Vast Expanses is a cultural, environmental & geopolitical history that examines the relationship between humans & oceans, reaching back across geological & evolutionary time & exploring different cultures around the globe. Our ancient connections with the sea have developed & multiplied with industrialization & globalization, a trajectory that runs counter to Western depictions of the ocean as a place remote from & immune to human influence. This book argues that knowledge about the ocean
- discovered through work & play, scientific investigation, & also through the ambitions people have harboured for the sea
- has played a central role in defining our relationship with this vast, trackless & opaque place. It has helped people exploit marine resources, control ocean space, extend imperial or national power, & attempt to refashion the sea into a more tractable arena for human activity. An understanding of the ocean has animated & strengthened connections between people & their seas. To comprehend this history we must address questions of how, by whom & why knowledge of the ocean was created & used, in both the past & the present; through this, we can forge a healthier relationship with the sea for the future.

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Sverigeserien is an outdoor map series consisting of 116 sheets with coverage of southern & central Sweden & the northern coastline. The map is suitable for outdoor activities such as hiking, excursions, trail running, hunting, fishing, riding, cycling, mountain biking, paddling, skating & much more. Every sheet covers an area of 45x 68km. These topographical maps in scale 1:50 000 contain all the information needed for outdoor activities: Terrain information, hiking trails, illuminated tracks, camping, shelters, golf courses, leisure baths, historical remains, roads in different categories, railway lines & much more. Easy to read topography with contour lines, vertical interval 5 m. Sverigeserien is a high-quality map series & is durable for frequent use! Updated content with map data from Lantmäteriet (National Land Survey of Sweden) & printed on Polyart which is water & tear resistant. This means that the map can be folded repeatedly without breaking & can withstand the challenging weather in Sweden during both winter & summer. Legend is in Swedish, English & German. ...

The southern part of Sweden in a series of 30 double-sided cycling maps from Norstedts printed on light, waterproof & tear-resistant synthetic paper. Mainland is covered at 1:90, 000 with Gotland at 1:100, 000. The maps, prepared in association with Cykelfrämjandet
- Sweden’s largest national cycling organization, highlight all the national & other major cycle routes, plus a selection of local routes. The overprint indicates sections which are on gravel roads and/or not singposted. Also marked are selected hiking trails. A range of symbols indicate various facilities & places of interest, including campsites & youth hostels, wind shelters, cultural & historical sites, interesting nature & geological spots, etc. The maps provide a very detailed picture of the road network, including privately maintained roads open to the general public. Railway lines are shown with stations & ferry connections are marked. Topography is indicated by light relief shading with spot heights, plus colouring and/or graphics for forests & marshl&. The maps have a UTM grid, plus latitude & longitude lines at intervals of 10’. Map legend

Includes:: English. Each map also provides phone numbers & web addresses of local tourist offices.


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Sverigeserien is an outdoor map series consisting of 116 sheets with coverage of southern & central Sweden & the northern coastline. The map is suitable for outdoor activities such as hiking, excursions, trail running, hunting, fishing, riding, cycling, mountain biking, paddling, skating & much more. Every sheet covers an area of 45x 68km. These topographical maps in scale 1:50 000 contain all the information needed for outdoor activities: Terrain information, hiking trails, illuminated tracks, camping, shelters, golf courses, leisure baths, historical remains, roads in different categories, railway lines & much more. Easy to read topography with contour lines, vertical interval 5 m. Sverigeserien is a high-quality map series & is durable for frequent use! Updated content with map data from Lantmäteriet (National Land Survey of Sweden) & printed on Polyart which is water & tear resistant. This means that the map can be folded repeatedly without breaking & can withstand the challenging weather in Sweden during both winter & summer. Legend is in Swedish, English & German. ...

