The highly successful Globetrotter Travel Series, which

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Adored for its large fluffy ears, spoon-shaped nose & bright button eyes, the koala is universally recognised & revered as an Australian icon. But it hasn't always been so. After coexisting successfully with Aborigines for thousands of years, the koala was considered sloth-like by the early Europeans & valued for little more than its fur, & by the early twentieth century millions of koalas had been hunted, driving the species to near-extinction. Yet the koala is also one of the most well-adapted & resilient of Australia's marsupials, described by some as a triumph of evolution. How does it survive, & thrive even, on such indigestible fare as eucalyptus leaves, laden as they are with enough toxic phenols to kill most other animals? In this fascinating story of the koala, biologist & author Stephen Jackson examines not only the ecology, behaviour & history of this extraordinary animal, but also ongoing threats such as disease & habitat loss, & the controversial debate about how to best manage the remaining populations of Australia's favourite marsupial. ...

Koban, sheet no. 2883-07, in the topographic survey of Nepal at 1:50, 000 published by the Nepali Government in the late 1990s & early 2000s & produced from remote sensing data by Finnish cartographers as part of that country’s international aid program. The maps cover 15’ x 15’ quadrangles.IMPORTANT – PLEASE NOTE BEFORE ORDERING: AVAILABILITY: although, theoretically at least, still in print, these maps are very difficult to get locally in Nepal and/or from various suppliers elsewhere specializing in obtaining such maps. DELIVERIES MAY TAKE SEVERAL WEEKS OR EVEN MONTHS.PROBLEMS WITH PLACE NAMES: reports from previous users indicate that transliteration of place names differs from that used widely not only on other maps & in guide books but also on the ground itself, in road signs & in the tourist & trekking industry in general. Whilst most names are similar enough to be easily recognizable, e.g. Namche Bajar for Namche Bazar or Lantan for Langtang, we have been told of confusion & difficulties arising from different spellings appearing on these maps.TREKKING ROUTES & TOURIST INFORMATION: whilst the maps show foot trails & mark locations of temples, etc, they carry no specific trekking information. Major trekking routes & places of interest are not highlighted. There is no marking for base camps & other tourist facilities. Map specifications: Contours are at 40m intervals, with graphics and/or coloring to show various features of the terrain (glaciers with moraines & crevasses, quarries, gravel or clay pits, etc.) & vegetation (forests, bush, grass, orchards & plantations, etc). Additional comments such as “open mixed forest mainly bajh & pine” annotate many area. The maps have numerous spot heights, but relatively few peaks are named. Areas outside the country’s borders are left blank. Settlements in remote areas are indicated by markings for individual buildings & the placing of names does not always make it clear which group of buildings they refer to. Road network distinguishes between major & minor foot trails. Symbols mark features such as temples, schools & hospitals, police stations, etc. Also shown are the country’s administrative divisions. The maps have a 1-km UTM grid, plus latitude & longitude lines at intervals of 5’. Map legend & all the text is in English. Coverage: the whole country is now covered, with the north at 1:50, 000, plus central & southern Nepal at 1:25, 000. The two series are complementary, do not overlap & use the same grid & numbering system (apart from the Lumbini Zone, where a different grid & numbering are used). For areas not shown on our grid & titles not listed here, please contact us by e-mail, but please do bear in mind the problems with availability & the likely very long delivery time. ...

ADAC, Germany's equivalent of the British Automobile Association publishes an extensive series of street plans which provide detailed high-quality mapping of all the major towns & cities, including their outer suburbs. The plans name all the individual streets & indicate all the main landmarks & public buildings. All public transport facilities are shown: buses, trams, underground & overland rail lines. One way streets & car parks are indicated. Plans of larger cities include an enlargement for the city centre. The plans also show the administrative & postal divisions & have an extensive street index which, where appropriate, shows individual postal codes for each street. On the reverse, each plan has a road map at 1:100, 000, covering a very wide area around the city. Map legend

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Koblenz
- Bonn – Mittelrhein on a waterproof, tear-resistant, GPS compatible cycling map at 1:50, 000 from the ADFC (Allgemeiner
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The Kocher
- Jagst Cycle Tour, a 338-km long circuit along the Jagst & the Kocher in the Schwabian Jura, presented by the Verlag
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Map No. 2924, Koffiefontein, in South Africa’s official topographic survey at 1:250, 000 from the country’s national survey organization, the Chief Directorate of Surveys & Mapping. The maps have altitude colouring & contours at 50m or 100m intervals, depending on the map edition, plus spot heights. Deserts, marshes, dry pans, perennial & seasonal water features, etc, as well as protected areas are shown. The maps present the country’s road & rail networks & include the usual information expected on topographic mapping at this scale, although in more rapidly developing areas road information may not necessarily be up to date. Also indicated are magisterial district & provincial boundaries. Latitude & longitude values are shown in the margins at 5` intervals together with South African grid co-ordinates. Typically, each sheet covers an area of one degree of latitude & two degrees of longitude. The projection used is Gauss Conformal. The legend is in English & Afrikaans. ...

Detailed topographic map of the Koh-e-Keshnikhan massif & the surrounding valleys in the Hindu Kush panhandle of Afghanistan, compiled by the Austrian Scientific Expedition in the Wakhan in 1970. Topography is shown by contours at 20m intervals, relief shading & spot heights, with rivers & streams, lakes & irrigation canals. Colouring & graphics indicate different types of vegetation (trees or shrubbery, meadows & fields, alpine pastures, etc.) & soil cover (rocky outcrops, scree & boulders, open crevasses & ice walls, etc.). Roads, footpaths, telephone lines & individual buildings are marked. The map has latitude & longitude margin ticks at 2` intervals. Map legend & all other information are in English & German. ...

Detailed topographic map of the Koh-e Pamir massif & the Wakhan Valley in the Hindu Kush panhandle of Afghanistan, compiled in 1975 by Exploration Pamir 75 of the Austrian Scientific Research Program. Topography is shown by contours at 40m intervals, relief shading & spot heights, with rivers & streams, lakes & irrigation canals. Colouring & graphics indicate different types of vegetation (trees or shrubbery, fields & pastures, etc.) & soil cover (rocky outcrops, scree & boulders, crevasses & ice walls, etc.). In the Wakhan Valley the map shows tracks, footpaths & individual buildings. Latitude & longitude margin ticks are at 5` intervals. Map legend & all other information are in English & German. ...

The first comprehensive & authoritative history of the Koh-i Noor, arguably the most celebrated & mythologised jewel in the world. On 29 March 1849, the ten-year-old Maharajah of the Punjab was ushered into the magnificent Mirrored Hall at the centre of the great Fort in Lahore. There, in a public ceremony, the frightened but dignified child handed over to the British East India Company in a formal Act of Submission to Queen Victoria not only swathes of the richest land in India, but also arguably the single most valuable object in the subcontinent: the celebrated Koh-i Noor diamond. The Mountain of Light. The history of the Koh-i-Noor that was then commissioned by the British may have been one woven together from gossip of Delhi Bazaars, but it was to be become the accepted version. Only now is it finally challenged, freeing the diamond from the fog of mythology which has clung to it for so long. The resulting history is one of greed, murder, torture, colonialism & appropriation through an impressive slice of south & central Asian history. It ends with the jewel in its current controversial setting: in the crown of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. Masterly, powerful & erudite, this is history at its most compelling & invigorating. ...