Wealthy dead American. Beautiful young widow. This case has PI Philip Marlowe`s name written all over it. Is it enough to bring him back for one last adventure? The year is 1988. The place, Baja California. Private Investigator Philip Marlowe
- now in his seventy-second year
- has been living out his retirement in the terrace bar of the La Fonda hotel. Sipping margaritas, playing cards, his silver-tipped cane at the ready. When in saunter two men dressed like undertakers. With a case that has his name written all over it. At last Marlowe is back where he belongs. His mission is to investigate Donald Zinn
- supposedly drowned off his yacht, leaving a much younger & now very rich wife. Marlowe`s speciality. But is Zinn actually alive? Are the pair living off the spoils? Set between the border & badlands of Mexico & California, Lawrence Osborne`s resurrection of the iconic Marlowe is an unforgettable addition to the Raymond Chandler canon. Discover the rest of the inimitable Philip Marlowe series
- nine classic Chandler adventures, from The Big Sleep to The Long Goodbye, available now in paperback & ebook from Penguin Books.



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Map No. 2818, Onseepkans, in South Africa’s official topographic survey at 1:250, 000 from the country’s national survey organization, the Chief Directorate of Surveys & Mapping. The maps have altitude colouring & contours at 50m or 100m intervals, depending on the map edition, plus spot heights. Deserts, marshes, dry pans, perennial & seasonal water features, etc, as well as protected areas are shown. The maps present the country’s road & rail networks & include the usual information expected on topographic mapping at this scale, although in more rapidly developing areas road information may not necessarily be up to date. Also indicated are magisterial district & provincial boundaries. Latitude & longitude values are shown in the margins at 5` intervals together with South African grid co-ordinates. Typically, each sheet covers an area of one degree of latitude & two degrees of longitude. The projection used is Gauss Conformal. The legend is in English & Afrikaans. ...

Double-sided map of Ontario, part of a series of maps of Canadian provinces from the Vancouver-based ITMB, with topography presented by altitude colouring rather than by relief shading. The map divides the province east-west, showing on one side the eastern part from Ottawa to Lake Huron & 1:1, 000, 000, & on the reverse western Ontario at 1:1, 550, 000, with the area around Sault Ste. Marie shown as an inset. Topography is indicated by altitude colouring, with spot heights plus graphics for marshlands. Plenty of rivers & lakes are shown, with the larger ones also named. Numerous national parks or provincial protected areas are highlighted & Indian reservations are marked. The map shows the province ...

Ontario on a double-sided map from the Canadian Cartographics Corporation combining road maps of the province with enlargements of popular areas & maps of main urban conurbations, including Toronto, Ottawa, Niagara, etc. The main map shows the state ...

200 page street atlas of Eastern Ontario & Cottage Country, covering Bancroft, Belleville, Bobcaygeon, Bridgenorth, Brighton, Brockville, Colbourne, Cornwall, Gananoque, Haliburton, Havelock, Hawkesbury, Kingston, Lakefield, Minden, Napanee, Ottawa, Pembroke, Petawawa, Peterborough, Picton, Port Hope & Trenton. The atlas is part of an extensive coverage of Canadian cities & towns from the country ...

200 page street atlas of Eastern Ontario & Cottage Country, covering Bancroft, Belleville, Bobcaygeon, Bridgenorth, Brighton, Brockville, Colbourne, Cornwall, Gananoque, Haliburton, Havelock, Hawkesbury, Kingston, Lakefield, Minden, Napanee, Ottawa, Pembroke, Petawawa, Peterborough, Picton, Port Hope & Trenton. The atlas is part of an extensive coverage of Canadian cities & towns from the country’s largest map publisher, Map Art. The mapping is usually at 1:25, 000 or 1:31, 250. Colouring distinguishes general build-up areas, shopping centres, public buildings & institutions, historical sites & places of interest, parks, etc. One way streets & pedestrian zones are indicated & a wide range of symbols shows parking facilities, bus terminals, metro and/or railway stations, various public facilities & services, places of interest, recreational centres, etc. Local neighbourhoods are named & municipal & quadrant boundaries are marked. In titles covering more than one city or town, each section is accompanied by overview maps indicating areas covered by the street plans. Each title has a full street index for all localities covered by it. Map legend is either bilingual in English & French or in English only.* This atlas is also available as part of a set of four atlases providing complete coverage of urban areas of Ontario.** Please note:* following a number changes among Canadian cartographic publishers maps previously published by Map Art Publishing may now be available under one of the following imprints: Map Art, Canadian Cartographics Corporation or JDM Géo Inc. Within a series, therefore, some titles may still be published as Map Art whilst others will be available as Canadian Cartographics Corporation or JDM Géo Inc. ...