Topographic survey of France at 1:25, 000 in IGN`s excellent TOP25 / Série Bleue series. All the maps are GPS compatible, with a 1km UTM grid plus latitude & longitude lines at 5’ intervals. Contours are at 5m intervals except for mountainous areas where the maps have contours at 10m intervals, vividly enhanced by hill shading & graphics for rocky terrain. Colouring with graphics indicates different types of vegetation or land use (deciduous or coniferous forests, moors, orchards, vineyards, etc). PLEASE NOTE: coverage of France at this scale is currently being revised – the format & the presentation of each title are indicated by the letters at the end of its Sheet Reference number (e.g. 0416ET, 3531ETR, 1923SB, etc.)MAPS WITH FULL TOURIST OVERPRINT & AN ENGLISH MAP LEGEND: all TOP25 maps & the SB editions of Série Bleue have an overprint highlighting waymarked walking trails including long-distance GR routes &, where appropriate, ski routes. Symbols indicate campsites, gîtes d’etape, refuges, equestrian centres & other recreational facilities or sites, tourist information centres, cultural heritage, etc. Towns & locations of particular interest are highlighted.- ET or OT = single-sided TOP25 map covering approx. 29x 21 km / 18x 13 miles.- ETR or OTR = waterproof & tear resistant TOP25 map covering the same area as the corresponding ET or OT number, but double-sided, printed on a smaller size sheet with a good overlap between the sides.- SB = Série Bleue map with full tourist overprint; these maps, first introduced in summer 2014, each cover approx. 29x 24km / 18x 15 miles.SÉRIE BLEUE maps with numbers ending in E (Est) or O (Ouest): most editions now indicate the GR routes, but do not show any other tourist information. Map legend is in French only. Each map covers approx. 14x 20km / 9x 12 miles. ...

The Vatican & the adjoining districts of Rome with Castel Sant’ Angelo on a detailed, informative & beautifully presented street plan from Gizi Map with additional plans of Saint Peter’s, the ceiling in the Sistine Chapel, the grotto with papal tombs, etc. The street plan is drawn at 1:2, 250 with exceptional clarity & attention to detail not often found on present day maps, & covers the whole of the Vatican City, extending along both banks of the Tiber beyond Castel Sant’ Angelo to Piazza Cavour. Streets with bus services show both line numbers & stops. The plan also shows locations of hotels indicating their star rating. Both within the Vatican & in the rest of the plan individual important buildings & churches are named. The plan also names various sections of St Peter’s & Vatican’s famous museums, indicating locations of several important treasures, the Pietá, the School of Athens, etc. Further information is provided on three separate panels showing in great detail the interior of the basilica, the ceiling & the walls of the Sistine Chapel, plus the grottoes with papal tombs & the necropolis below. Names of buildings, churches, etc, are given in both Italian & English (even if in some cases the translations may be unnecessary or quirky). Names of popes, panels in Michelangelo’s ceiling, etc, are in English. Multilingual map legend is in English, Italian, German, French, Spanish, Polish & Hungarian. Rome’s historic centre within the city’s old walls is shown on a separate street plan at 1:30, 000 indicating the seven hills, locations of the ancient sites, important churches & other buildings, metro lines & stations, etc. An additional panel on the map cover shows a road map of the environs of Rome, including both international airports & access to the Pope’s summer residence in Castel Gandolfo.A beautiful, thoughtfully designed map not just for visitors to Rome but also for anyone who is interested in art or history, or simply needs to be persuaded that digitalization has not ruined cartographic skills in map publishing. Please note: this title is also available, to order only, as a wall map. ...

