ...