The Old Strynefjellsvegen National Tourist Route Map belongs to a series of 18 map & postcards sets describing popular tourist routes all over Norway. The map set

Includes:: a map in 1: 50, 000 presenting an accurate topography (based on the Norwegian topographic survey) which describes local footpaths, cycle or ski routes, sport & recreational facilities, places of interest, places to stay & eat, viewpoints. The Old Strynefjell Mountain Road (Gamle Strynefjellsveien) is a 27-kilometre long stretch of road between Videseter in the municipality of Stryn & Grotli in the municipality of Skjåk. The Old Strynefjell Mountain Road, now a national tourist route, is a piece of cultural heritage more than 100 years old. Between the mountain village of Skjåk & the fjord village of Stryn there were several ancient routes used for the transport of people & essential goods. In 1881, the decision to build a road between Grotli & Hjelle was made. In 1894 the road was ready for use, a masterpiece of road-building & engineering. The stretch represents a piece of Norwegian natural history as the only way of passage between Skjåk & Stryn during most of the last century. This is the reason why the Old Strynefjell Mountain Road has been awarded the status as a national tourist route. Today, the old road is replaced with a new 12-kilometre long all-year road. However, it is still the old road that provides a view & perspective. Nature displays its contrasts along this stretch of road, with the rounded, glacier-scoured forms to the east & a steeper, more precipitous topography to the west. At Tystigen it is still possible to ski far into the summer. Otherwise, high summer & autumn is the time for walking in the mountains. The road is also excellent for cycling. The road is closed during winter & opens in June, depending on the amount of snow in the mountains. The set
Features: One map: scale 1:50, 000 Text in three languages (Norwegian, English & German)5 Postcards (13.5x 25cm) To see the list of other titles in this series, please click on the series link.


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“ Early morning in the convent garden which has become Covent Garden ” in a series of prints of sepia photos of some of old London’s best loved landmarks, presented by Soho Publishing in an A3 (39.6 x 29.6cm) format. The photo shows the plaza between the church & the market hall, popular these days with many street entertainers. Under the photo are brief notes about the area. Ideal for framing, these reproductions show many long gone or much changed sites & offer a unique way of decorating your home or office with photos of near by or close-to-your-heart parts of the capital. Please note: the prints are supplied flat rather than rolled, with an A3 protective piece of cardboard, so the package will be larger than the standard size letterbox. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link.“ An old tavern on the riverside at Limehouse” in a series of prints of sepia photos of some of old London’s best loved landmarks, presented by Soho Publishing in an A3 (29.6 x 39.6 cm) format. Under the photo are brief notes. Ideal for framing, these reproductions show many long gone or much changed sites & offer a unique way of decorating your home or office with photos of near by or close-to-your-heart parts of the capital. Please note: the prints are supplied flat rather than rolled, with an A3 protective piece of cardboard, so the package will be larger than the standard size letterbox. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

Old Trafford 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. Three versions have been published for this area around & to the west of Old Trafford, showing how it changed across the years. Coverage stretches from Second Avenue (at Trafford Park) eastward to Seymour Grove, & from Gorse Hill Farm northward to Old Trafford Bridge. Features include Old Trafford cricket ground, Gorse Hill, Waters Meeting, Royal Botanical Gardens, Old Trafford station, Cricket Ground station, Cheshire Lines Railway with Trafford Park Junction & Sidings, engine shed, Lard Refinery, Bridgewater Canal, Ordsall Hall Paper Works, small section of Manchester Ship Canal with No. 4 Dock, Sun Mills, etc. Extracts from contemporary directories are on the reverse. 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. ...

Old Trafford in 1915 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. Three versions have been published for this area around & to the west of Old Trafford, showing how it changed across the years. Coverage stretches from Second Avenue (at Trafford Park) eastward to Seymour Grove, & from Gorse Hill Farm northward to Old Trafford Bridge. Features include Old Trafford cricket ground, Gorse Hill, Waters Meeting, Royal Botanical Gardens, Old Trafford station, Cricket Ground station, Cheshire Lines Railway with Trafford Park Junction & Sidings, engine shed, Lard Refinery, Bridgewater Canal, Ordsall Hall Paper Works, small section of Manchester Ship Canal with No. 4 Dock, Sun Mills, etc. Extracts from contemporary directories are on the reverse. 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. ...

Interest in old trolleybuses increased as they began to disappear from the urban landscape in the early 1960s, & this interest has been boosted in recent years by the prospect of a new generation of trolleybuses designed in
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- the twenty-first century. This interest, at once nostalgic & forward-looking, has led to loving restorations of surviving examples, meaning that it is possible in cities including London, Glasgow & Dublin to see & ride in functioning buses. This book traces the fascinating history of the trolleybus since the first experiments in this mode of electric transport were conducted over a century ago.

