One of the maps in the topographic survey of Peru from the country’s national survey organization, Instituto Geográfico Nacional. Contours are at 25m intervals & colouring/symbols indicate different types of terrain & vegetation. Some of the maps may contain small blank spaces representing as yet unmapped areas. Each sheet covers 30’ latitude by 30’ longitude. The maps have a 1km UTM grid & margin ticks for latitude & longitude at intervals of 1’. Publication dates vary; most maps were published in 1960s to 1990s, with some sheets revised more recently. Map legend is in Spanish only, except in the more recent editions which also include English. ...

A detailed, colour survey map from the Portuguese Military Survey's M782 series. Each map in this series has contours at 20m intervals with supplementary contours at 10m intervals. One major advantage the military mapping has over the civilian equivalent is that the legend is in English as well as Portuguese. This legend

Includes:: roads, railways, buildings, spot heights, vegetation type, fluvial information, scree, dunes, churches, ruins, etc. Latitude & longitude ticks are show at 10' intervals. Recently revised sheets also have a UTM grid at 100m intervals. Vertical Datum: Mean Sea Level at Cascais Harbour Projection: Transverse Mercator

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Topographic survey of Portugal at 1:50, 000 from the Instituto Geográfico Português, the country’s civilian survey organisation. The maps have contours at 25m 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 32 x 20km (20 x 12.5miles approx). The maps have latitude & longitude margin ticks at 1’ intervals & UTM coordinates for the map corners – each sheet also shows conversion details from BBLx (Bessel-Bonnie system, Datum Lisbon) to UTM. Map legend is in Portuguese only.EDITION DATES: most titles in this series have now been updated in the 1990s or later. To see all the titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

Topographic survey of Portugal at 1:50, 000 from the Instituto Geográfico do Exército, the country’s military survey organisation. The maps have contours at 20m intervals & in addition to the standard features shown on topographic mapping at this scale also indicate various types of terrain or vegetation (s&, terraces, rocks, woodlands, vineyards, etc). Each sheet covers an area of 32 x 20km (20 x 12.5 miles approx). The maps have a 1-km UTM grid plus latitude & longitude coordinates for the map corners. Map legend & a glossary of terms used on the maps include English.EDITION DATES: most titles in this series date from 1990s or later. To see all the titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

Rich in characters both whimsical & deeply poignant, humorous & real, the stories of Goli Taraghi have made her one of the world`s most beloved contemporary writers from Iran. A best-selling author in her native country & widely anthologized in the United States & around the world, Taraghi`s work is now made fully accessible to an English-speaking audience in this standout & long-awaited volume of selected stories, selected as a Best Book of 2013 by staff & critics at National Public Radio. Drawing on childhood experiences in Tehran during the reign of the Shah, her exile in Paris, & her subsequent visits to Tehran after the revolution, Taraghi develops characters & tales that linger in one`s mind. In the title story, a woman traveling from Tehran to Paris is obliged to help an old woman-the Pomegranate Lady-find her way to her fugitive sons in Sweden. In ” The Gentleman Thief, ” a new kind of polite, apologetic thief emerges from the wreckage of the revolution. In ” Encounter, ” a woman`s world is upended when her former maid becomes her jailer. And in ” The Flowers of Shiraz, ” a group of teenagers finally manages to coax a shy schoolmate out of her shell-only to once again encounter tragedy. Reminiscent of the work of Nadine Gordimer & Eudora Welty, Taraghi`s stories capture universal experiences of love, loss, alienation, & belonging-all with an irresistible sense of life`s absurdities. ...

Ariana`s family roots are firmly planted in Persian soil. She inherited her love of food & cooking from her grandparents
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Ariana`s family roots are firmly planted in Persian soil. She inherited her love of food & cooking from her grandparents
- who
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The 1:50 000 topographic map gives a more general picture of the ground features than a basic map. It shows settlements, houses, roads, cultivated areas, waterways, cutting areas, mires, rock exposures, & relief. One map sheet covers an area of 30 x 40 km & one centimetre corresponds to 500 metres on the ground. The 1:50, 000 topographic map is also an ideal complement to nautical charts as it provides useful information about the land areas adjacent to waterways. For example, all Finnish sea areas are covered by 1:50 000 topographic map sheets. ...

A sweltering week in late August. Where better to enjoy the last days of summer than on the beautiful Bay of Naples? But even as Rome`s richest citizens relax in their villas around Pompeii & Herculaneum, there are ominous warnings that something is going wrong. Wells & springs are failing, a man has disappeared, & now the greatest aqueduct in the world
- the mighty Aqua Augusta
- has suddenly ceased to flow. Through the eyes of four characters
- a young engineer, an adolescent girl, a corrupt millionaire & an elderly scientist
- Robert Harris brilliantly recreates a luxurious world on the brink of destruction.



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This book presents translations of a wide selection of written records which survived the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, giving a vivid impression of what life was like in the town. From the labels on wine jars to scribbled insults, & from advertisements for gladiatorial contests to love poetry, the individual chapters explore the early history of Pompeii, its destruction, leisure pursuits, politics, commerce & religion, plus early reports of its excavation. Information about the city from authors based in Rome is included, & the great majority of sources come from the city itself, written by its ordinary inhabitants
- men & women, citizens & slaves. With helpful introductions, notes & illustrations, this Sourcebook will appeal to anyone with an interest in Pompeii & in daily life in Roman times. It is also designed to be directly relevant to those studying the Romans in translation, at school or university level.
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