South Wales, an original antique map by R. Morden published in London, 1695-1722-. Copperplate, coloured. Map size 43 x 36 cm, overall mounted size 58.5 x 52 cm. An attractive & popular map of South Wales. Considering the popularity & success of Camden's Britannia, first issued with maps in 1607, it is surprising that it was not until the end of the seventeenth century that a new edition was prepared. Robert Morden (d.1703) was commissioned to engrave a set of county maps for Edmund Gibson's new edition. Morden's first series of maps were rejected as being too small, & these were later published in Morden's New Description & State of Engl&, first issued in 1701, & subsequently re-issued in Cox's Magna Britannia, in the 1720s. Morden finally produced a new set of maps on a larger scale which were used in Gibson's editions published in 1695, 1722 as here, circa 1730, 1753 & 1772. The maps were based on the most up-to-date surveys where available, although some drew on Saxton & Speed, & were engraved by Sutton Nicholls & John Sturt. The maps are plain & simple, invariably with decorative title surround, & charmingly engraved. Their detail, convenient size, visual attraction & antiquity make them among the most popular of all early county maps. Antique maps from various original publishers are presented on the Stanford ...

South Wales, an original antique map by B. Clarke / H.G. Collins, published in London, 1848 -1852. A lithograph engraving, coloured. Map size 41 x 35 cm, with a mount size of 57 x 49.5 cm.A detailed nineteenth-century map of South Wales that was published in the atlas, The British Gazetteer, Political, Commercial, Ecclesiastical, & Historical.. . in 1852. These lithograph maps bear the imprint of H.G. Collins in Paternoster Row & show accurate geographical detail, including the expanding railway network, surrounded by a floral border. Information also

Includes:: the turnpike & mail coach roads as well as parliamentary boundaries & polling places, the seats of the nobility & the gentry, & market towns with their distances from London. The maps are lithographic version of Robert Rowe's county maps that were published from engraved copperplates between 1814 & 1842. Collins also published these lithograph versions in 1848 in the New British Atlas & they were subsequently reused by Phillips in his County Atlas.. . in the 1860s
- their use in a variety of publications is testament to their popularity. Antique maps from various original publishers are presented on the Stanford


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In the popular Wales Coast Path: Top 10 Walks series this attractive & cleverly structured guide gives walkers ten of the finest short circular walks along the South Wales Coast section of the Wales Coast Path in a popular pocketable format. With clear information, an overview & introduction for each walk, large scale Ordnance Survey maps, superb eye-grabbing panoramic photographs, & interpretation of points of interest along the way, these guides set a new standard in clarity & ease-of-use. Featured walks include: Margam Country Park, Kenfig Burrows, Merthyr-mawr Warren Ogmore & St Brides Major, Nash Point & St Donat`s, Llantwit Major, Porthkerry Country Park, Cardiff Bay, Nash & Uskmouth & Redwick. ...

One of a series of Official Guides to the Wales Coast Path, endorsed & checked by Natural resources Wales, these attractive & comprehensive guides contain everything walkers need to walk & enjoy the Wales Coast Path. Written by outdoor professionals, these authoritative guidebooks give long-distance & local walkers what they need to explore the coast path with complete confidence. With clear, expertly-written & numbered directions, enhanced Ordnance Survey maps for the entire route, professional photographs, distance charts, section introduction, background information & interpretation of points of interest along the way, these guides set a new standard in clarity & ease-of-use. This guide breaks the South Wales Coast section from Swansea to Chepstow into nine achievable day-walk sections. Dennis & Jan Kelsall are well-known professional writers of UK outdoor guides & have authored several guides to the Wales Coast Path. Dennis is also chairman of the Outdoor Writers & Photographers Guild. ...

South Wales Postcode Sector Map at 1:150, 000, encapsulated version, in a series of postcode sector maps showing the first part of the postcode & the first number of the second part, the Inward Code. An enlargement shows Cardiff in greater detail. Coverage extends north to Leominster, south to Barry, east to Bristol & west to Cwm-Morgan. Map Marketing’s series of postcode sector maps covers Great Britain & Northern Ireland on 36 titles, each available only as a flat map, either on paper or encapsulated for greater durability. Presentation

Includes:: postcode changes in the most recent Royal Mail Postcode updates. The series covers Great Britain at 1:150, 000 (1” to 2.4 miles), with Northern Ireland shown at 1:210, 000 & London at two scales: 1:60, 000 for the area within the M25 & in more detail at 1:15, 000 for central London. Postcode area, district & sector boundaries & numbers/letters are shown in red, with County & Unitary Authority boundaries in green. The map base shows motorways, primary, ‘A’ & down to unclassified roads, with conurbation shapes & city plan insets showing street level detail for major cities. To see the list of all the titles in this series please click on the series link.LAMINATED & ENCAPSULATED WALL MAPS:- LAMINATED wall maps have a thin layer of plastic usually applied to the printed side only. They can be written on with suitable marker pens without any damage to the map but, unless laminated on both sides, they are not damp-proof.- ENCAPSULATED wall maps are sealed between two sheets of plastic. They are more rigid & heavier than laminated maps of the same size. They are damp-proof & do not crinkle in humid conditions. Encapsulation gives the map a shiny surface, similar to being displayed behind glass.- PLEASE NOTE: many publishers & retailers often use these two terms interchangeably. Our map titles & descriptions follow the definitions provided above.

