Forty-One Reasons Why Brooklyn in a series of City Map/ Guides from Herb Lester Associates with 41 places to enjoy the best the borough has to offer. Divided into Shopping & supplies, Places to eat & drink, & Things to do & see, most are as expected within the Greenpoint ...

How to Find Old New York in a series of City Map/ Guides from Herb Lester Associates presents the publishers’ recommendations for 40 places in Manhattan where the old flavour of the Big Apple can still be found. Most are, inevitably, bars & restaurants. Some, as the publishers point out, already hover on the brink of extinction so the list provides full contact details for calling before making long journeys. Maps in this series are an eclectic selection of quirky titles designed to illuminate particular aspects of a city or a district. Each title lists publishers’ recommendations, ranging from the already famous attractions to little gems known only to the well informed locals, all with brief descriptions &, where appropriate, contact details. Accompanying maps are designed to highlight the locations of the recommended places rather than to provide an accurate presentation of the street network. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

Monocle reports from around the globe in print, on radio, & online. As its editors & correspondents dart from city to city, they get to know the best places to rest their heads, stretch their limbs, & kick back with a contact in a hard-to-find cocktail bar. That information is now available in The Monocle Travel Guide Series: a line-up of titles that speaks to you in an informed but informal way about everything from architecture to art, late-night bars to early-morning markets. Expect a mix of experiences dotted with some quirky surprises. These are books where grand hotels appear alongside family-owned bistros & internationally renowned galleries sit next to unassuming indie clubs that play host to top music talent. The Monocle Travel Guides mix the classic with the contemporary, go beyond the conventional, & reveal all the hidden spots that cities have to offer. ...

Few cities make your heart race faster just by standing on their streets, but New York exerts an influence that stretches far beyond the city`s limits. New York: The Story of A Great City tells concisely & entertainingly how the city developed from the land inhabited by the Lenape people to the great metropolis it is today. Organised both thematically & chronologically, the book brings the city`s history to life. The book contains stunning images as wells as documents printed on the page, which

Includes::, diary extracts, immigration papers, maps, newspaper clippings, playbills, letters & posters; highlighting the ups & downs of the city`s past. As Agatha Christie once said, ” It is ridiculous to set a detective story in New York City, New York City is itself a detective story.” Now the reader can discover that story in the comfort of his or her own armchair.

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Truly Greenwich Village in a series of City Map/ Guides from Herb Lester Associates with 38 recommendations of the district’s best shops, cafés, bars, etc, reflecting its unique charm as “the place famous for attracting artists & charlatans, literateurs & anarchists, immigrants from lands afar & refugees from stifling strait-laced society”. Maps in this series are an eclectic selection of quirky titles designed to illuminate particular aspects of a city or a district. Each title lists publishers’ recommendations, ranging from the already famous attractions to little gems known only to the well informed locals, all with brief descriptions &, where appropriate, contact details. Accompanying maps are designed to highlight the locations of the recommended places rather than to provide an accurate presentation of the street network. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

Fit in to the ` City That Never Sleeps` like a real New Yorker & tour as if you lived there! Looking for a place to have dinner with friends? Manhattan sites to enjoy the sunset while sipping a cocktail? Top spots to party? Or good addresses for a romantic one-to-one? In New Yorker`s New York, Karim Geist makes you discover the soul of the lively city. With his 250 selected addresses, discover New York like a real New Yorker! ...

Finger Lakes in the western part of the New York State on a detailed road map at 1:235, 000 from the National Geographic, with plenty of tourist information & printed on light, waterproof & tear-resistant synthetic paper. The map covers the region just east of the Niagara Falls, with Rochester & Syracuse towards the top of it & coverage extending south well beyond Ithaca. The base map, taken from satellite imagery, clearly presents the area’s unique post-glacial topography. Protected areas are highlighted. Detailed presentation of the road network

Includes:: small local roads. Symbols highlight camp grounds, visitor centres, vineyards & wineries, farm markets, outdoor recreational, etc, & many places of interest are annotated with notes. Latitude & longitude lines are drawn at 12’ intervals. The map

Includes:: a street plan of Ithaca, including the campus of Cornell University, annotated with places of interest. On the reverse are extensive notes about the area, its geology, fauna & flora, history & cultural heritage, etc, plus a list of facilities & outdoor opportunities in the state parks, & a list of visitor centres.



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New Zealand at 1:1, 600, 000 from Periplus, with North & South Island presented separately & accompanied by indexed street plans of main cities plus enlargements of popular areas, all annotated with tourist information. On one side is a road map of North Island showing its road network & highlighting numerous places of interest. Enlargements at 1:200, 000 present in greater detail the Bay of Islands & Rotorua lakes region. Street plans highlighting main traffic routes, places of interest & tourist facilities cover central Auckland & Wellington (both indexed), plus Rotorua City. On the reverse is South Island with an enlargement of the Queenstown area around Lake Wakatipu, indexed street plans of central Christchurch & Dunedin, plus a plan of Queenstown. None of the road maps are indexed, only the street plans as indicated above. Each side has a separate distance table. ...

New Zealand on a laminated, tear-resistant Insight Flexi Map, with a road map of the country, street plans of central Auckl&, Wellington & Christchurch, all indexed & highlighting various sights, plus extensive tourist information. North & South Island are presented separately, each accompanied by the relevant street plans. Topography is shown by relief shading with spot heights, plus names of mountain ranges. National parks & other protected areas are highlighted. The maps show the road network, including selected local roads, with driving distances on main routes. Main railway lines & local airports are also marked. Interesting towns are highlighted, as well as various other sights. The maps have no geographical coordinates & are indexed for places & points of interest. Central Auckl&, Wellington & Christchurch are shown on street plans at 1:17, 500 highlighting public buildings, selected hotels & main sights. All are indexed, including separate lists of main points of interest. A special feature of the Insight Flexi series are panels with additional tourist information: 18 main sights, neatly grouped into sections covering Major Attractions & Urban Highlights, are given brief descriptions & are prominently highlighted on the relevant maps. Further panels provide information on Getting Around & Facts for Visitors, including tourist information offices, public holidays, opening times, money, telecommunication & monthly climate charts. ...

New Zealand at 1:1, 250, 000 from Nelles Verlag on a convenient size map for use when travelling. North & South Island are presented separately, each accompanied by street plans and/or enlargements of environs of main cities. On one side is the North Island with the northern tip of the South Isl&, plus street plans of central Auckland & Wellington & enlargements showing the environs of both cities. On the reverse the South Island has enlargements of the environs of Christchurch & Dunedin. Relief shading with names of mountain ranges & peaks presents the topography. The map shows the country ...