Great Lakes Zoom Map from Michelin at 1:1, 267, 200 (1” to 20 miles), with highlighting of All-American Roads & National Byways, Michelin’s selections of best sights & scenic routes, plus city centre street plans of Chicago, Detroit, Clevel&, Buffalo
- Niagara Falls, Milwaukee & Toronto. Coverage

Includes:: the Canadian side of Great Lakes with Toronto & Ottawa, & in US extends from Syracuse NY & Pittsburgh to Minneapolis, & south to Indianapolis & Columbus. Each map in the Michelin Zoom series of USA covers a large area, presenting its topography by unobtrusive background shading with plenty of names of mountain ranges, valley, deserts, etc. Peak heights are given in feet. Colouring highlights national/state forests & other protected areas, Indian lands, & restricted entry military zones. Road network clearly distinguishes between free & toll routes & indicates toll barriers, interchange numbers, services, rest areas & Travel Centers. Road numbers are clearly marked on all types of roads & driving distances, in miles, are shown on interstate, main state & selected provincial routes. The maps show state borders & the time zone boundaries. Symbols indicate campsites, sights recommended in Michelin’s Green Guides & other places of interest. The maps have latitude & longitude lines at 1º intervals. The index, arranged by state, is next to the map & also provided is a separate list of sights from the Green Guides annotated with their star ratings. Each map also contains street plans of main cities highlighting places of interest, a month-by-month list of events & celebrations, contact details for national parks, plus a distance table in both miles & kilometres.


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Great Lakes region at 1:1, 100, 000 in a series of indexed touring road maps of USA from Hallwag, with each title conveniently covering a large region & providing enlargements of most visited areas, city maps & other useful tourist information. Enlargements cover Chicago, with a separate street plan of the city’s downtown area, plus Detroit & Milwaukee. Please note that on the Canadian side only main towns & roads are shown. The map is part of Hallwag’s series covering USA at 1:1, 000, 000. The series has been revised from its earlier version & now uses cartography from Hema which provides an excellent combination of information about the terrain, the road network & places of interest. The base map has effective but unobtrusive relief shading with plenty of names of mountain ranges, peaks (heights in feet), deserts, etc. Colouring prominently highlights national or state parks, forests & other protected areas, as well as Indian Reservations & military zones. Road network clearly shows road numbers, indicates free & toll highways with locations of services, & gives driving distances on interstate & primary routes. The maps also show Amtrak railway lines with stations, local airports, state borders & time zone boundaries. An extensive range of symbols indicate various places of tourist interest. Each map is indexed & for GPS navigation has latitude & longitude lines drawn at 30’ intervals. Each title also

Includes:: enlargements of most visited areas – please see individual descriptions for more information – & useful tourist information such as metric conversion tables, traffic signs, phone numbers/websites for many organizations including recommended accommodations, etc. Map legends & all the text include English.

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This is a volume of living history, the history of our times, as seen by the photographers who captured it. It is the most comprehensive anthology of life photography ever assembled, & illustrates the strengths that made many of these individuals famous & life great. This book, an enormous international success in hardback, is now available in a new, flexibound format. ...

Great Malvern & West Malvern in 1926 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 covers the western part of Great Malvern, extending across North Hill & Sugarloaf Hill to West Malvern. Herefordshire is left blank. Features include Priory Church, Assembly Rooms, Malvern Hydro, Promenade Gardens, Rose Bank Gardens, Church Street, Belle Vue Terrace, Foley Arms Hotel, St Ann`s Well, Baptist Church, Holly Mount, Holly Mount Wood, Malvern Hotel, Lyttelton School, Public Library, Green Valley, Lady Howard de Walden Drive, North Malvern Quarries, Holy Trinity church, Link Top, St James church West Malvern, The Dingle, Upper House Farm, St James`s, St Edward`s Orphanage, Open Air School, rifle range, etc. On the reverse are street directory entries for Abbey Road, Belle Vue Terrace & Worcester Road. 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. ...

