Between these covers, the millennia of mercantile & cultural exchange along the Silk Route are celebrated by travellers & writers from Marco Polo to Sven Hedin, from William of Rubrick to Ella Maillart. Kathleen Hopkirk has spent a lifetime researching this vital heartl&, traversed by five, inhospitable deserts but united by ancient chains of trading oases: from the Buddhist Empire of Kushan, to the scholarly Islamic centre at Bukhara, from the military conquerors massing in both directions to the saintly missionaries & monks who moved between its centres of learning. This mysterious homeland of the Tartars, Turks, Mongols, Uzbeks, Uighurs, Tajiks, Scythians & Sarmatians, gave the world terrifying conquerors of the stature of Gengiz Khan & Tamberlane. Later it became the focus of the Great Game, a rivalry for influence in the area between the empires of Russia & Britain played out by spies, ambassadors, agents & travel writers for 150 years, itself a continuation of the old cultural rivalry between Persia & China for the soul of this vast region. ...

Map of the region from the Caspian Sea to the western borders of China from the Gitashenasi Institute. The area shown



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The very centre of Australia, with Alice Springs & the Simpson Desert in the middle of the map. The map extends from inside the border of Western Australia to Windorah in western Queensl&, & north-south from Tennant Creek in the Northern Territory to Woomera in South Australia. A small inset shows the continuation of the Tanami Road to Halls Creek. Cartography is similar to that used in the publisher ...

The very centre of Australia with Alice Springs & Uluru (Ayres Rock) on a regional touring map at 1:1, 200, 000 from Hema with tracks plotted by special field research & annotated with numerous GPS waypoints, plus other extensive tourist information, a list of facilities in the national parks, etc. Coverage extends north/south along the Stuart Highway from Tennant Creek in the Northern Territory to Woomera in South Australia, & west/east from the border of Western Australia to Windorah in Queensland & While Cliffs in New South Wales, so

Includes:: Alice Springs, Yulara with Uluru/ Ayres Rock & Kata Tjuta/ The Olgas, & the Simpson Desert. Presentation of the road network distinguishes between roads & outback tracks which were plotted during the fieldwork carried out by Hema & other tracks shown on Australia’s 250K topographic survey and/or on other sources but not specifically verified by the publishers. Major junctions & isolated facilities are annotated with GPS waypoints. Many historic routes such as the Exploer’s Way or the Matilda Way are highlighted. An extensive range of symbols indicate different types of accommodation facilities, fuel & water supplies, general stores & meals, vehicle repair or medical facilities, & various places of interest, many annotated with brief notes and/or contact details. Topography is finely presented by graphics for sand ridges & salt flats, plus names of mountain ranges, etc. National parks & other protected area are highlighted, also Aboriginal Lands & restricted entry zones. In addition to the GPS waypoints, the map has a latitude & longitude grid drawn at intervals of 1º. On the reverse there are travel tips, descriptions of places of interest, contact addresses, & a list of facilities in the national parks. To see other titles in Hema’s series of regional maps of Australia please click on the series grid.

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Central Australia
- Adelaide to Darwin in the Countries & Regions series from Lonely Planet, market-leading comprehensive guides
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Central Bristol History Tour is a unique insight into the fascinating history of this famous old port city & shows just how much it has changed during the course of the nineteenth & twentieth centuries. Readers are invited to follow local author & historian Anthony Beeson as he guides them through its streets & alleyways, pointing out the well-known & less well-known landmarks along the way. ...

Bristol, ` Queen of the West Country`, is a city founded on manufacturing & trade. Once described as producing within its bounds every daily necessity required in life, its merchants were mocked by outsiders for lives dominated by a rage for profit. It was a city in which grandeur lived cheek by jowl with poverty & pollution, & dangerous industry with domesticity. Old & modern Bristol are described here in drawings, paintings & photographs (many previously unpublished from the author`s collection & those of the Bristol Central Reference Library), in a volume that complements the author`s previous book for Amberley on Central Bristol. The book is arranged as a series of textual & visual peregrinations around Bristol & its main arterial routes, & documents some of the myriad changes that have occurred in the city`s evolution over the last few centuries. ...

Brycgstowe, `the place at the bridge`, as the Saxon founders of Bristol once called it, is a city of destiny. Once the second port in the country & one of the wealthiest cities in Britain, it has enjoyed centuries of prosperity based on manufacturing, seafaring & trade. Geographically split between the counties of Gloucestershire & Somerset & approached by sea through the dramatic Avon Gorge, the city received a Royal Charter in 1155. It was an industrial city described in the Georgian period as `by mud cemented & by smoke obscured`. The Bristol of the past is illustrated here in drawings, paintings & photographs, many previously unpublished, from the superb collection held in the Bristol Central Reference Library`s Local Collection. They are contrasted with modern colour images documenting the myriad changes the last century has seen in this pleasant city. ...

The Yachtsman's Tidal Atlas series is a comprehensive aid to accurate navigation, compiled from a number of different sources including tide tables, tidal stream atlases, pilot books & charts. This atlas provides clear tidal information in an easy to read form, covering Lyme Regis & Lezardieux to Newhaven & Le Havre. Annual Cherbourg tide table provided free of charge for use with this book. ...

Central Chile with the adjoining part of Argentina on a waterproof & tear-resistant, double-sided, GPS compatible map at 1:500, 000 form Trekkingchile, with a vivid presentation of the region’s mountainous topography. Coverage extends from the Pacific coast across the border to Mendoza, San Rafael & Malargüe in Argentina, plus north of Santiago beyond the Aconcagua Massif & south of the capital to Chillán. The map is double-sided with an overlap between the sides. Topography is vividly presented by satellite-based relief shading & bold altitude colouring with names & heights of several peaks. Reserves & other protected areas are highlighted. Road network indicates paved, gravel & unpaved roads & shows border crossings between the two countries & distances on main routes. Symbols indicate selected locations with tourist accommodation, recreational areas for climbing, beaches, thermal spas, etc. The map has a 20 Km UTM grid. Map legend

Includes:: English. Also provided are QR codes for unloading more information about 21 locations covered by the map.

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