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South Wales Sport covers the area to the south of the Brecon Beacons, spanning the land & sea cliffs from the River Wye on the Welsh border to Pembrokeshire in the west. The area is home to a wealth of sport climbing on a multitude of venues ranging from small inland quarries to extensive limestone sea cliffs. The climbing is easily split into four main areas
- Valleys Sandstone, Gower, the inland & coastal limestone crags, & Carmarthenshire`s sea cliffs. The variation in climbing on offer is remarkable for such a compact area & access is easy. This guidebook from Rockfax is the first to bring together these various crags into a single edition with many never having been properly covered in print before. Indeed, many of the crags are new, reflecting the increasing popularity of sport climbing. The book is illustrated with a large number of superb action photos & the latest full colour topos as well as up-to-date information on where to stay, eat, drink & relax.* Carmarthenshire
- Telpyn Point, Morfa Bychan, Pendine* Gower
- Rhossili Area, Third Sister to Pavil&, Oxwich, Southgate Area, East & Inland Gower* Inland & Coastal Limestone
- Dinas Rock, Taffs Well, Taffs Well West, Gilwern, Witches Point, Temple Bay, Castle Upon Alun* Valleys Sandstone
- Treherbert, Gelli, Ton Pentre, Trebanog, Ferndale, Blaenllechau, Dan Dicks, Trehafod, Glynfach, Coed Ely, Cwmaman, Mountain Ash, The Gap, Navigation Quarry, The Darren, Deri, Bargoed, Llanbradach, Tirpentwys, Crymlyn Quarry, Tyle y Coch, Sirhowy, Dyffryn, Abbey Buttress




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Walking in the South Wales Valleys guide from Cicerone Press with 30 day walks & two multi-stage routes suitable for a leisurely weekend, all highlighted on extracts from the Ordnance Survey Landranger series. Recommended walks are grouped into five chapters: the valleys, western ridges, eastern ridges, coast & vale, & history & heritage. Detailed descriptions are accompanied by extracts from the Ordnance Survey 1:50, 000 Landranger series overprinted with the route, whilst information panels give OS grid references for the starting & finishing points, access by public transport, map numbers for the OS Explorer maps at 1;25, 000, etc. The guide’s introductory section gives general information about the region; two appendices provide a summary of all the routes & a list of useful contacts. ...

South West Berkshire in 1889 in a series of reproductions of Ordnance Survey’s famous ” Inch to the Mile” maps published in the Alan Godfrey Editions to provide a historical record of England & Wales in the second half of 19th & early 20th century. In this title coverage stretches from Axford & Savernake House eastward to Thatcham, & from Catmore & Upper Lambourn southward to Shalbourne. Other locations include: in BERKSHIRE Avington, Beedon, Boxford, Brightwalton, Catmore, Chaddleworth, Chieveley, Compton, East Garston, East Shefford, Enborne, Ham, Hampstead Marshall, Hungerford, Inkpen, Kentbury, Lambourn, Leckhampstead, Newbury, Peasemore, Shaw, Speen, Thatcham, Welford, West Shefford, West Woodhay & Winterbourne; in WILTSHIRE Aldbourne, Baydon, Chilton Foliat, Froxfield, Great Bedwyn, Little Bedwyn, Ramsbury, & Shalbourne; plus in HAMPSHIRE Newtown. On the reverse is an extract from Wiltshire Sheet 30.05, showing Ramsbury in 1898. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the OS Inch to the Mile Maps: the maps provide an invaluable overview of a wider area, typically 18 x 12 miles (29 x 19 kms approx.), & offer historical mapping for small towns & villages not covered by the more detailed series for which the Godfrey Editions are better known. On the reverse all the maps have historical notes & most titles also include a more detailed, large scale map of a small town or a village in the area. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

VOLUME II – Devon, Cornwall & the Granite Isles Volume 2, covers the Granite of West Penwith, Dartmoor, the Channel Islands & Lundy – the guide also covers the North Cornish & North Devon coasts. Written by Pat Littlejohn with ‘a little help from his friends’ this new guide describes some of the most adventurous climbing to be found in the British Isles & together with its counterpart, South West Climbs: Volume 1 provides the visiting climber to the area a wealth of finest top quality routes to go at. ...

A selection of fine rock climbs from Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Dorset & Jersey 500 routes from 40 main areas are selected in this guide, & finding the cliffs, which is no simple matter in the complex topography of the south-west, is greatly eased by clear location maps. Routes descriptions are supported by diagram, or photo topos, & many are illustrated with action photos. The focal point of the area is the magnificent granite climbing of the western tip of Cornwall, which offers routes of all grades set against a splendidly turbulent ocean backdrop. The quartzites & lavas of Cornwall`s north coast offer major climbs with a sterner character. Further east, the Culm Coast pf Cornwall & Devon border have climbs with curious sculptural appeal, & to the south the cliffs near Torquay & Swanage are surprisingly testing with an almost mediterranean ambience. Add the remote charms of Lundy, the tors of Dartmoor & Bodmin, the sheltered faces of Avon & Cheddar & the Granite cliffs of Jersey & the Scilly Isles & the diversity of the area becomes apparent. ...