In 1940 the Chinese writer Chiang Yee arrived in Oxford as a refugee from the London Blitz, his lodgings having been bombed. He came to Oxford, he writes, ”in rather a turmoil”. What was meant to be a brief escape turned into a five-year stay, an affectionate relationship with the city, & the fifth in the hugely successful ” Silent Traveller” series. Looking at the city & its historic university with the curiosity & openness of a complete stranger, Chiang Yee paints a revealing picture of Oxford`s particular atmosphere, its rituals & traditions. He mixes with undergraduates & dons, visits pubs & restaurants, witnesses Union debates & punting on the river, all with a gentle astonishment & perceptive eye for detail. Chiang Yee explores the colleges & other student haunts, but also the city & its surrounds, from Port Meadow to Headington & Hinksey. First published in 1944, The Silent Traveller in Oxford evokes a wartime city of shortages & blackouts. It also captures an earlier age of university life, when students drank sherry & scaled college walls to escape prowling Bulldogs. Throughout Chiang Yee draws parallels between Oxford & his native China, comparing the seasons, architecture, & the nature of learning itself. Illustrated with the author`s own sketches, this book is both an atmospheric account of 1940s Oxford & a charming ” Oriental” view of one of Britain`s best loved cities. ...

Topographic coverage of mainland Spain at 1:50, 000 in the MTN50 (Mapa Topográfico Nacional) series from the Centro Nacional de Información Geografica, the country’s civilian survey organization. The maps have contours at 20m intervals, enhanced by relief shading, plus colouring and/or graphics to show different types of terrain, vegetation or land use. Boundaries of national parks & other protected areas are marked. In addition to all the usual information featured on topographic mapping at this scale, detailed presentation of the road & rail networks, rural tracks & paths, etc, the maps also show campsites & mountain refuges. On more recent editions some GRs, the official long-distance hiking routes, are also marked (although not as clearly as on hiking maps from other publishers). Each map covers 29.5x 18.5 km (with adjustments in the border or coastal areas). The maps have a 1-km UTM grid, plus margin ticks for latitude & longitude at 1` intervals. Map legend is in Spanish only.HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT 50K MAP: all the titles in CNIG’s 200K Provincial Road Maps series at 1:200, 000 are overprinted with the grid for the 1:50, 000 maps & can be used to see the area covered by each 50K title. TO SEE THE LIST OF TITLES IN THIS SERIES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK.PLEASE NOTE
- MAP TITLES: the grids shown on our website serve both the civilian & the military 1:50, 000 topographic series. Although the areas covered by maps in both series are identical (apart from some border or coastal sheets), occasionally map titles differ – only one title is shown on the grid, usually the military one. In Galicia, the Basque country & in the Catalan speaking areas the tendency now is to use local place names rather than the often better known Castilian ones. Where possible, both versions are included in our titles. Map titles listed on our website are based on information received by us at the time of publication, but sometimes maps arrive showing a completely different title! As long as the map number is as ordered, the correct map has been supplied.
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Central Silesia at 1:200, 000 from Höfer Verlag in a series of road maps of areas which used to be part of Germany or the Austro-Hungarian Empire, showing both current & the old German place names. In many places former settlements which now no longer exist are also named. Present road & rail networks are supplemented by historical information, e.g. former railway lines. There is no relief detail apart from spot heights. Forests, nature reserves, national park boundaries & locations of interest are marked, & symbols indicate campsites, historical sites, etc. The maps have no geographical coordinates. Map legend

Includes:: English. As the maps have dual place names, the print is rather small, but each title comes with a special magnifying lens attached to the map cover. Also included is a booklet with separate, cross-referenced indexes for each set of names & a street plan of the central part of the area’s main city, showing both old & current street layout.* In this title:* a street plan of central Wroclaw/ Breslau.

