Turin
- Pinerolo
- Lower Susa Valley area of Piedmont in a series contoured hiking maps at 1:50, 000 with local trails, long-distance

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Turin, an original antique map by S.D.U.K., published in London, 1844. Steel plate, uncoloured. Map size 38 x 31 cm, overall mounted size 52.5 x 46.5 cm.A detailed map of Turin published by the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. The Society was founded by John, Earl Russell, & Henry Brougham, later Lord Chancellor of England in 1827. The Society's main purpose was to encourage universal literacy by publishing numbers of books of good quality that would be affordable to all. These town plans were published in perhaps the grandest of the Society's publications
- their atlas entitled Maps Of The Society For The Diffusion Of Useful Knowledge, first issued by Baldwin & Cradock, & then re-issued by other publishers, including Chapman & Hall & latterly Edward Stanford. The map

Includes:: three vignettes, a view of Turin, a view of a Church called La Superga near Turin, & the Royal Palace. The map was engraved by J. Henshall after W.B. Clarke. Antique maps from various original publishers are presented on the Stanford


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Turin in the Pocket Guide series from Berlitz; a collection of handy, pocket-sized guides dedicated to an extensive range of cities, regions & countries worldwide. Written in narrative form, individual guides explore the history, main sights & attractions, food & drink, accommodation & local culture of the destination in detail. Each Berlitz pocket guide has a similar format, with colour-coded sections helping readers locate information quickly in addition to distinctive chapters exploring the city or region. An introduction outlines the destination for visitors & a section dedicated to 'A Brief History' actually explores the area in relative depth. A where to go chapter is organized by region & city & is written in prose form with references to individual sites highlighted in bold for clarity. There are also further suggestions on where & when to eat. Recommendations for leisure activities in the region, including sport, nightlife & shopping, are also provided & tailored accordingly for each destination. Handy travel tips are listed alphabetically in a dedicated section, providing practical guidance & helping visitors make the most of their stay. The main hotels, particularly for cities, are also listed in an accommodation section, offering a brief overview with approximate price bandings & relevant contact details. ...

Turin Province in a series of handy size road maps from Litografia Artistica Cartografica (LAC) with more minor local roads & tracks than can be found on most regional maps. The series is gradually being changed to a new style of digitally derived cartography, so presentation of adjoining titles may vary. All the maps have hill shading to represent the general relief with spot heights for selected peaks, & show a few more local roads & rough tracks than the other road map series. Intermediate road distances are indicated. Regional, provincial & communal borders are marked, & railways, funiculars, airports, sea ferry links & campsites are shown. The legend is in Italian only. The new, digitally produced editions are indexed & have enhanced, more finely drawn cartography: the hill-shading is less bold, motorway service areas are marked, natural parks are highlighted & an expanded range of symbols indicates various landmarks & sites, e.g. antiquities, churches, etc. Two styles of the new cartography are produced, differing only in the colour of the predominant background shading: grey or yellow/green. Some of the new editions include geographical coordinates for the map corners. The index of localities is on the reverse. This title is now published with digital cartography. ...

Turin Province at 1:150, 000 in a series of handy size provincial road maps from Litografia Artistica Cartografica (LAC) with more minor local roads & country tracks than can be found on most regional maps from other publishers. This title is published with the traditional style LAC cartography.LAC’s provincial series is gradually being changed to a new style of digitally derived cartography, so presentation of adjoining titles may vary. All the maps have hill shading to represent the general relief with spot heights for selected peaks, & show a few more local roads & rough tracks than the other road map series. Intermediate road distances are indicated. Regional, provincial & communal borders are marked, & railways, funiculars, airports, sea ferry links & campsites are shown. The legend is in Italian only. The new, digitally produced editions are indexed & have enhanced, more finely drawn cartography: the hill-shading is less bold, motorway service areas are marked, natural parks are highlighted & an expanded range of symbols indicates various landmarks & sites, e.g. antiquities, churches, etc. Two styles of the new cartography are produced, differing only in the colour of the predominant background shading: grey or yellow/green. Some of the new editions include geographical coordinates for the map corners. The index of localities is on the reverse. To see all the titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

Turin in a series of street plans of Italian cities from Touring Club Italiano, with exceptionally clear & beautiful cartography. The plan is printed on very light, waterproof & tear-resistant plastic paper &

