About the series: Maps designed specifically for the trekker, presenting the topography by line drawings of mountain ridges, with main peaks & passes shown with their height above sea level. The maps also show rivers & settlements & clearly indicate trekking routes. On the reverse are descriptions of suggested routes & other information about the area. ...

A part of India that is associated with the best living traditions of craft, wonderful cuisine, houseboats & shikaras, rushing mountain streams & snow-clad mountains, Srinagar (kashmir) is a garden of paradise. This book explores the history & architectural legacy of this 500-year-old city by bringing alive the rich past with its different eras of rulers who made this a part of their empire. To understand the present context of the city the book takes on a series of walks giving you a chance to get a sense of the architectural legacy, as well as the dynamic interplay of civic life, religion, & trade in the city. ...

Isambard Kingdom Brunel`s SS Great Britain was a world first when she was launched at Bristol in 1843. This uniquely successful passenger ship design brought together the leading technologies of the day (screw propeller, iron hull & 1, 000hp steam engine) to transform world travel. She was a successful ship & continued sailing until 1886, travelling 32 times around the world & nearly one million miles at sea. Great Britain was finally abandoned in the Falkland Islands in 1937 but in 1970 an ambitious salvage effort brought her home to Bristol, where today she is conserved. ...

In February 1941 British Command surrendered to the Nazis. Churchill has been executed, the King is in the Tower & the SS are in Whitehall... For nine months Britain has been occupied
- a blitzed, depressed & dingy country. However, it`s `business as usual` at Scotland Yard run by the SS when Detective Inspector Archer is assigned to a routine murder case. Life must go on. But when SS Standartenfuhrer Huth arrives from Berlin with orders from the great Himmler himself to supervise the investigation, the resourceful Archer finds himself caught up in a high level, all action, espionage battle. This is a spy story quite different from any other. Only Deighton, with his flair for historical research & his narrative genius, could have written it.
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St Agnes, Gugh & Western Rocks on a very detailed walking & cycling map from Friendly Guides at 1:10, 000 printed on thick, waterproof paper. A handy superscale map ideal for anyone on a day-trip to explore this area of the Scilly archipelago. The map is part of a series covering Cornwall & the Isles of Scilly; each map comes in a handy size measuring 59 x 21 cm, & it is double-sided to cover a wider area. Topography is indicated by different colourings for each type of terrain (s&, shingle, high or low cliffs, etc) & vegetation (woodlands, gorse, scrub, etc). An overprint highlights footpaths & recommended walks. Symbols show locations of campsites, pubs/cafes/restaurants, places of interest & ancient sites. The map also features a list of selected places to visit & recommended beaches. The map does not present a UTM grid (so it is not GPS compatible). To see the list of titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

St Albans, Hatfield, Hemel Hempstead & Welwyn Garden area on a detailed topographic & GPS compatible map No. 182, waterproof version, from the Ordnance Survey’s 1:25, 000 Explorer series. MOBILE DOWNLOADS: this title & all the other OS Explorer maps include a code for downloading after purchase the digital version onto your smartphone or tablet for viewing on the OS smartphone app.OS EXPLORER SERIES: to see the list of all the titles in the OS Explorer series, both paper & waterproof versions, please click on the series link. The Explorer series, Ordnance Survey’s most detailed maps recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities, provides topographic coverage of Great Britain at 1:25, 000 on GPS compatible maps with hiking trails, cycling routes & extensive tourist information. Each printed map is available either on paper or as a waterproof & tear-resistant OS Active Map, as indicated in its title. Britain’s National Parks & other areas of particular tourist interest are presented on often double-sided OL (Outdoor Leisure) maps, whilst most standard format Explorers cover an area of 30 x 20km (approx. 19 x 12 miles). All three versions (paper, waterproof & digital) are the same & provide plenty of recreational & tourist information, indicating the traditional public right of way paths (except in Scotland where different laws apply), including bridleways & byways. National Trails & other long-distance paths are marked, as well as permissive footpaths or bridleways & on-road or traffic-free cycle routes with, where appropriate, their National/ Regional Cycle Network numbers. Boundaries of access land are clearly marked. A wide range of symbols provides additional tourist information, highlighting camping & caravanning sites, information offices & visitors’ centres, parking & picnicking places, country pubs, sport & recreational facilities including cycle hire locations & mountain biking trails, historic buildings & museums, etc. Exceptionally clear presentation of the landscape is provided by contours at 5m or in the uplands at 10m intervals, with additional spot heights plus colouring and/or graphics for different types of woodlands, orchards, heath, marshl&, scree or boulders, & other topographic features. For GPS users the maps have British National Grid lines at 1km intervals, with latitude & longitude given by margin ticks at 1`. Clearly laid out map legend

Includes:: French & German translations for the tourist information symbols.