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Silicon Valley on an indexed street plan from Global Graphics with an enlargement showing downtown San Jose in greater detail. The plan indicates freeways & expressways with carpool lanes. The area’s light rail system is shown with names of stations. Longer streets are annotated with block numbers. Symbols indicate locations of important buildings, schools, post offices & medical centres. Coverage

Includes:: Cupertino, East Palo Alto, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Menlo Park, Milpitas, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Redwood City, Santa Clara & Sunnyvale, plus parts of Atherton, Campbell, Fremont, Portola Valley, San Jose (including the downtown area) & Saratoga. An indexed enlargement presents downtown San Jose in greater detail indicating principal traffic arteries, one way streets, car parks, important buildings & selected hotels.

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This text explores the rich & diverse range of silk & textiles from Africa. Focusing on over 30 pieces from the British Museum's collection, it brings together traditions of silk weaving & embroidery from throughout the African continent. These range from textiles commissioned by royalty to multi-coloured burial shrouds. The authors also discuss the makers of the textiles, how ideas travelled across the continent & the significance of pattern & symbolism. ...

Silk Road in the Odyssey Guides series; aimed at travellers particularly interested in the culture & history of their destination; the guides focus on the atmosphere, customs, & distinctive character of a country, region or city. As the only English language publisher based in China, Odyssey Guides specialize in Asian destinations, relying on the expertise of local writers. This gives readers more of an insider ...

The Silk Road in the Odyssey Guides series; aimed at travellers particularly interested in the culture & history of their destination; the guides focus on the atmosphere, customs, & distinctive character of a country, region or city. As the only English language publisher based in China, Odyssey Guides specialize in Asian destinations, relying on the expertise of local writers. This gives readers more of an insider’s perspective, in companion with the practicalities of navigating through remote Asian landscapes. Each title is heavily dedicated to the culture of the destination, all with accompanying colour photography. The guides also showcase a range of literary excerpts which are taken from travel writers together with translations from the work of indigenous writers & poets, creating a distinctive tone unique to the publisher. There are also basic overview location maps & concise practical advice for visitors, including information on getting there & around, itineraries, climate, health, clothing & equipment, money, photography, communications, security, shopping, media, food & drink, holidays & behavior, customs & etiquette. ...

Rebelling against the predictability of banking life, & with only her wits to equip her, Claire sets off on her own on an eighteen-month, 6, 000-kilometre horseback adventure across Central Asia. ” Silk Route Adventure” takes you through rolling Mongolian prairie lands, monotonous Kazakh steppes, scales 4, 000-metre passes in Kyrgyzstan, & crosses the black sands of the Karakum Desert in Turkmenistan. Throughout the journey, the author overcomes numerous obstacles & dangers, such as drunken & sometimes violent guides, hostile border police, raging rivers, snow-bound passes & seemingly endless stretches of desert. She fights to keep her horses alive & supplied with fodder in the bitter Kazakh winter & the unbearable heat of the Fergana Valley. In contrast to her remote & often harsh surroundings, coupled with the brutal realities of life in Central Asia after the collapse of the Soviet Union, she encounters the warm tradition of nomadic hospitality, witnessing a way of life largely untouched by modernity. Woven into the story of her adventure, Claire sets Mongolia & the ` Stans` in their historical context tracing their history from the height of Genghis Khan`s time to their absorption into the Soviet Union when they were largely forgotten by the West. Illustrated with 100 superb colour photographs & an immensely detailed map of the route, ” Silk Route Adventure” is an enthralling account of a seemingly impossible journey completed by a determined & eminently resourceful woman. ...

The Silk Route Countries at 1:3, 000, 000 from Gizi Map with coverage extending from eastern Turkey & Syria, across the countries of Central Asia, to western China & south to the Arabian Sea; different variants of the route across this vast region are clearly highlighted on the map. The map has altitude coloring to provide an excellent picture of the topography, with names of mountain ranges, deserts & other geographical features, numerous spot heights & peak names, swamps & salt flats, glaciers, etc. National parks, world heritage sites & other historical monuments are highlighted. The regions’ rail & road networks are shown, including dirt tracks, & driving distances are marked on major roads. The map also indicates local administrative boundaries & names of provinces in various countries. All place names are transliterated, with alternative versions provided where necessary, particularly in the border areas. Lines of latitude & longitude are drawn at 2° intervals. Map legend

Includes:: English. Index of localities is on the reverse of the map.PLEASE NOTE: this title is also available as a wall map.

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