This is the savvy city breakers' pocket guide to seeing & doing more in the shopping capital of Scandinavia
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Gothenburg/Göteborg in a handy size, indexed pocket atlas from Liber Kartor with diagrams of the public transport networks, a road map of the city’s environs, & ferry connections between the nearby islands. The plan shows the city with its network of tram routes (line numbers are not given) & ferry connections. Main public buildings are highlighted & named, & streets are shown with selected house numbers for easier identification of addresses. There is no map legend but all information is self-explanatory. Street index

Includes:: a list of useful phone numbers. Also provided are diagrams of tram lines plus regional bus & train networks, a road map of the city’s environs at 1:488, 000 & a map of ferry routes connecting the nearby islands.

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Sverigeserien is an outdoor map series consisting of 116 sheets with coverage of southern & central Sweden & the northern coastline. The map is suitable for outdoor activities such as hiking, excursions, trail running, hunting, fishing, riding, cycling, mountain biking, paddling, skating & much more. Every sheet covers an area of 45x 68km. These topographical maps in scale 1:50 000 contain all the information needed for outdoor activities: Terrain information, hiking trails, illuminated tracks, camping, shelters, golf courses, leisure baths, historical remains, roads in different categories, railway lines & much more. Easy to read topography with contour lines, vertical interval 5 m. Sverigeserien is a high-quality map series & is durable for frequent use! Updated content with map data from Lantmäteriet (National Land Survey of Sweden) & printed on Polyart which is water & tear resistant. This means that the map can be folded repeatedly without breaking & can withstand the challenging weather in Sweden during both winter & summer. Legend is in Swedish, English & German. ...

One of the titles in the topographic survey of the Svalbard group still published only in a black & white version, without geographical names. These maps cover parts of the northern & north-eastern Spitzbergen, Nordaustlandet, Edgeøya & some of the small islands. The western coast, central & southern part of Spitzbergen, plus two small islands of Svenskøya & Kongsøyaare are now available in colour versions, with contours at 25-metre intervals, bold relief shading & spot heights. The maps settlements, roads & tracks, working & disused mines, airfields, lighthouses & radio beacons, etc. A grid gives UTM co-ordinates plus latitude in steps of 10` & longitude in 20’. ...

Gotland at 1:100, 000 on a double-sided road map from Norstedts with street plans of the island’s four main towns & brief descriptions of 48 places of interest, including fauna & flora & examples of local architecture, all cross-reference to the map. The map show the island’s road network, including small local roads (incorrectly translated in the map legend as “private” roads), indicating waymarked cycle routes. Symbols highlight hotels & boarding houses, holiday camps, campsites & youth hostels, sport & recreational facilities, a wide range of places of interest including historical remains, geological sites of special interest, etc. The map has a 10km UTM grid. Street plans show Visby, Slite, Klintehamn & Hemse. The map

Includes:: brief descriptions of 48 main places of interest, ranging from museums & historical remains to best examples of local architecture, nature reserves, etc. Map legend & the descriptions include English. The publishers, Norstedts Kartförlaget, is the now privatized section of Sweden’s national survey organization, Lantmäteriet.

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Gotland Island Cycling Map in a series of 30 double-sided maps from Norstedts of the southern part of Sweden, printed on light, waterproof & tear-resistant synthetic paper. Mainland is covered at 1:90, 000 with Gotland at 1:100, 000. The maps, prepared in association with Cykelfr ...

Gotthard area in the topographic survey of Switzerland at 1:50, 000 in special hiking editions published in cooperation with the Swiss Hiking Federation (SAW/FSTP/FSS) & covering the whole country on 58 small format sheets (Nos. 213T
- 469T), with special larger maps now published for some areas. Cartography is the same as in the country
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Gotthard area at 1:60, 000 in Kümmerly + Frey’s hiking series of Switzerl&, with most titles now printed on light, waterproof & tear-resistant plastic paper. The series offers a popular alternative to Swiss survey maps & cartography which many walkers find easier to follow. Coverage of the whole country is designed so that each title presents a popular hiking area. The maps have contours at 50 or 25-metre intervals according to the terrain, enhanced by graphic relief & shading. An overprint distinguishes between sign-posted hiking paths, mountain path where proper walking shoes are necessary, & alpine paths requiring special equipment. Most titles now also indicate national & regional long-distance hiking routes, each annotated with its official number. Mountain huts are marked, plus various types of accommodation: campsites, youth hostels, “ Friends of Nature” houses, & secluded hotels & restaurants. Road network indicates local bus routes with stops. Railways, narrow gauge mountain railways, cable car lines, & chair lifts are shown, with various symbols highlighting places of interest, viewpoints, picnic sites, swimming pools, etc. Each title covers an area of Approx. 60 x 42 km (37 x 26 miles). The maps have a 1km Swiss national grid, plus latitude & longitude margin ticks at 5’ intervals. * Map legend

Includes:: English.* On the reverse, an index of towns & villages

Includes:: names of geographical features such as mountains, alpine passes, glaciers, lakes, rivers, as well as places of interest. Also provided is an overview road map of surrounding region.



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Gotthard area at 1:60, 000 in Kümmerly + Frey’s hiking series of Switzerl&, with most titles now printed on light, waterproof & tear-resistant plastic paper. The series offers a popular alternative to Swiss survey maps & cartography which many walkers find easier to follow. Coverage of the whole country is designed so that each title presents a popular hiking area. The maps have contours at 50 or 25-metre intervals according to the terrain, enhanced by graphic relief & shading. An overprint distinguishes between sign-posted hiking paths, mountain path where proper walking shoes are necessary, & alpine paths requiring special equipment. Most titles now also indicate national & regional long-distance hiking routes, each annotated with its official number. Mountain huts are marked, plus various types of accommodation: campsites, youth hostels, “ Friends of Nature” houses, & secluded hotels & restaurants. Road network indicates local bus routes with stops. Railways, narrow gauge mountain railways, cable car lines, & chair lifts are shown, with various symbols highlighting places of interest, viewpoints, picnic sites, swimming pools, etc. Each title covers an area of Approx. 60 x 42 km (37 x 26 miles). The maps have a 1km Swiss national grid, plus latitude & longitude margin ticks at 5’ intervals. * Map legend

Includes:: English.* On the reverse, an index of towns & villages

Includes:: names of geographical features such as mountains, alpine passes, glaciers, lakes, rivers, as well as places of interest. Also provided is an overview road map of surrounding region.



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The history of the Gotthard Tunnel presented by Swisstopo, the country’s survey organizations, on extracts of three maps from 1865/1873, 1882 & 2016, plus extensive notes (English included) illustrated with drawings & photos on various aspects of the new Gotthard Base Tunnel opened on 1st June 2016. On one side are the three map extracts. The first, black & white extract from the publisher’s general map of Switzerland published in 1865/1873 at 1:250, 000 & here enlarged to 1:200, 000, shows the whole area between Altdorf & Lugano. The second extract is from the topographic survey at 1:50, 000 published in 1882 & indicates the course of the railway line, including the northern approach loops at Wassen, & the first Gotthard Tunnel between Götchenen & Ariolo. The third extract uses the current edition of Swisstopo’s general map of Switzerland at 1:200, 000 & shows the area between Altdorf & Lugano, indicating both the course of the old tunnel & the newly opened Gotthard Base Tunnel, plus the Ceneri Base Tunnel extension due for completion in 2019. On the reverse are extensive notes: facts & figures about both tunnels, geological cross-section of the new one, its emergency provisions for passenger traffic, general transport policy, etc. All the text

Includes:: English. To see other maps in this series please click on the series link.

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