Congo (Brazaville) on a road map from the IGN in Paris, with relief shading & colouring/graphics indicating different types of vegetaion & terrain: forest, grassl&, marches, areas liable to flooding. Road & rail connections are shown, with a separate distance table between main centres of population. A large diagram shows the administrative divisions of the country. Latitude & longitude are shown in the margins at 1 degree intervals. The legend is in French only.*PLEASE NOTE:* The map also shows the grid for the 1:200, 000 topographic survey of Congo prepared by IGN mostly in the 1950s & 1960s. Detailed topographic maps of France`s ex-colonies are now available only as reproductions from the IGN library, & in many cases special permits from the relevant African governments are needed to purchase them. Costs vary, but are always considerably higher than for current topographic maps of this kind. In any enquiries please indicate full sheet numbers & titles, e.g. Sibiti, SA-33-XX. ...

Congo in the Travel Guide series from Bradt; encompassing a comprehensive range of titles to destinations worldwide, with a particular focus on Africa, Central & South America. Bradt are one of the country’s leading independent publishers & have an ethos that focuses on responsible travel, in alliance with a philosophy of sustainability; both in the destinations the guides cover but also in encouraging tourists to limit the impact they have on the local environment. Bradt guides have a reputation for appealing to more independent travelers & often cover destinations that are not available from other publishers. Each guide opens with two comprehensive chapters on Background & Practical Information, covering details of the country’s geography, culture, natural history, government & politics, economy, people, language, religion, education & culture. Important practical advice

Includes:: when to visit, highlights, suggested itineraries, tour operators, red tape, embassies & consulates, getting there & away, health, safety, what to take, money, budgeting, getting around, accommodation, eating & drinking, public holidays, shopping, arts & entertainment, media & communications, business, travel culture & cultural etiquette. Individual sections are organized geographically by region & typically open with information on practicalities & orientation, before focusing on what to see & where to go. Information on what to see, where to stay, where to eat & how to find your way around is provided, with a range of budgets catered for. Simple black & white maps locate key visitor sites & places of accommodation. Bradt Travel Guides include appendices that provide an in-depth introduction to the language of each country, a glossary of terms & a listing of books & internet resources providing further information on the destination.

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Street plans of 10 cities in the Democratic Republic of Congo from Aquaterra to supplement their coverage of Kinshasa & Lumumbashi available as separate maps. This title

Includes:: other towns which are frequently mentioned on the news & covers: Bukavu, Goma, Kalemi, Kananga, Kisangani, Kolwezi, Likasi, Matadi, Mbandaka & Mbanza Ngungu. The plans indicate main traffic arteries & show names of selected streets &, where appropriate, districts. Symbols indicate various institutions, facilities & places of interest, including consulates, tourist accommodation, markets, banks, medical facilities, railway stations, etc. Each plan is indexed. Map legend

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Congo Democratic Republic on a map published by Belgium’s national survey organization in 1988. A plain white base shows the country’s network of rivers & lakes, with additional graphics for marshlands. Navigable stretches of larger rivers are marked. The map shows road & rail networks, as well as internal administrative boundaries. There is no information outside the country’s borders beyond names of nearby capital cities. The map has latitude & longitude grid at intervals of 2º, with additional margin ticks at 1º. Map legend is in French only. ...

The Congos (Congo-Brazzaville & the Democratic Republic of Congo) plus Central African Republic at 1:2, 000, 000 on an indexed, double-sided map from ITMB with a very large number of place names of small towns & villages. The map divides the region north/south with no overlap between the sides. The easternmost parts of the DRC: north of Lake Albert & along Lake Tanganyika, plus the westernmost regions of both Congos with Cabinda are shown as insets. Topography is presented by altitude colouring & spot heights in feet. The map does show numerous tributaries of the Congo, although not always with names. Road network indicates paved & unpaved roads,

Includes:: selected local tracks, gives driving distances on main routes, & shows locations of fuel supplies & birder crossings. Railway lines are included & domestic airports & landing grounds are marked. Also shown are ferry routes on Lake Tanganyika & Lake Kivu, as well as ports on the Congo. Compared with other titles, the map shows an exceptionally large number of villages, although many with neither a local track nor a river connection. The map also indicates locations with tourist accommodation & various facilities including hospitals & dispensaries, as well as places of interest. Latitude & longitude lines are drawn at 1° intervals. Please note: given the large number of place names, the print size for many locations & throughout the index is relatively small.