Great Malvern East 1926 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 covers the eastern part of Great Malvern, extending from the Priory Gardens eastward to Sherrard`s Green, & from St James`s Road southward to Court Road. Features include railway with station, Priory Gardens, Council House, Hatley St George, Swan Pool, Davenham, Mowbray House & other large houses, Girls College, Christ Church, Baths, Tomatol&, Cemetery, Chase Estate, Pickersleigh, Pound Bank, Court Farm, Old Elm Gospel Hall, Sherrad`s Green, Moat Court, etc. On the reverse is a selection of street directory entries, including Avenue Road, Barnards Green, Chase
- Lower & Upper Roads & Court Road. 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.
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From the movement of homo erectus out of Africa one million years ago to the Aboriginal settlement of Australia around 50, 000 BC; & from the barbarian invasions of early medieval Europe to the diaspora of African slaves in the early modern period, the migration of peoples has been a critical motor of change throughout human history. The Wanderers brings together 50 epic accounts of the mass movement of peoples. Each account not only describes the migration itself, but also examines in detail its causes, & its short- & long-term consequences. The Wanderers tells a multiplicity of stories
- of the discovery of new worlds, of flight from persecution, of nation-building, of colonization, & of human courage & resourcefulness. Most of all, it tells the enthralling & multifaceted story of the human race itself. Migrations covered include: The long walk out of Eden: the spread of early humans The medieval German ' Drive to the East' The first Americans The Spanish in the New World The Phoenicians & the foundation of Carthage The Portuguese in Brazil The Celtic migrations The Plantations in Ireland The Greek colonisation of the Mediterranean The English in the New World The Jewish Diaspora Slave migrants: the African Diaspora The Huns & the Age of Migrations Irish migrants in the 19th century The Vandals Italian migration to America The Anglo-Saxon migrations Goldrush to California The Arab expansion Back to Israel The Viking Atlantic saga The forgotten aftermath of WWII The Turks: from central Asia to Constantinople Migrations in the age of globalisation
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This first book in the new series Unfolding History features amazing aerial photographs of 29 of the world's greatest ancient sites, from Angkor to Ur. A spectacular fold-out photograph of each site enables the reader to see the monument in thrilling detail, while accompanying text provides information on the site's history & construction. This is the perfect giftbook for anyone interested in, or wanting to learn more, about the legacies of the world's great civilizations. ...

There's something about motorcycles, & the lure of freedom & the open road that they promise. If you've ever wanted to take a motorcycling holiday, you've been before & are looking for new ideas for places to go, or you just want to do something completely different, then this book will inspire you. With routes taking in the very best of Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand & the Americas, there really is something for everyone. Accompanied by stunning photography, the journeys described here are perfect for everyone, whatever their level of expertise on the bike. Each route features a tool box telling you when to visit, other routes in the region to extend the ride, & exactly what options are available to you in terms of your motorcycle
- whether you can take your own bike into the country, make arrangements to hire machines there, or book a bike-inclusive tour. A map also illustrates the route & the points of interest on the way. Featuring awe-inspiring journeys from the snowy passes of Patagonia to Australia's Red Centre, Great Motorcycling Journeys of the World is the perfect inspiration for your next big motorcycling adventure.
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There`s something about motorcycles, & the lure of freedom & the oepn road that they promise. If you`ve ever wanted to take a motorcycling holiday, you`ve been before & are looking for new ideas for places to go, or you just want to do something completely different, then this book will inspire you. With routes taking in the very best of Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand & the Americas, there really is something for everyone. Accompanied by stunning photography, the journeys described here are perfect for everyone, whatever their level of expertise on the bike. Each route features a tool box telling you when to visit, other routes in the region to extend the ride, & exactly what options are available to you in terms of your motorcycle
- whether you can take your own bike into the country, make arrangements to hire machines there, or book a bike-inclusive tour. A map also illustrates the route & the points of interest on the way. Featuring awe-inspiring journeys from the snowy passes of Patagonia to Australia`s Red Centre, Great Motorcycling Journeys of the World is the perfect inspiration for your next big motorcycling adventure.
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Who was responsible for the design of the Admiral Popov, the circular Russian battleship that wouldn`t steer straight? Why did Lord Ansonset set out to circumnavigate the world with a crew of Chelsea pensioners? & how did the British cruiser HMS Trinidad manage to torpedo itself in the Arctic. The answers to these questions & details of numerous other entertaining & unbelievable historical events are revealed in this absorbing survey of naval incompetence from Roman times to the Falklands War. Bestselling author Geoffrey Regan certainly sets out to prove that there is truth in the old adage ” Worse things happen at sea”. Crammed with intriguing & often bizarre anecdotes & over fifity illuminating illustrations, Great Naval Blunders takes a serious, but often entertaining look at the misjudgements & oversights of captains, fleet commanders, strategic planners & ship designers over the ages. ...