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L’île de L Réunion. a French language topoguide from the Fédération Française de la Randonnée Pédestre as part of their extensive series of similar walking guides to France & its overseas departments. The guide covers three long-distance footpaths: GR R1
- Tour du Piton des Neiges, GR R2 from Basse-Vallée to St Denis crossing the isl&, & GR R3
- Tour de Mafate. Colour extracts from the topographic survey of Reunion at 1:25, 000 are overprinted with the routes. The descriptions of the routes are divided into short sections according to the difficulty of the terrain, & are always placed next to the maps for easy reference. The text is in French, but a large amount of information is conveyed by symbols. A list of all the main points along the routes indicates what facilities can be found there: public transport, food shops, accommodation etc. The guide also

Includes:: lists with contact addresses for various types of accommodation along the three routes, as well as for airlines, car hire, tourist offices, etc. A separate section, with beautiful drawings, is devoted to Reunion’s flora & fauna. Also included are notes on the island’s history, climate etc. The guide is illustrated with numerous photos. Current edition of this title was published in May 2014.

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Topographic survey of Sweden at 1:50, 000, the Terrängkartan, from the Lantmäteriet, covering most of the country in 244 double-sided maps. Please note: the mountainous regions of central & northern Sweden are not covered by this series but presented in a separate “ Fjällkartan
- Mountain Map” series also listed on our website. Each 1:50, 000 topographic survey map covers an area of 37.5 x 40km. The maps have contours at 5 metre intervals, plus relief shading & graphics for rocky outcrops & boulders. Further graphics and/or colouring show different types of land use or vegetation (forests, arable l&, orchards, marshes, peat bogs, etc). An unusual feature of this survey is the colouring indicating buildings below or above two storeys high & “leisure/holiday homes”. The maps indicate privately maintained roads & include all other information expected of topographic survey at this scale. The maps have a 1-km UTM grid, plus latitude & longitude lines 5’ intervals. Map legend

Includes:: English. For coverage of the country’s most visited hiking areas in central & northern Sweden please see Lantmäteriet’s Mountain Map series, listed separately on our website.

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Lærdal area in Norway in a series of GPS compatible recreational maps at 1:50, 000 with cartography from Norway’s topographic survey & additional tourist information. Contours lines are drawn at 20m intervals. The overprint varies from title to title, but

Includes:: local footpaths, in some cases distinguishing between easy & more difficult trails, as well as mountain huts & campsites. Many titles also indicate cycle or ski routes, other accommodation possibilities, sport & recreational facilities, including alpine skiing slopes, places of interest, etc. The maps have a UTM grid & margin ticks giving latitude & longitude. Map legend

Includes:: English. Several titles have on the reverse additional tourist information, although in most cases in Norwegian only. To see the list of Turkart maps at 1:50, 000 & links to Turkart series at 25K, 100K & Hiking Sets please click on the series link above.

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Lérida/ Lleida on an indexed street plan at 1:8, 000 from Telstar Distrimapas, Spain’s leading publisher of city maps, with an enlargement of the city centre highlighting three sightseeing tours with English language descriptions. On one side is an indexed street plan of the city with main public buildings & places interest clearly named. Insets extend coverage to the industrial zones. On the reverse the city’s historic centre in shown in greater clarity on a large panel & accompanied by descriptions of three thematic walks: around La Seu Vella, the medieval, & the modernist parts of Lleida, as highlighted on the plan. ...

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Lódz + 4 (Aleksandrów Lódzki, Konstantynów Lódzki, Pabianice & Zgierz) at 1:20, 000 from Demart, Poland’s leading publisher of high quality street plans, showing public transport routes with line numbers & stops, coach connections, petrol stations, hotels, campsites, youth hostels, places of interest, etc. Demart’s street plans are designed to cover the larger town (s) as its main map, plus include a number of nearby locations as additional panels. All are indexed separately. Where useful, the centre of the main town is also presented in greater detail on an enlargement. Selected cities are shown on their own without the additional coverage & with their indexes often providing lists of public transport routes. The plans show public transport routes: tram, bus and/or trolleybus with line numbers & stops, as well as coach terminals & stops. For motorized traffic the maps indicate main traffic arteries, paid parking zones, petrol stations, one way streets, traffic lights, restricted entry, car parks, etc. Symbols mark locations of hotels (with names), campsites, youth hostels, various services & facilities, etc. Where possible, the plans also indicate cycle trails and/or waymarked hiking trails. Map legends include English. ...

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Lódz & its environs at 1:50, 000 in a series of recreational maps from Poland’s Army Cartographic Service WZKart. The maps use as their base the military topographic survey, with contours at intervals varying from 5m to 20m according to the terrain & contoured depths shown on lakes. An overprint highlights waymarked hiking, cycling & canoeing routes. A wide range of symbols indicate various sport & recreational facilities, places of interest, special natural features, etc. The maps have latitude & longitude grid at 1’ intervals. Map legend

Includes:: English. On the reverse there are useful addresses & description, in Polish only.

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Lódz on an indexed street plan at 1:22, 000 from Express Map with a diagram of the night bus lines, plus a large road map covering the city’s environs at 1:85, 000 showing locations of petrol stations. Express Map street plans provide coverage of cities within their administrative boundary, spread across the two sides of the map. Bus & tram routes are shown with stops & line numbers. For drivers, main traffic arteries are highlighted, one way streets are marked & the plans also show traffic lights, petrol stations, car parks & restricted entry streets or zones. Streets are annotated with selected house numbers for easier identification of addresses. Names of suburbs & of larger housing estates are clearly marked. Symbols highlight various facilities & places of interest, including museums & other cultural institutions & historical sites, 24-hrs pharmacies, campsites & youth hostels, etc. Where more than one town is covered, each has a separate index. Map legend

Includes:: English.

