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Toledo Province 200K CNIG Map No. 44

Contoured, GPS-compatible, indexed road map at 1:200, 000 from CNIG - Spain’s civilian survey organization, with exceptionally informative presentation of the landscape and highlighting for facilities and places of interest including campsites and paradors.Maps in CNIG’s 200K Provincial Series provide an excellent picture the topography through contours at 100m intervals enhanced by relief shading, spot heights and colouring for various types of vegetation, plus show national and natural parks. Road network, graded into seven types, includes minor local roads and tracks often not shown on other road maps. Railways indicate high speed, double and single track lines. In each title all the information continues outside the provincial boundary, with contours but without the relief
shading and vegetation colouring. Unless indicated to the contrary in the title’s individual description, all the maps now have a range of icons prominently highlighting various places of interest: cultural and historical heritage, paradors and campsites, sport and recreational facilities, etc. The maps have a 20km UTM grid, plus latitude and longitude margin ticks at 15` intervals, and an index of place names on the reverse. Map legend is in Spanish only. COVERAGE OF SPAIN BY 1:50, 000 TOPOGRAPHIC SURVEY: these provincial maps can also help with choosing more detailed coverage of mainland Spain in the topographic survey of the country at 1:50, 000 – the maps are overprinted with a grid showing the exact coverage of each 50K sheet (in coastal areas some sheets have been combined,
as indicated on the grids shown on our website for series SI00000832).To see the list of titles in the CNIG 200K Provincial Series please click on the series link.
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Contoured, GPS-compatible, indexed road map at 1:200, 000 from CNIG
- Spain’s civilian survey organization, with exceptionally informative presentation of the landscape & highlighting for facilities & places of interest including campsites & paradors. Maps in CNIG’s 200K Provincial Series provide an excellent picture the topography through contours at 100m intervals enhanced by relief shading, spot heights & colouring for various types of vegetation, plus show national & natural parks. Road network, graded into seven types,

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minor local roads & tracks often not shown on other road maps. Railways indicate high speed, double & single track lines. In each title all the information continues outside the provincial boundary, with contours but without the relief shading & vegetation colouring. Unless indicated to the contrary in the title’s individual description, all the maps now have a range of icons prominently highlighting various places of interest: cultural & historical heritage, paradors & campsites, sport & recreational facilities, etc. The maps have a 20km UTM grid, plus latitude & longitude margin ticks at 15` intervals, & an index of place names on the reverse. Map legend is in Spanish only. COVERAGE OF SPAIN BY 1:50, 000 TOPOGRAPHIC SURVEY: these provincial maps can also help with choosing more detailed coverage of mainland Spain in the topographic survey of the country at 1:50, 000 – the maps are overprinted with a grid showing the exact coverage of each 50K sheet (in coastal areas some sheets have been combined, as indicated on the grids shown on our website for series SI00000832). To see the list of titles in the CNIG 200K Provincial Series please click on the series link.

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GPS - Global Positioning System - Global position using satellites
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Stanfords
Stanfords was established in 1853 and opened their iconic Covent Garden flagship store in 1901. They have become the top retailer of maps, travel books and accessories in the UK and arguably offer the largest selection of maps and travel books worldwide. Famous names such as Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Ranulph Fiennes and Michael Palin have purchased from Stanfords. They now have a shop in Bristol and both stores together with other venues operate a calendar of events including talks, book signings and exhibitions. As a specialist map retailer, the map selection is comprehensive and includes road maps, street maps and walking maps from worldwide destinations, as well as a selection of world atlases and wall maps. Books include travel guides and travel literature. Stanfords also stock globes, from miniatures made of blue marble to magnificent floor-standing globes. The website features a selection of interesting articles on travel topics.
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