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In OLD WORLD, NEW WORLD Kathleen Burk sets out to tell the story of Britain & America across four hundred years, from colonisation to Iraq. There are two strands to this story. The first is the grand narrative that takes in the British colonisation of America & the American Revolutionary War, the American Civil War & the global conflicts of the twentieth century. This is the story of America's inevitable eclipse of its former colonial master as a Great Power, & of the enmities & sympathies, the confusions & understandings born along the way. The second strand is quieter but no less fascinating. Displaying a breathtaking command of her subject, Burk examines the relations between the two countries in many other spheres: economic, religious, cultural, social, even romantic. These two strands taken together make Old World, New World an unprecedented achievement. No one could hope to write the definitive story of these two countries & their relationship, but few will come closer than Kathleen Burk has in this brilliant book. ...

Oldbury & Spon Lane in 1904 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 eastern part of Oldbury, southern part of West Bromwich, & West Smethwick. Coverage stretches from Church Street Oldbury eastward to Kenrick Park, & from Lyttleton Street southward to St Paul`s Road. Features include Hamblet`s Brick Works (top left corner), Bromford Iron Works, Oldbury Railway Carriage Works, Christ Church, Tharsis Works, Springfield Chemical Works, Birmingham Canal (Old Line), Birmingham Canal (Wolverhampton Level), Birmingham Canal (Birmingham Level), Victoria Colliery, LNWR Stour Valley line with Oldbury & Spon Lane stations, Glass Works, trams & depot, short stretch of GWR Stourbridge line with Smethwick Jct station, Spon Lane Colliery (disused), Hollow Ware Manufactory, Kenrick Park, Holy Trinity church, Stour Valley Works, St Paul`s church, British Queen Brewery, Good Shepherd`s church, Lyttleton Hall, short stretch of GWR Birmingham & Dudley line, BCN Titford Feeder, etc. On the reverse are extracts from an 1896 directory. This title doubles as Worcestershire sheet 2.14. 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. ...

ADAC, Germany's equivalent of the British Automobile Association publishes an extensive series of street plans which provide detailed high-quality mapping of all the major towns & cities, including their outer suburbs. The plans name all the individual streets & indicate all the main landmarks & public buildings. All public transport facilities are shown: buses, trams, underground & overland rail lines. One way streets & car parks are indicated. Plans of larger cities include an enlargement for the city centre. The plans also show the administrative & postal divisions & have an extensive street index which, where appropriate, shows individual postal codes for each street. On the reverse, each plan has a road map at 1:100, 000, covering a very wide area around the city. Map legend

Includes:: English.

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Falk, one of Germany`s leading publishers of street plans, produce their town plans in two different formats. Falk Extra plans are folded in a standard way, where the whole map can be opened to view the entire area it covers. For larger cities, the same mapping is also published with a special folding system designed to show only a small section of the map at one time. The whole map can be opened but it will be cut in several places. Many find these street plans very user-friendly & easier to handle than conventional maps. The plans, which cover towns with their outer suburbs, indicate main landmarks & public buildings & show all the public transport facilities, one way streets & car parks. Plans of lager cities include a separate map of the town centre at a more detailed scale & a diagram of the underground & the suburban rail network. The plans also show the postal divisions & have an extensive street index which, where appropriate, shows individual postal codes for each street. Map legend

Includes:: English. Falk Extra plans also include on the reverse a road map of the surrounding area.

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Oldenburger Land on a waterproof, tear-resistant, GPS compatible cycling map at 1:75, 000 from the ADFC (Allgemeiner Deutscher Fahrrad-Club
- the official German cycling federation), in a series of maps with extensive overprint for long-distance & local cycling routes. GPS waypoints, route profiles, details of online links for information about accommodation etc. are also provided. Maps included in this series are contoured & the interval varies according to the type of the terrain. Steep sections are annotated with gradient markings. Colouring and/or graphics show various types of landscape: woods, vineyards, etc. An overprint highlights both the national long-distance cycling routes & the shorter local cycling trails, each clearly identified by a symbol and/or an abbreviation of its name. Sections with heavy traffic and/or poor road surface are clearly marked. Symbols indicate various facilities, such as railway stations with cycle hire, cycle repair shops, campsites, youth hostels, shelters, country restaurants/bars, sport & leisure facilities. Maps have a UTM grid for measuring distances & for determining location using GPS device & they are printed on weather resistant & tear-resistant paper. Each map covers an area of Approx. 130 x 87 km & the map legend is in German only. To see all the titles in this series please click on the series link.
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