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Taking you from Fishguard on the rugged West coast of Wales to just beyond the English border at Shrewsbury, the 340km Lon Camria & Lon Teifi routes cross Mid Wales & the Cambrian mountains, taking in the seaside resorts of Cardigan & Aberystwyth & the glorious Ystwyth & Elan Valleys as well as many peaceful country lanes & cyclepaths on the way. Whether tackling the route in a week of cycling or taking your time & riding it in smaller chunks, this bilingual pocket guide provides breakdowns of each section, advice on detours, where to stay & what sights not to miss. Gan fynd a chi o Abergwaun ar hyd arfordir garw Gorllewin Cymru i ychydig y tu hwnt i`r ffin a Lloegr yn yr Amwythig, mae llwybrau Lon Cambria a Lon Teifi 340km o hyd yn croesi Canolbarth Cymru a Mynyddoedd Cambria, gan fynd drwy drefi Aberteifi ac Aberystwyth a Chymoedd godidog Ystwyth ac Elan, yn ogystal a nifer o lonydd cefn gwlad tawel a llwybrau beicio ar hyd y daith. Boed eich bod yn taclo`r daith mewn wythnos o feicio neu`n treulio amser ac yn ei theithio mewn adrannau llai, mae`r canllaw poced dwyieithog hwn yn rhoi braslun i chi o bob adran, cyngor ynglyyn a dewisiadau eraill, mannau i aros a pha olygfeydd sy`n rhaid eu gweld. ...

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Topographic survey of France at 1:25, 000 in IGN`s excellent TOP25 / Série Bleue series. All the maps are GPS compatible, with a 1km UTM grid plus latitude and longitude lines at 5’ intervals. Contours are at 5m intervals except for mountainous areas where the maps have contours at 10m intervals, vividly enhanced by hill shading and graphics for rocky terrain. Colouring with graphics indicates different types of vegetation or land use (deciduous or coniferous forests, moors, orchards, vineyards, etc). PLEASE NOTE: coverage of France at this scale is currently being revised – the format and the presentation of each title are indicated by the letters at the end of its Sheet Reference number (e.g. 0416ET, 3531ETR, 1923SB, etc.)MAPS WITH FULL TOURIST OVERPRINT & AN ENGLISH MAP
LEGEND: all TOP25 maps and the SB editions of Série Bleue have an overprint highlighting waymarked walking trails including long-distance GR routes and, where appropriate, ski routes. Symbols indicate campsites, gîtes d’etape, refuges, equestrian centres and other recreational facilities or sites, tourist information centres, cultural heritage, etc. Towns and locations of particular interest are highlighted.- ET or OT = single-sided TOP25 map covering approx. 29x21 km / 18x13 miles.- ETR or OTR = waterproof and tear resistant TOP25 map covering the same area as the corresponding ET or OT number, but double-sided, printed on a smaller size sheet with a good overlap between the sides.- SB = Série Bleue map with full tourist overprint; these maps, first introduced in summer
2014, each cover approx. 29x24km / 18x15 miles.SÉRIE BLEUE maps with numbers ending in E (Est) or O (Ouest): most editions now indicate the GR routes, but do not show any other tourist information. Map legend is in French only. Each map covers approx. 14x20km / 9x12 miles.

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Topographic survey of France at 1:25, 000 in IGN`s excellent TOP25 / Série Bleue series. All the maps are GPS compatible, with a 1km UTM grid plus latitude & longitude lines at 5’ intervals. Contours are at 5m intervals except for mountainous areas where the maps have contours at 10m intervals, vividly enhanced by hill shading & graphics for rocky terrain. Colouring with graphics indicates different types of vegetation or land use (deciduous or coniferous forests, moors, orchards, vineyards, etc). PLEASE NOTE: coverage of France at this scale is currently being revised – the format & the presentation of each title are indicated by the letters at the end of its Sheet Reference number (e.g. 0416ET, 3531ETR, 1923SB, etc.)MAPS WITH FULL TOURIST OVERPRINT & AN ENGLISH MAP LEGEND: all TOP25 maps & the SB editions of Série Bleue have an overprint highlighting waymarked walking trails including long-distance GR routes &, where appropriate, ski routes. Symbols indicate campsites, gîtes d’etape, refuges, equestrian centres & other recreational facilities or sites, tourist information centres, cultural heritage, etc. Towns & locations of particular interest are highlighted.- ET or OT = single-sided TOP25 map covering approx. 29x 21 km / 18x 13 miles.- ETR or OTR = waterproof & tear resistant TOP25 map covering the same area as the corresponding ET or OT number, but double-sided, printed on a smaller size sheet with a good overlap between the sides.- SB = Série Bleue map with full tourist overprint; these maps, first introduced in summer 2014, each cover approx. 29x 24km / 18x 15 miles.SÉRIE BLEUE maps with numbers ending in E (Est) or O (Ouest): most editions now indicate the GR routes, but do not show any other tourist information. Map legend is in French only. Each map covers approx. 14x 20km / 9x 12 miles.

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GPS - Global Positioning System - Global position using satellites

Summer - The season between Spring and Autumn. Usually the hottest season of the year

France - A state situated in Western Europe with several overseas territories.

Graphics - A general term for visual aspects of an item/display

Waterproof - Resistant to water, usualy specified by depth in metres

Size - is the measurement of how big an object is in space.

Km - Kilometre. A unit of measurement equal to 1000 metres.

Resistant - Something that can repel against something.

Reference - To prove evidence with a back up source.

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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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