This pioneering insight into contemporary Thai folk culture delves beyond the traditional Thai icons to reveal the casual, everyday expressions of Thainess that sodelight & puzzle. From floral truck bolts & taxi altars to buffalo cart furniture & drinks in a bags, the same exquisite care, craft & improvisation resounds through home & street, bar & wardrobe. Never colonised, Thai culture retains nuanced ancient meaning in the most mundane things. The days are colour coded, lucky numbers dictate prices, window grilles become guardian angels, tattoos entrance the wearer. Philip scoured each region to show how indigenous wisdom both adapts to the present & customises imports, applying Roman architecture to shophouses, morphing rock into festive farm music, turning the Japanese motor-rickshaw into the tuk-tuk. Colour-saturated illustrations help you navigate various social traits, whether white-faced hi-so matrons or Red Bullswilling workers wearing coins in their ear. This is Thai culture as it has never been shown before. ...

This pioneering insight into contemporary Thai folk culture delves beyond the traditional Thai icons to reveal the casual, everyday expressions of Thainess that so delight & puzzle. From floral truck bolts & taxi altars to buffalo cart furniture & drinks in a bag, the same exquisite care, craft & improvisation resounds through home & street, bar & wardrobe. Never colonised, Thai culture retains nuanced ancient meaning in the most mundane things. The days are colour coded, lucky numbers dictate prices, window grilles become guardian angels, tattoos entrance the wearer. Philip Cornwel-Smith scoured each region to show how indigenous wisdom both adapts to the present & customises imports, applying Roman architecture to shop-houses, morphing rock into festive farm music, turning the Japanese motor-rickshaw into the tuk-tuk. Colour-saturated illustrations help you navigate various social traits, whether white-faced hi-so matrons or Red Bulls, willing workers wearing coins in their ear. This is Thai culture as it has never been shown before. Born in Engl&, Philip never expected to live in Thailand for almost two decades. He`d been in the capital only four days before becoming the founding editor of its first international-standard city listings magazine, ` Bangkok Metro`, which he helmed until 2002. Throughout his time in Thail&, Philip has organised events, from film festivals & dance productions to themed parties & award ceremonies. He also acted as location consultant on several international projects, including the Grammy-nominated video-album `1 Giant Leap` & the Discovery Channel city-guide ` Noodle Box: Bangkok`, which he presented. Among the other publications Philip`s edited or contributed to are ` Thailand: A Traveller`s Companion`, ` Eyewitness: Thailand Guidebook`, ` Lonely Planet`s World Food: Thailand` & the city`s first mobile phone guide for Nokia. International magazines he`s worked on include ` Wallpaper*`, ` Colors`, ` World Architecture`, ` Attitude`, & ` Inside: Australian Design Review`. ...

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. ...

The 1:50, 000 topographic map gives a more general picture of the ground features than a basic map. It shows settlements, houses, roads, cultivated areas, waterways, cutting areas, mires, rock exposures, & relief. One map sheet covers an area of 30 x 40 km & one centimetre corresponds to 500 metres on the ground. The 1:50, 000 topographic map is also an ideal complement to nautical charts as it provides useful information about the land areas adjacent to waterways. For example, all Finnish sea areas are covered by 1:50, 000 topographic map sheets. ...

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. ...

Map No. 130, Vesoul
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The northern part of the Vesterålen archipelago with Hinnøya & the nearby smaller islands on a light, waterproof & tear-resistant, contoured & GPS compatible Turkart map at 1:100, 000 from Nordeca with cartography of the Norwegian topographic survey & additional tourist information. Contours lines are drawn at 40m intervals, with spot heights & additional colouring and/or graphics to indicate forests, bogs, cultivated areas, etc, with boundaries of protected areas. Road classification indicates local roads & cart tracks; the map also shows ferry connections between the islands. Extensive tourist overprint highlights waymarked & unmarked footpaths, illuminated ski trails & other recreational facilities, campsites & various types of tourist accommodation, interesting natural sites, museums, etc. The map has a 2km UTM grid, plus latitude & longitude lines at 20’ & 10’ respectively. On the reverse side are notes about the area. Map legend & most of the notes include English.PLEASE NOTE: this title is also available as part of the 2-map set which

Includes:: the southern part of the Vesteralen archipelago with Hinnøya. To see the list of Turkart maps at 1:100, 000 & links to Turkart series at 25K, 50K & Hiking Sets please click on the series link above.

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The southern part of the Vesterålen archipelago with Hinnøya & the nearby smaller islands on a light, waterproof & tear-resistant, contoured & GPS compatible Turkart map at 1:100, 000 from Nordeca with cartography of the Norwegian topographic survey & additional tourist information. Coverage extends southwards to include part of the Austvågøya in the Lofoten Islands. Contours lines are drawn at 40m intervals, with spot heights & additional colouring and/or graphics to indicate forests, bogs, cultivated areas, etc, with boundaries of protected areas. Road classification indicates local roads & cart tracks; the map also shows ferry connections between the islands. Extensive tourist overprint highlights waymarked & unmarked footpaths, illuminated ski trails & other recreational facilities, campsites & various types of tourist accommodation, interesting natural sites, museums, etc. The map has a 2km UTM grid, plus latitude & longitude lines at 20’ & 10’ respectively. On the reverse side are notes about the area. Map legend & most of the notes include English.PLEASE NOTE: this title is also available as part of the 2-map set which

Includes:: the northern part of the Vesteralen archipelago with Hinnøya. To see the list of Turkart maps at 1:100, 000 & links to Turkart series at 25K, 50K & Hiking Sets please click on the series link above.

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Vestfoldbyene 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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Topographic survey of Faroe Islands at 1:20, 000 prepared by the Danish national mapping agency Kort og Matrikelstyrelsen. The islands’ topography is vividly presented by contours at 5 metre intervals, enhanced by relief shading plus colouring and/or graphics for different types of terrain or vegetation (scree, boulders, etc). The maps show all the detail expected of the topographic mapping at this scale & have a 1-km UTM grid, plus margin ticks for latitude & longitude at 1’ & 2` respectively. Map legend is in Danish only. The maps are available either separately or as sets of five of more sheets, each covering the main island group: Vagar, Sandoy, Suduroy, Nordoyar, Streymoy & Eysturoy. To see the list of all the titles in this series please click on the series link. ...