Ontario on a waterproof & tear-resistant Fast Track map, presenting the southern part of the province on five panels to fit the coverage onto a smaller size map, more convenient use when travelling. The main part of the state, from Toronto west & east to Windsor & Kingston respectively, is covered at 1:890, 000, with three panels at the same scale extending it eastwards to the Kingston
- Ottawa area, plus westwards to cover the Trans-Canada Highway to the North-Bay region. South-western Ontario from North Bay to Sault Ste Marie, Thunder Bay & the border with Manitoba is covered at 1:1, 920, 000. Road & rail networks are presented on a base with colouring highlighting national/provincial parks. Road network indicates paved, loose surface & unimproved roads & shows driving distances on most routes. Railway lines are included & local airports are marked. Symbols indicate campsites, ski areas & various places of interest. The maps have no geographical coordinates. The maps of southern & northern Ontario have separate indexes. To see the list of currently available Canadian province & regional maps form the Map Art / Canadian Cartographics Corporation / JDM Géo publishing group, including waterproof & tear-resistant Fast Track titles, please click on the series link.
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Double-sided map of Ontario from the Vancouver-based ITMB with topography presented by altitude colouring rather than by relief shading, plus three plans of Toronto at different scales: the conurbation, central districts, plus The Beaches. On one side, the more densely populated eastern Ontario is shown at 1:1, 000, 000, with coverage extending from the Quebec border westwards beyond Sudbury to Manitoulin Island & within US to Detroit & Toledo; northwards coverage extends beyond the Ottawa River & the Trans-Canada Highway 17 to include Lake Temagami. The map shows the region’s road network on a base with altitude colouring (bands & spot heights in feet) & highlighting for national/provincial parks. Road distances are shown on main routes, & border crossings to the US are indicated. Railway lines are

Includes:: & local airports are marked. Symbols indicate various places of interest & facilities, including campsites. The map of eastern Ontario is accompanied by three panels covering Toronto: a detailed street plan of the city’s central districts including the University of Toronto campus at 1:12, 500 showing its transport network & highlighting numerous facilities & places of interest; The Beaches district east of the downtown area; plus a road map of the Toronto conurbation including access to the Pearson International Airport. On the reverse western Ontario, with the good overlap between the sides, is covered at 1:1, 550, 000 with similar cartography & presentation. Coverage extends to approx. 90 º north; the Sault Ste. Marie region is presented on a separate panel at 1:670, 000 approx. Both sides have separate indexes & show latitude & longitude lines at 1º intervals. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link.

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Ontario on an indexed, double-sided road map presenting the southern part of the province at 1:800, 000 & northern Ontario at 1:1, 725, 000 but with main town across the whole province also on enlargements at 1:250, 000, plus a comprehensive distance table. On one side is southern Ontario ay 1:800, 000 with coverage extending north to the Trans-Canada Highway linking Ottawa with North Bay & Sudbury. Enlargements at 1:250, 000 show Greater Toronto conurbation, Ottawa with Hull & Gatineau, the Niagara region both sides of the border, Windsor, Kitchener – Waterloo area, & Hamilton. On the reverse Ontario north of Sudbury & Lake Superior is presented at 1:1, 725, 000 with enlargements at 1:250, 000 for North Bay, Sudbury, Timmins, Sault Ste Marie, Thunder Bay, Kenora, Rainy River, Fort Frances, Kapuskasing, Kirkland Lake & New Liskeard. Road & rail networks are presented on a base with colouring highlighting national/provincial parks, plus plenty of names of smaller rivers & lakes. Road network indicates paved, loose surface & unimproved roads & shows driving distances & rest areas / service centres on most routes. In areas with no roads locations with access by air are marked. Symbols indicate campsites, ski areas & various places of interest. The maps have no geographical coordinates. The maps of southern & northern Ontario have separate indexes. To see the list of currently available Canadian province & regional maps form the Map Art / Canadian Cartographics Corporation / JDM Géo publishing group, including waterproof & tear-resistant Fast Track titles, please click on the series link. ...

Ontario Back Road Atlas from the Canadian Cartographics Corporation in an A4-size, spiral-bound format covering the southern parts of the province
- as indicated on our coverage image
- on GPS-compatible mapping at 1:250, 000, with additional maps at 1:2, 000, 000 for the remaining parts of Ontario, plus street plans, etc. In the main section of the atlas with mapping at 1:250, 000, detailed road classification indicates unpaved or unimproved roads & seasonal routes. Road & interchange numbers are clearly marked & local roads are shown with names. Intermediate driving distances are marked on main & selected local routes. Railway lines are included. A wide range of symbols indicate various facilities & places of interest, including campgrounds & camping terrain, recreational areas, tourist information centres, etc. Landscape is presented by relief shading, with names of numerous lakes & other topographic features. National parks & other protected areas are highlighted. The maps have a 10km UTM grid. Extensive index lists communities, road names, points of interest, golf courses; plus sugar bush directory listing facilities where maple syrup can be bought. The region north & west of Sault Ste. Marie & Thunder Bay is shown at 1:2, 000, 000. Other additional features include town centre street plans of main cities annotated with car parks, places of interest, etc; access maps for the regions’ main airports (Toronto Pearson, Ottawa Mc Donald-Cartier, Hamilton Munro, Detroit Metropolitan & Buffalo/ Niagara); a table showing what facilities are available in the provincial parks; a month-by month list of local events & festivals; plus a comprehensive distance table. To see the list of the currently available provincial or regional road atlases from the Map Art / Canadian Cartographics Corporation / JDM Géo publishing group, please click on the series link.

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