The Vatican & the adjoining districts of Rome with Castel Sant’ Angelo on a detailed, informative & beautifully presented wall map, size 98 x 67.5cm (39” x 27.5” approx), from Gizi Map with additional plans of Saint Peter’s, the ceiling in the Sistine Chapel, the grotto with papal tombs, etc. The street plan is drawn at 1:2, 250 with exceptional clarity & attention to detail not often found on present day maps, & covers the whole of the Vatican City, extending along both banks of the Tiber beyond Castel Sant’ Angelo to Piazza Cavour. Streets with bus services show both line numbers & stops. The plan also shows locations of hotels indicating their star rating. Both within the Vatican & in the rest of the plan individual important buildings & churches are named. The plan also names various sections of St Peter’s & Vatican’s famous museums, indicating locations of several important treasures, the Pietá, the School of Athens, etc. Further information is provided on three separate panels showing in great detail the interior of the basilica, the ceiling & the walls of the Sistine Chapel, plus the grottoes with papal tombs & the necropolis below. Names of buildings, churches, etc, are given in both Italian & English (even if in some cases the translations may be unnecessary or quirky). Names of popes, panels in Michelangelo’s ceiling, etc, are in English. Multilingual map legend is in English, Italian, German, French, Spanish, Polish & Hungarian. Rome’s historic centre within the city’s old walls is shown on a separate street plan at 1:30, 000 indicating the seven hills, locations of the ancient sites, important churches & other buildings, metro lines & stations, etc. An additional panel on the map cover shows a road map of the environs of Rome, including both international airports & access to the Pope’s summer residence in Castel Gandolfo.A beautiful, thoughtfully designed map not just for visitors to Rome but also for anyone who is interested in art or history, or simply needs to be persuaded that digitalization has not ruined cartographic skills in map publishing. Please note: this title is also available as a folded map. ...

Vatican City presented by Freytag & Berndt in a pocket map at 1:2, 500 with a multilingual guide on the reverse side, plus maps of areas around three other famous Rome churches: San Giovanni in Laterano, San Paolo Fuori le Mura & Santa Maria Maggiore. On one side is a plan of the Vatican City with the surrounding streets around St. Peter’s Square & the Cipro-Musei Vaticani metro station. The plan (and the plans of the other three churches) is an enlargement from mapping prepared at a smaller scale, so all street & place names are large & easy to read. The plan is annotated with numbers referring to various recommendations on listed on the reverse side. On the reverse five panels in 10 languages, including English, present recommendations for sights, culture, shopping, eating & nightlife (both religious & the other type) in & around the Vatican. Three large insets shows Rome’s other famous churches: San Giovanni in Laterano, San Paolo Fuori le Mura & Santa Maria Maggiore. All the plans are indexed. Also provided are a diagram of Rome’s metro network & a very generalized small plan of the city showing locations of main sights. ...

One of the titles in the 1:50, 000 topographic survey of Icel&. The series is not complete. So far 102 maps have been published, out of the total of 199, with the north-west & the east of the country not yet covered. The series has been compiled from aerial photography & has contours at 20m intervals. The maps do not give as much information on the type of the terrain & land use as the 1:100, 000 series, but the cartography

Includes:: many other

Features: hot & cold springs & wells, streams graded by width, etc. Each map covers an area of Approx. 23 x 28 km / 14 x 17 miles. The maps have a UTM grid, with margin ticks showing latitude & longitude in steps of 5'. Map legend

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Vatnsdalur, map no. 10, in the topographic survey of Iceland at 1:100, 000 published by Mál og menning, with excellent, vivid presentation of the terrain, footpaths & bridleways, campsites, etc. The maps have contours at 20m intervals, enhanced by bold relief shading plus colouring and/or graphics to show glaciers, lava fields, sands & mudflats, as well as to distinguish land with vegetation cover from the more sparsely covered terrain. The series provides a splendid presentation of the country’s topography, with large amount of detail & over 43, 000 place names. Road network indicates gravel roads &

Includes:: country tracks. Also marked are local footpaths, clear to see with their distinctive colouring, & bridleways. Symbols shows campsites, tourist huts or shelters, emergency shelters, summer houses, river fords, golf courses & swimming pools, hydro-electric or thermal power stations, local airports, etc, & detail such as individual farms, abandoned farms or ruins, sheepfolds, etc. Each map covers an area of 84 x 67km (53 x 42 miles approx.) & has latitude & longitude lines drawn at intervals of 2’ & 5’ respectively. Map legend

Includes:: English, German & French. To see the other titles in this series please click on the series link.



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