Flinders Ranges in South Australia on a waterproof & tear-resistant map at 1:400, 000 from Hema showing locations with tourist accommodation & other facilities, plus on the reverse enlargements of the three most visited areas, a table of facilities in national parks, etc. On one side a map at 1:400, 000 covers the Flinders Ranges, including Gammon Ranges & Mount Remarkable. Topography is shown by relief shading, with colours & graphics indicating various types of terrain & highlighting national parks, protected areas, aboriginal lands, etc. A special feature of Hema’s mapping of the Outback is the presentation of roads & tracks, distinguishing between those plotted by the publishers themselves & others taken from the country’s topographic survey data. A wide range of symbols highlight various facilities including accommodation, campsites, different types of fuel supplies, general stores & meals, medical facilities, etc, many shown with opening hours and/or phone numbers. Latitude & longitude lines are drawn at 15’ intervals. An index of localities is next to the map. On the reverse there are enlargements fshowing in greater detail the three main national parks in the area: Mt Remarkable NP at 1:125, 000, Gammon Ranges NP at 1:250, 000 & Flinders Ranges NP at 1:200, 000, indicating main hiking tracks, ranger stations & tourist facilities. The map also provides descriptions of principal places of interest, a table of facilities in all the national parks, & lists of useful contact addresses. To see other titles in Hema’s series of regional maps of Australia please click on the series grid. ...

Discover the gruesome armoury of siege warfare & set up your own exciting castle siege. Learn where to position your archers, how to load your catapult, & exactly where to aim-then catapult your way to victory! In the Middle Ages, castles controlled the land around them & provided bases from which knights could ride out to attack the enemy. With detailed information on the armour & weapons used by medieval knights & soldiers, this essential work explains how opposing armies attacked on foot & on horseback
- with a terrifying range of siege engines invented to break down a castle`s defences. Each spread is introduced with a diary entry, alternately from the attackers & defenders, as the siege progresses. The book also details the deadly array of weapons & armour used in medieval warfare. What`s more, there are a mangonel catapult & three targets to build! The tuck box contains push-out model sheets for a complete mangonel catapult & targets.
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Flint in 1909 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. The map is double-sided. The main map covers the town & area to the south, stretching south-east to Pentre Ffwrndan. Features include the town centre, railway with the station, British Glanzstoff Works, Mount Pleasant area, Castle, St Mary`s RC church, Ancient Ditch, St Mary`s church, Castle Villa, Pen Goch Hill, Mercerising Works, Pentre Farm, St David`s church, ancient remains around Pentre Ffwrndan, etc. On the reverse is most of the adjacent sheet 6.16 extending coverage north to include Chemical Works, numerous sidings, Flint Marsh, Coleshill Farm, etc. 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. ...

Flintshire, an original antique map by G. Cole / J. Roper, published in London, c. 1804 -1810. A copperplate engraving, original colour. Map size 23 x 17.5 cm with a mount size of 38.5 x 33 cm.A detailed nineteenth-century map of Flintshire that was published in the atlas, The British Atlas; Comprising A Complete Set Of County Maps, Of England & Wales; & Plans Of Cities & Principal Towns in 1810. The map was drawn by G. Cole & engraved by John Roper for publication in The Beauties Of England & Wales, that was published in parts, from c.1804. Such was the success of the publication that the maps were re-used in other publications, as here. The maps show accurate geographical detail, including the turnpike, mail coach & principal roads, sites of Roman & other historical remains, as well as the seats of the nobility & the gentry, & market towns with their distances from London. The maps also show the division of the counties into hundreds or wapontakes. They are representative of the functional nineteenth-century approach to cartography, yet are not unattractive. Antique maps from various original publishers are presented on the Stanford ...

Flip the flap to discover what the busy pilots do at work in this look-&-find book for inquisitive toddlers. Each spread is packed with detail about airports & aeroplanes & there`s lots of things for little ones to find behind the big sturdy flaps. With wonderful, bright illustrations & funny, rhyming text, there`s heaps to explore & a bird to spot throughout too! ...

Whoever heard of a fr-abbit? Or how about a ch-eep? Flip the flaps to come up with fun combinations that put a new twist on farm creatures
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Whoever heard of croco-phant? Or how about an orangu-pard? Flip the flaps to come up with fun combinations that put a new twist on jungle characters
- but watch out, these animals bite! With non-fiction rhyming text, fun facts, pop-ups & beautiful artwork from Carmen Saldana, these books are sure to raise a few giggles with little ones.
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William Alexander is not just a Francophile, he wants to be French. It`s not enough to explore the country, to enjoy the food & revel in the ambience, he wants to feel French from the inside. Among the things that stand in his way is the fact that he can`t actually speak the language. Setting out to conquer the language he loves (but which, amusingly, does not seem to love him back), Alexander devotes himself to learning French, going beyond grammar lessons & memory techniques to delve into the history of the language, the science of linguistics, & the art of translation. Along the way, during his travels in France or following his passion at home, he discovers that not learning a language may be its own reward. ...

Bea Hogg is shy but fiery inside. When national dance competition Starwars comes to her school looking for talent, she wants to sign up. It`s just a shame her best friend agreed to enter with school super-cow Pearl Harris. Bea will fight back! But when school hottie, Ollie Matthews, who also happens to be Pearl`s boyfriend, decides to enter the competition with Bea, she will have more than a fight on her hands. This warm, nuanced, hilarious story about friendship, fortitude.. .and dancing is impossible not to fall in love with. Jenny`s voice is fresh & convincing, & she handles both darker & lighter elements of the story with equal panache. ...

Topographic survey of Catalonia at 1:25, 000 from the Institut Cartogràfic i Geològic de Catalunya, an attractive alternative to Spain’s national topographic survey at this scale, offering a much larger area per sheet with extensive tourist information & vivid presentation of vegetation & land use. These large, detailed maps have contours at 10m intervals enhanced by hill shading & fine colouring and/or graphics to portray of vegetation or land use (different types of woodlands, marshl&, vineyards, crops, etc). An overprint highlights waymarked local & long-distance GR footpaths plus CT cycling routes. Also highlighted are picturesque locations such as villages, isolated buildings or natural features. A very wide range of symbols indicate various facilities, places of interest & recreational sites: tourist information centres, campsites & other rural accommodation, cultural heritage, vineries, wildlife observation areas, viewpoints & beauty spots, sites for recreational pursuits including horse riding, water sports, paragliding, etc The maps are divided by the publishers into three types: Administrative Units, Natural Protected Areas, & Geographical Areas, as shown on our grid for this series. Coverage by each sheet varies; most maps present an area of 30 x 23km (19 x 14km approx). The maps have a 1km UTM grid, with latitude & longitude values shown for the map corners. Excellently presented topographic map legend is in Catalan only but the legend for the tourist information & the road network

Includes:: English. To see the list of all the titles in this series please click on the series link.

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