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Kinshasa

Kinshasa with its outer suburbs on a large, index street plan a 1:18, 500 from Aquaterra, with very extensive lists of institutions, services, and sights, plus a list of old colonial names with their current replacements.Coverage of the main plan is extended further south-east to include the city’s international airport. Public transport routes are shown with stops. Main traffic arteries are highlighted and indicate locations of petrol stations. A wide range of numbered, colour-coded symbols indicate various institutions and services, cross-referenced to the extensive lists provided on the reverse of the map.The whole of the reverse side of this large sheet is taken by an extensive street index plus the lists of institutions, services and businesses highlighted on the plan which
provide almost a gazetteer of the city: governmental and administrative offices, medical and other services, educational and religious establishments, foreign embassies and international NGOs, banks, airlines, courier services, travel agencies, hotels, markets, nightclubs, cultural and sport centres, etc. Even included are addresses of the country’s embassies and consulates abroad, and of other Congo-related businesses mainly in BelgiumAlso provided is a list of old colonial names with their current equivalents. Map legend and headings of the various lists include English.
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Kinshasa with its outer suburbs on a large, index street plan a 1:18, 500 from Aquaterra, with very extensive lists of institutions, services, & sights, plus a list of old colonial names with their current replacements. Coverage of the main plan is extended further south-east to include the city’s international airport. Public transport routes are shown with stops. Main traffic arteries are highlighted & indicate locations of petrol stations. A wide range of numbered, colour-coded symbols indicate various institutions & services, cross-referenced to the extensive lists provided on the reverse of the map. The whole of the reverse side of this large sheet is taken by an extensive street index plus the lists of institutions, services & businesses highlighted on the plan which provide almost a gazetteer of the city: governmental & administrative offices, medical & other services, educational & religious establishments, foreign embassies & international NGOs, banks, airlines, courier services, travel agencies, hotels, markets, nightclubs, cultural & sport centres, etc. Even included are addresses of the country’s embassies & consulates abroad, & of other Congo-related businesses mainly in Belgium Also provided is a list of old colonial names with their current equivalents. Map legend & headings of the various lists include English.

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Stanfords
Stanfords was established in 1853 and opened their iconic Covent Garden flagship store in 1901. They have become the top retailer of maps, travel books and accessories in the UK and arguably offer the largest selection of maps and travel books worldwide. Famous names such as Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Ranulph Fiennes and Michael Palin have purchased from Stanfords. They now have a shop in Bristol and both stores together with other venues operate a calendar of events including talks, book signings and exhibitions. As a specialist map retailer, the map selection is comprehensive and includes road maps, street maps and walking maps from worldwide destinations, as well as a selection of world atlases and wall maps. Books include travel guides and travel literature. Stanfords also stock globes, from miniatures made of blue marble to magnificent floor-standing globes. The website features a selection of interesting articles on travel topics.
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