Hailed by the poet & architectural historian Sir John Betjeman as ”a genius at photography”, Edwin Smith (1912-1971) was one of Britain`s foremost photographers. At the time of his death, he was widely regarded as without peer in his sensitive renditions of historic architecture & his empathetic evocations of place. The recurrent themes of Smith`s work
- a concern for the fragility of the environment; an acute appreciation of the need to combat cultural homogenization by safeguarding regional diversity; & a conviction that architecture should be rooted in time & place
- are as pressing today as when Smith first framed them in his elegant compositions. By providing the first in-depth survey of his work, this book introduces Smith`s poignant imagery to a new generation. ” Evocations of Place” is the first study to put his work into its photographic & cultural context &

Includes:: many rarely seen images as well as previously unpublished correspondence.



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This book is bursting with a multitude of images. The reader will be immersed in South Africa, will visit Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya, Botswana, & Namibia. Just offshore, no lifetime`s safari on the east coast of Africa can ignore Madagascar, perhaps the most compelling hotspot of biodiversity in the world. The book is a visual journey, taking the reader through Gerald Cubitt`s selection of the ”unmissable” in sub-Saharan Africa. This extensive collection of images juxtaposes the scale & grandeur of the continent with an intimate attention to smaller, less obvious wonders. The informative commentary reveals the social, ecological, & geographic context of the images. ” Evocative Africa” is the culmination of many years photographing Africa, her people, her places, & her wildlife. It celebrates destinations we can all enjoy, showing them in a new light, giving us many moments of delight from places we already know to be astonishing. ...

Map No. 1327, Evolène, in the topographic survey of Switzerland at 1:25, 000 from Swisstopo, with coverage extending from Zinal southwards to Dent Blanche & including in its western half the upper part of Val d’Hérens with La Forclaz & Les Haudères, plus part of the Arolla Valley. Swiss topographic survey at 1:25, 000 covers the whole country on 247 small format sheets, with special larger maps published for popular regions including some titles now available in hiking versions. Highly regarded for their superb use of graphic relief & hill shading, the maps give an almost 3-D picture of Switzerland`s mountainous terrain. Contours are at 10 m intervals, with 20m intervals in the mountainous areas. All the maps have a 1-km grid for Swiss national coordinates (datum CH 1903). SMALL FORMAT SHEETS (Nos. 1011
- 1374)
- map legend in the language of the area covered by the map. Additional margin ticks show latitude & longitude in steps of 2`. The area covered by each map is 17 x 12 km (11 x 7 miles approx). SPECIAL LARGER SHEETS (Nos. from 2501 onwards) – STANDARD editions: no map legend is included but a separate leaflet can be provided instead. The area covered by each map is 25 x 17 km (15 x 11 miles approx).SPECIAL LARGER SHEETS (Nos. from 2501 onwards) – HIKING editions: an overprint highlights hiking, mountain & alpine paths, including regional & national long-distance trails. The maps also show bus routes with bus stops, plus inns in remote locations. The area covered by each map is 25 x 17 km (15 x 11 miles approx).

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Part of the new Ladybird Expert series, Evolution is a clear, simple & entertaining introduction to Charles Darwin`s pioneering & revolutionary theory of how all life changes through natural selection. Written by broadcaster, prize-winning author & geneticist Professor Steve Jones, it explores the extraordinary diversity of life on our planet through the complex interactions of one very simple theory. You`ll discover the common origins of dogs & Brussels sprouts, how it is we`re all mutants, where wings, ears & tails came from, why sex is good for you, how some dinosaurs evolved & survived, & why human evolution may finally have stopped. Written by the leading lights & most outstanding communicators in their fields, the Ladybird Expert books provide clear, accessible & authoritative introductions to subjects drawn from science, history & culture. Other books currently available in the Ladybird Expert series include: * Climate Change * Quantum Mechanics For an adult readership, the Ladybird Expert series is produced in the same iconic small hardback format pioneered by the original Ladybirds. Each beautifully illustrated book features the first new illustrations produced in the original Ladybird style for nearly forty years. ...

How did life begin? What is the theory of evolution & is it proven? Are we really descended from apes? & has evolution stalled or is humanity just a step on the way to more advanced forms of life? Through 200 mini-essays, expert palaeontologist Darren Naish answers these & many other fundamental questions on the most controversial topic of all. From the theories of Charles Darwin & the Survival of the Fittest to cutting-edge research on consciousness & artificial life, he explains where we came from, how we became human, & what might happen to us next. Immense in scope, & with 200 informative images & diagrams, Evolution in Minutes concisely covers the concepts, rival theories, history & politics of evolution, as well as explaining the development of life across deep time as revealed by the fossil record, from the earliest bacteria via dinosaurs & Neanderthals to humankind
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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 1:100, 000 from the Instituto Geográfico Português, the country’s civilian survey organisation. The maps have contours at 50m 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 64 x 40km (40 x 25 miles approx). The maps have latitude & longitude margin ticks at 1’ intervals, plus show UTM coordinates for the map corners. Map legend is in Portuguese only.PLEASE NOTE
- EDITION DATES: some sheets at this scale date back to the 1950s or 1960s. For more recent editions please see IGP’s 1:25, 000 series where each 50K map is divided into four quarters. To see all the titles in the 1:100, 000 series please click on the series link.
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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. ...

The Sky-Watcher EVOSTAR-90 (EQ2) telescope is a classic two-element, air-spaced, achromatic refractor. It is an outstanding, high-performance, high-resolution instrument manufactured to high standards of optical & mechanical precision. With its long focal length & breathtaking, diffraction limited optical performance, it is ideal for the detailed high-power study of the Moon, Double-Stars, Planets & other objects in our solar system, providing crisp contrasty images. Supplied with the EQ2 equatorial mount, which when polar aligned, will allow you to easily track objects as they move across the night sky via its slow motion control cables. ...

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. ...