A combined street plan & road map of the Cuzco region, with bilingual notes for tourists. The main map (scale unspecified) is a panoramic oblique-view road map of the wider region around Cusco, including Quillabamba, Abancay, Colcha, Urcos & the Cordillera Vilcanota. Hill shading & spot heights show the general relief & symbols locate ruins, museums, churches & other sites of interest & recreational features eg. trekking & hang-gliding sites. Paved roads, unpaved roads & trails are distinguished, & railways are included. Accompanying historical notes in the margin are in Spanish & English. On the reverse are plans of Cusco (1:28, 000) & Downtown Cusco (1:10, 000). The former covers most of the town, including the airport, but only names major roads. Both indicate notable buildings, place of interest, hotels etc. These maps are indexed for historical sites, places of interest, lodgings & restaurants, but not for streets. There is also a small plan of the ancient Inca City. Useful addresses are also listed. Legend is in Spanish & English. ...

This topographic map from the Lima-based publisher Lima 2000 is quite simply the best map for the Inca Trail from Kilometre 88 to Machu Picchu. It is in full colour & is also the largest scale map available for the route while still slipping easily into a pocket or rucksack. The map shows a UTM grid & also latitude & longitude margin ticks at 2` intervals. The map has contours at 100m intervals, peak altitudes & relief-shading to further emphasise the physical landscape. Towns & villages, railways, roads & footpaths, rivers, ruins, terraces, stairways, police stations, campsites & toilets are all marked. A small inset shows a simple street plan of Aguas Calientes, another shows the Machu Picchu ruins. Background information (in English & Spanish) is provided in the margins, plus a including a vertical profile diagram of the trail. On the reverse is a smaller scale panoramic view of the wider region showing Cusco, Abancay, Quillabamba & the Sacred Valley from Machu Picchu to San Salvador.. Additional symbols highlight ruins, churches, thermal baths, trekking, cycling & canoeing sites, museums & locations with services for tourists. A table shows distances between selected towns. An absolutely superb map. ...

Leading scholars combine their love of The Archers with their specialist subjects, in Custard, Culverts & Cake
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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. ...

When Shagun leaves Raman for another man, a bitter legal battle ensues. The custody of their two young children is thrown into question & Shagun must decide what price she will pay for freedom... Meanwhile, Ishita, a failed marriage behind her, finds another chance at happiness with Raman. But when the courts threaten the security of her new family, she decides to fight for it
- whatever the cost. From prize-winning author Manju Kapur, Custody is an intimate portrait of marriages that disintegrate & intertwine, with heart-rending consequences.
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Cycling has never lost its appeal. Alongside mass-produced models, the craftsmanship of bespoke bicycle makers has emerged to satisfy the passion of people who ride bikes as a means of daily transport, as a sport & for recreation. This book by passionate cyclists Christine Elliott & David Jablonka is the product of a worldwide search for the most influential custom bicycle makers on the planet. The result is a presentation of a wonderful collection of expertly honed, human-powered machines, built by some of the most creative bicycle makers in the world. It highlights the range of techniques, materials, design elements, & dedication that go into producing a custom handmade bicycle. It is guaranteed to take you on the ride of your life. ...

Custom House & Plaistow Marshes in 1867 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. Three versions of this map cover the same area, stretching from St Luke`s Square & Forty Acre Lane eastward to Leyes Road & beyond, & from Wanlip Road southward to Victoria Dock Road which runs along the lower portion of the map, including the northern tip of Royal Victoria Dock. The western half of the map is built up with the eastern part of Canning Town; by contrast the map is largely empty undeveloped east of Prince Regents Lane. Features include Plaistow Marsh, GER Woolwich Branch including Custom House station, Hudsons Ward, Tidal Basin Ward, Custom House Sports Ground, tramways. Streets include Beckton Road, Denmark Street, Freemasons Road, etc. All the maps include directory extracts. The 1867 map shows the area at a very early stage of development, with scarcely a sign of Canning Town`s movement eastwards. The Victoria Dock has been built & Tidal Basin & Custom House stations are open, but to the north & east of them is marshl&. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

Grab your scissors & some pencils or crayons & get ready to make some beautiful cityscapes with Cut & Colour Playbook: Cities! Featuring four different cities, children combine drawing, colouring, & scissor skills to create their scenes. First, colour in line illustration & add your own details. Then, on the reverse of the page, follow the cut lines to snip away parts of the page. By the end of the process, you will have built up your very own city scene by layering up the pages. At the end of the book, an additional section gives children the chance to create their own layered diorama, whether a city scene or beyond. An original twist on the colouring book format, Cut & Colour Playbook: Cities encourages children to develop arts & crafts skills, & to think through a multi-layered project in a fun & creative way. ...

Create beautiful, layered paper dioramas with this clever art activity book. With a combination of drawing, colouring & craft skills, children are taken page-by-page through creating four seasonal landscape scenes. The front of the pages contain line illustrations, created by Anouck Boisrobert, to which children can colour in & add detail. On turning the page to view the reverse side, cut lines will become visible, with instructions on which area of the page to cut away. As each page is finished in turn, a layered landscape is slowly created. Flipping back to the first page will reveal the completed seasonal scene in all its glory! The activities will help children develop scissor skills, as well as offering a magical new twist on colouring books. ...

This delightful activity book contains four press-out dolls & lots of mix-&-match clothes, shoes & accessories to dress them for rainy days, summer holidays, a fairytale ball & much more. There are also outlines of clothes that children can draw on to design outfits of their own. ...