Includes:: a detailed road map of the city’s environs at 1:125, 000. The plan covers Turin with the outer suburbs. Main traffic arteries across the city are highlighted & car parks in the city’s historic centre are marked. The metro line is clearly marked & stations are shown with their names. Churches & other important historic or municipal buildings are prominently coloured & named. For those wanting to venture outside the city centre, coverage

Includes:: both Juventus’s Stadio delle Alpi & the Fiat Mirafiori complex. Unusually for street plans, outside the built-up area of the eastern suburbs there are contour lines at 50m intervals. Street index is on the reverse &

Includes:: lists of useful addresses, etc. Map legend & all the text include English. An inset at 1:125, 000 shows the environs of the city with access onto motorway connections to other parts of Italy.





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Turin in the Wallpaper* City Guide series, published by Phaidon & encompassing a collection of pocket-size guides dedicated to the best design elements in major cities. Compiled by experts at the Wallpaper* magazine, the guides are widely recognized for appealing to design-conscious travellers & are aimed at those interested in art, design & architecture. Each guide identifies the best bars, restaurants, hotels, places to shop, leisure activities & excursions with a unique emphasis on the finest examples of unusual architecture & design. Each Wallpaper* City Guide has the same layout, with separate tabs allowing readers & travellers to access individual sections easily. The tabs consist of Landmarks, Hotels, 24 Hours, Urban Life, Architour, Shopping, Sports & Escapes. High quality colour photographs appear alongside brief descriptions of each hotel, bar or attraction, highlighting distinctive & unusual styles of architecture & design. Extra pages are provided at the back of each guide, allowing readers to record their own notes & sketches. ...

Widely known as the Italian one- company town during the development of Fiat in the 20th century, Turin underwent a process of transformation roughly twenty years ago in its search for a new urban identity. The city, situated at the foot of the Alps, has become a laboratory for the reconversion of the post-industrial heritage, also in part owing to the Winter Olympics Games that took place in 2006. The manifestations of change have left behind significant traces in its urban fabric. Besides its industrial history, Turin can also surprise with its Baroque architecture
- which has brought the city to the forefront of international popularity among architects
- & with masterpieces of Italian modern architecture, such as works by Pier Luigi Nervi & Carlo Mollino. The structure of this guide is based upon a sequence of 150_buildings, some dating from 1900. These are introduced to the reader in the form of a tour that starts from the Roman & Baroque centre & heads towards the city`s outskirts, encompassing Ivrea_- the city built around the Olivetti
- to the wineries in the Langhe region, recently recognised by UNESCO World Heritage.


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The history of the computer is entwined with that of the modern world & with the life of one man, the brilliant but troubled Alan Turing. How did the computer come to structure & dominate our lives so totally? In Jon Agar`s enlightening story of the `universal machine`, we discover how Turing`s groundbreaking work not only helped break German codes during the Second World War but also founded the beginnings of the modern computer. Persecuted by the authorities for his homosexuality, & ultimately hounded to suicide, Turing`s personal tribulations are as relevant to the modern world as his work on computing, as indicated by his posthumous royal pardon of 2013 & the recent film The Imitation Game, which focuses on Turing`s turbulent life. ...

In 1932, long before travelling in Central Asia became fashionable, Ella Maillart travelled to Russian Turkestan, bordered by China, Tibet, Pakistan, & Afghanistan. Her dream was to see the mountains that lay on the fringes of China & the Takla Makan desert. She travelled like a nomad
- slowly, by camel & on foot. Setting out from Moscow, she crossed Kyrgyzstan as far as the Tien Shan range (the Celestial Mountains). She climbed the 5, 000 metre-high Sari Tor on makeshift skis, explored the legendary cities of Tashkent, Samark&, Khiva & Bukhara, travelled down the Amu Daria river & crossed, solo, the freezing & hostile wastes of the Kizil Kum, the Desert of Red Sands. Her companions are drawn from both past & present
- Mongolian princesses rub shoulders with Trotskyist exiles, whilst pilgrims & dervishes ride alongside emperors & kings. Even today, a trip like this would be considered daring. That Ella Maillart did it, largely alone & more than 70 years ago, makes her journey all the more remarkable.

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