Maremma & the Etruscan Coast of Tuscany Smart Map at 1:200, 000 from the Touring Club Italiano, printed on light waterproof & tear-resistant synthetic paper, with a street plan of central Grosseto annotated with main sights, plus 14 more recommendations of places worth visiting. Coverage extends southwards from Siena & Volterra to the Tuscany’s administrative boundary &

Includes:: most of Elba. Cartography is taken directly from TCI’s excellent regional series at 1:200, 000. Additional overprint highlights the publishers’ recommendations. On the reverse are notes, based on Touring Editore’s vast experience of presenting the country’s heritage & culture, about various aspects of the region: nature, art, local festivals, etc, or, since all the text is in Italian only: natura e ambiente, arte e cultura, manifestazioni, sapori e colori & tempo libero. Map legend & all the text are in Italian only. To see the list of titles in this series please click on the series link.

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The coast of Maremma at 1:50, 000 from Kompass, on a map printed on durable, waterproof & tear-resistant synthetic paper. Coverage

Includes:: Piombino, Follonica, Castiglione della Pescaia, Marina di Grosseto, Wetulonia, Ribolla, Valpiana, Venturina, etc. Contours are at 40m intervals, with a 2-km UTM grid. Extensive overprint

Includes:: cycling & selected mountain bike routes, plus a selection of horse riding trails. KOMPASS HIKING MAPS OF ITALY – TO SEE THE OTHER TITLES IN THIS SERIES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. The series covers the northern part of the Italian Alps, the lake region of Lombardy, the Dolomites, selected parts of Tuscany & Umbria, the Sorrento Peninsula, central Sardinia & the islands of the Tyrrhenian Sea. Coverage of the Dolomites by Kompass at more detailed scales (mainly 1:25, 000) is listed on our website in a separate series (please search for SI00000405). Kompass are Europe’s largest publishers of walking maps, with extensive coverage of hiking areas in other countries, all listed on our website.CARTOGRAPHY: Contour interval varies according to the terrain, 40m in most titles. Colouring and/or graphics show different types of the terrain, including woodlands, vineyards, heath, exposed rock, etc. All the maps highlight local hiking paths indicating, where appropriate, long-distance routes or via ferrata trails. Symbols show various types of accommodation such as selected inns & hotels, campsites, mountain huts & refuges, etc. Most titles also include cycle or mountain bike trails and/or ski routes. GPS COMPATIBILITY & MAP LEGEND: All the titles are GPS compatible with a UTM grid, unless indicated to the contrary in the individual description. Map legend

Includes:: English.DURABILITY: Many new editions are now published on sturdy, waterproof & tear-resistant synthetic paper, as indicated in the individual description.BOOKLETS: PLEASE NOTE BEFORE ORDERING!
- Many titles come with a booklet describing the area and/or various hiking routes. Unless indicated in the individual description that the booklet

Includes:: English, these booklets are in Italian & German only. The booklets are not necessary to use the maps since, as stated above, full English language map legend is provided.








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Maremma Grossetana, the southern coast of Tuscany on a detailed road map from Litografia Artistica Cartografica, with five sightseeing routes & an extensive overprint presenting numerous places of interest & recreational facilities, beaches, protected areas, etc. Coverage along the coast extends from just north of the Piombino promontory to the border of Tuscany & Lazio, & inland to Muntepulciano & Lago di Bolsena. Two of the islands of the nearby Parco Nacionale dell’ Arcipelago Toscano, Giglio & Giannutri, are shown as insets. Road network

Includes:: small dirt roads & country tracks & shows five sightseeing itineraries. National parks & protected areas are clearly marked & icons show various places of interest including archaeological sites & architectural monuments, museums, beaches, thermal spas, botanical gardens, etc. The map has no index or geographical coordinates. Map legend

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Parco della Maremma on the southern coast of Tuscany on a detailed, GPS compatible map at 1:25, 000 from Litografia Artistica Cartografica. The map shows the boundary of the protected area & highlights various places of interest, including the visitors’ centre, bird watching sites, historical & archaeological places, beaches, car parks, etc. An overprint shows several waymarked hiking trails, a cycling circuit & canoeing routes. The map has a 1km UTM grid. Map legend

Includes:: English.

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Maremma Regional Park on the southern coast of Tuscany on a recreational map at 1:25, 000 from Selca highlighting hiking & cycling routes, local tourist accommodation & other services, etc, plus information on vegetation & geology. The map has contours at 25m intervals, with additional relief shading. An overprint highlights waymarked hiking paths, indicating sections suitable for wheelchairs. Also marked are cycling routes. Icons indicate various tourist facilities including hotels, farms with accommodation, campsites, restaurants, picnic sites, sport & recreational facilities, petrol stations, etc. The map has no geographical coordinates. Two panels show the geological & the vegetation maps of the area. Also provided is a list of local fauna & flora with Italian & Latin names. Map legends for the main map & the panels are in Italian only. ...

Maresi came to the Red Abbey in the Hunger Winter. Before then, she had only heard rumours of its existence in secret folk tales. In a world where girls aren`t allowed to learn or do as they please, an island inhabited solely by women sounded like a fantasy. But now Maresi is here, & she knows it is real. She is safe. Then one day Jai
- tangled fair hair, clothes stiff with dirt, scars on her back
- arrives on a ship. She has fled to the island to escape terrible danger & unimaginable cruelty. & the men who hurt her will stop at nothing to find her. Now the women & girls of the Red Abbey must use all their powers & ancient knowledge to combat the forces that wish to destroy them. & Maresi, haunted by her own nightmares, must confront her very deepest, darkest fears. A story of friendship & survival, magic & wonder, beauty & terror, Maresi will grip you & hold you spellbound.

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Topographic survey of Catalonia at 1:50, 000 from the Institut Cartogràfic de Catalunya, with vivid presentation of the terrain & an overprint for long-distance GR hiking trails. The series provides an excellent alternative to the much smaller sheets in the civilian or military surveys produced for the whole of Spain. The Catalan 50K series has not only a much larger area per sheet (each map covers one comarca, an administrative division of a province) than the maps from the national surveys, but also has more colourful, elegant & clear cartography with contours at 20m intervals, hill shading & fine graphics to portray the relief, vegetation types & landmarks. Most maps also have more tourist-related information, with an overprint highlighting long-distance GR trails & the Via Verde routes. Mountain refuges are marked & a range symbols indicate various places of interest including historical monuments, sport & recreational facilities, etc. Four different types of interesting locations are highlighted: picturesque towns or villages, individual isolated building or monuments, natural sites, & hydrographic features such as waterfalls. The maps have a 5km UTM grid, with latitude & longitude values shown for the map corners. Map legend is in Catalan only. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

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. ...

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. ...

Margaret Thatcher – The Authorized Biography – Volume One: Not for Turning by Charles Moore is the story of the Iron Lady, from her early life to the rise as Prime Minister & up to the Falklands war. Moore draws from private & governmental papers "es from politicians he personally interviewed, exposing her strengths & achievements as well as what antagonised people most. The book shows us the Tory leader as well as the scholarship girl who grew up to be a wife & mother, her life away from the public eyes. This is the interesting story of The Lady with the handbag, The Iron Lady, a controversial political figure who transformed Britain & defined its place in the world in the 20th century. ...