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Congo Journey combines the acute observation of a nineteenth-century missionary, & the wit of a Monty Python player, Redmond O' Hanlon is famous for his adventurous travel. In Congo Journey his challenge is the Congo, the most dangerous & inhospitable jungle in the world. ...

Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa) & the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville) on light, waterproof & tear-resistant map providing both topographic & tourist information. The map, published by Reise Know-How as part of their highly acclaimed World Mapping Project, is double-sided to provide the best balance between a good scale & a convenient size sheet. Topography is shown by altitude colouring with contours, spot heights, names of mountain ranges in the interior, seasonal rivers & swamps. Road network

Includes:: local roads & 4WD tracks, shows driving distances on main routes & indicates locations of fuel supplies & border crossings. Railways, local airfields, ports along the Congo & its tributaries, & ferry connections of Lake Tanganyika & Lake Kivu are marked. Internal administrative boundaries are shown with names of the provinces. Coverage

Includes:: the whole of Rwanda & Burundi. National parks & protected areas are marked & symbols indicate locations with hotel accommodation, various places of interest, natural gas fields, etc. The map has a grid with latitude & longitude at intervals of 1º, & an extensive index of localities. Map legend

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Detailed road map with an inset showing a street plan of the central part of Kinshasa. Relief shading shows the topography. Six different types of roads & tracks are shown, indicating those passable only in the dry season, with intermediate driving distances on main roads. The map also shows railways, airports & ports, river navigational limits & shipping routes on Lake Tanganika. National parks & game reserves, waterfalls & reservoirs, dams, caves, mangroves & volcanoes are also marked, as well as various religious establishments, monuments, viewpoints & tourist sites, beaches & campsites, etc. An inset shows a street plan of the central part of Kinshasa, with a note that some street names are subject to change. Index of place names is printed on the reverse of the map. Longitude & latitude lines are drawn at 2° intervals. Map legend

Includes:: English.

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Congost de Mont-rebei in an extensive & very popular series of walking maps from Editorial Alpina covering the Pyrenees, Catalonia & other selected hiking areas in Spain, including Picos de Europa, Sierra Nevada & parts of Andalucía, Majorca, etc. Scales vary from 1:50, 000 to 1:10, 000, with the majority of the titles at 1:25, 000. The maps have contours, usually at 20m or 10m intervals, with additional hill shading & spot heights. An overprint highlights hiking trails, long-distance footpaths, campsites, mountain huts, refuges, etc. Many maps also show climbing sites, potholing caves, mountain bike routes, equestrian & ski centres. All the latest editions have a UTM grid, plus margin ticks for latitude & longitude at intervals of 1’. Map legend in most titles

Includes:: English. Each title has a separate booklet with general information on the area, descriptions of selected hiking routes, a list of accommodation with addresses, etc. In several titles the booklet now

Includes:: English.* In this title:* Contours at 10m intervals, relief shading & vegetation colouring. UTM grid & 1’ margin ticks. In addition to footpaths, the overprint shows various types of accommodation (hotels, campsites, refuges, etc.), information centres, places of interest, via ferrata routes, paragliding sites, locations of petrol stations on local roads, etc. Map legend & the booklet with descriptions of the area & various routes include English.



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Conguillio Region at 1:100, 000 in a series of contoured, GPS compatible trekking & exploration maps at various scales form Trekkingchile, printed on sturdy, waterproof & tear-resistant plastic paper. Recreational maps from Trekkingchile are annotated with tourist information & most titles include a street plan of the region ...