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St Albans, Hatfield, Hemel Hempstead & Welwyn Garden area on a detailed topographic & GPS compatible map No. 182, paper version, from the Ordnance Survey’s 1:25, 000 Explorer series. MOBILE DOWNLOADS: this title & all the other OS Explorer maps include a code for downloading after purchase the digital version onto your smartphone or tablet for viewing on the OS smartphone app.OS EXPLORER SERIES: to see the list of all the titles in the OS Explorer series, both paper & waterproof versions, please click on the series link. The Explorer series, Ordnance Survey’s most detailed maps recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities, provides topographic coverage of Great Britain at 1:25, 000 on GPS compatible maps with hiking trails, cycling routes & extensive tourist information. Each printed map is available either on paper or as a waterproof & tear-resistant OS Active Map, as indicated in its title. Britain’s National Parks & other areas of particular tourist interest are presented on often double-sided OL (Outdoor Leisure) maps, whilst most standard format Explorers cover an area of 30 x 20km (approx. 19 x 12 miles). All three versions (paper, waterproof & digital) are the same & provide plenty of recreational & tourist information, indicating the traditional public right of way paths (except in Scotland where different laws apply), including bridleways & byways. National Trails & other long-distance paths are marked, as well as permissive footpaths or bridleways & on-road or traffic-free cycle routes with, where appropriate, their National/ Regional Cycle Network numbers. Boundaries of access land are clearly marked. A wide range of symbols provides additional tourist information, highlighting camping & caravanning sites, information offices & visitors’ centres, parking & picnicking places, country pubs, sport & recreational facilities including cycle hire locations & mountain biking trails, historic buildings & museums, etc. Exceptionally clear presentation of the landscape is provided by contours at 5m or in the uplands at 10m intervals, with additional spot heights plus colouring and/or graphics for different types of woodlands, orchards, heath, marshl&, scree or boulders, & other topographic features. For GPS users the maps have British National Grid lines at 1km intervals, with latitude & longitude given by margin ticks at 1`. Clearly laid out map legend

Includes:: French & German translations for the tourist information symbols.

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St Albans North-East in 1897 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. St Albans is covered by four maps. This title covers the north-eastern part, from St Peter`s church eastward to Beaumont`s Farm & northward to Marshalswick. Features include Bernard Heath, St Peter`s church, Marlborough Buildings, Hall Place, Stonecross, St Saviour`s church, Sandridge Urban area, Heath Farm, Tallow Works, Hallheath etc. On the reverse is an Inch to the Mile map, giving less detailed mapping of a larger area, from St Albans eastward to Hertford, Ware & Waltham Abbey. 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. ...

St Albans North-West in 1897 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. St Albans is covered by four maps. This title covers the north western part, from Verulam Road northward to Batchwood, & from Catherine Lane westward to Praemill House & Gorham Block. Features include Kingsbury Brewery, Kingsbury Farm, Roman Wall, Churchyard Meadow, Cottage Hospital, Christ Church, The Sisters Hospital, Townsend Farm, St Albans Union Workhouse, Osterhills, Verulam House, etc. On the reverse is a commercial directory of St Albans, entries A to R. 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. ...

St Albans South-East in 1897 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. St Albans is covered by four maps. This title covers the south-eastern part, from Bricket Road eastward to Beastney`s Farm & southward to Sopwell Mill & Little Cellbarnes. Features include Midland Railway with station, GNR railway with station, Cunninghamhill Farm, The Camp, Campfield Printing Works, St Albans Orchid Nurseries, cemetery, Old Milehouse pub, remains of Sopwell Nunnery, Marlborough House, schools, London Road area, Victoria Street area, Clarence Park, etc. On the reverse is a commercial directory, entries S to Z, plus other directory extracts. 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. ...