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. ...

Mirfield & Ravensthorpe in 1905 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers the central & eastern part of Mirfield, plus much of Ravensthorpe. Coverage extends from Mirfield station eastward to St Saviour`s church Ravensthorpe, & from St Mary`s church Mirfield southward to Hopton Bottom. Features include the railway with Mirfield station, Cleckheaton Junction, goods shed; Calder & Hebble Navigation with Shepley Bridge Cut, Greenwood Cut, Ledgard Bridge Dock Yard; St Mary`s church, Blake Hall, East-thorpe Villa, South Brook Mill, Holme Bank Mills, River Calder, malthouses, Memorial Hospital, Ivy Lodge, Marma Villa at Mirfield; Low Mills, Oakland Mills, Netherfield Mill, Ravensthorpe Mills, Netherfield House (UDC Offices), St Saviour`s church at Ravensthorpe; Sands House, Cotewall, Calder Farm Reformatory, Calder New Pit south of the Calder. On the reverse is a directory of Mirfield listing private residents in 1889. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

Mirfield North East, Wellhouse & Northorpe in 1905 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers north-eastern Mirfield, including Wellhouse, Northorpe & the area known as Little London City. Features include both Northorpe stations, Spring Place Mills, Northorpe Hall, Highfield House, Bolderstone Hall, Primrose, Crossley Hill, Low Fold, Towngate, Wellhouse Moravian chapel, Upper Crossley, Dark Lane Colliery, etc. On the reverse are railway timetables for the Bradford-Wakefield & Halifax-Mirfield lines. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

Mirfield North West: Battyeford & Roe Head in 1905 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers the north-western area of Mirfield, extending from Cooper Bridge station eastward to Water Royd Lane, & from Nab Lane northward to Roe Head Mill. Features include Roe Head, where the Bronte sisters went to school, the College of the Resurrection & House of the Resurrection, Nab, Christ Church Battyeford, Bracken Hill, the Three Nuns Inn, sections of the Calder & Battye Ford Cut, West Riding Flour Mills, Nun Brook Print Works, Kitson Hill, Mirfield Moor, Three Nuns Pit with tramway, Mirfield Moor Colliery, Westroyd, Taylor Hall Brickworks, etc. On the reverse are a Battyeford directory & a commercial directory for Mirfield. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

Mirfield South West in 1930 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers the western part of Mirfield, stretching from St Paul`s church westward to Heaton Lodge, & from Frances Street southward to Hopton Brow. The Lower Hopton, Littlemoor, New Scarbro`, Snake Hill, & Stocks Bank areas are also covered. Features include Ledgard Bridge, Ledgard Bridge Mills, Butt End Mill, Fold Head Mill, Clive Mills, Wellington Mill, Bankfield Mills, railway lines with engine depot, Battyeford station, Midland Huddersfield Branch, Bog Hall, Heaton Hall, Tib Netherend Wood, Boyfe Hall, Ings Grove, River Calder, Battye Ford Lock with boatbuilding yard, Knowl, etc. On the reverse is a 1927 Commercial Directory. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

Described by the author as simply `a work of love`, Mirror to Damascus provides an enthralling & fascinating history of Damascus from the Amorites of the Bible to the revolution of 1966, as well as being a charming & witty personal record of a city well-loved. In explaining how modern Damascus is rooted in immemorial layers of culture & tradition, Colin Thubron explores the historical, artistic, social & religious inheritance of the Damascenes in an amusing & perceptive manner, whilst interspersing the narrative with innumerable anecdotes about travellers of bygone days. Mirror to Damascus is a unique portrait of a city now obscured by recent upheavals, by one of the most indefatigable & popular of travel writers. ...

Drawing on three years of travel & research, Mirrors of the Unseen offers a rare & timely portrait of Iran, introducing us to the sublime architecture of Isfahan, the forests of the north, the bleak landscapes of Kurdistan & the urban contradictions of the capital, Tehran. An exploration of Iran`s immensely rich heritage & a personal enquiry into the nature of Persian & Islamic art, it is a book rich in detail, wit & discovery. ...

Topographic survey of Portugal at 1:100, 000 from the Instituto Geográfico Português, the country’s civilian survey organisation. The maps have contours at 50m intervals & in addition to the standard features shown on topographic mapping at this scale also indicate various types of vegetation (vineyards, olive groves, etc). Each sheet covers an area of 64 x 40km (40 x 25 miles approx). The maps have latitude & longitude margin ticks at 1’ intervals, plus show UTM coordinates for the map corners. Map legend is in Portuguese only.PLEASE NOTE
- EDITION DATES: some sheets at this scale date back to the 1950s or 1960s. For more recent editions please see IGP’s 1:25, 000 series where each 50K map is divided into four quarters. To see all the titles in the 1:100, 000 series please click on the series link.
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British artist Henry Hemming set out in a pick-up truck called Yasmine to begin an extraordinary journey through the Middle East post-9/11. Unsure how he’d make enough money to even stay on the road, where he was going or what he would find, he uses art as his passport to gain access to areas closed off to any other traveller. He travels to the drug-fuelled ski slopes of Iran, the souks, mosques, palaces, army barracks, secret beaches, police cells, nightclubs, torture chambers, brothels & artists’ studios until he reaches Baghdad for a Fourth of July party with American GIs in one of Saddam’s former palaces. On his way he meets he meets the Middle East’s youth, discovers their dreams, doubts & passions to reveal a young & unpredictable region that escapes the nightly news radar. & he begins to understand what he represents too
- whether it’s a British spy, Muslim extremeist, jihadi, tramp, bohemian, street-cleaner, Baghdadi, or just possibly an artist. It’s a unique tale & highly original journey.
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Misadventures in the English Language looks at some of the controversial aspects of English usage
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