When Vera Jewel`s bike breaks one morning, she takes matters into her own hands & comes up with some ingenious
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Topographic mapping from Mexico’s national survey agency, Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática. The maps have contours at 20m intervals with relief shading & indicate various types of terrain & vegetation, e.g. dense vegetation, cultivated areas, swamps, sand dunes, salt pans, etc. UTM grid is at 10km intervals, with latitude & longitude shown by margin ticks at intervals of 5`. Map legend is in Spanish only. To see the other titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

One of the titles in a series of road maps of the administrative states of Mexico, highlighting places of interest. The maps show four different grades of roads, with intermediate driving distances on main routes, railways, local airports, ferry connections & administrative boundaries. Topographic information is limited to names of main mountain ranges, spot heights for main peaks, rivers & lakes. The maps have no geographical coordinates. Map legend is in Spanish only. On the reverse each title has a black & white version of the same map, highlighting places of interest with brief notes in Spanish only. ...

Road maps of Mexico’s states from Ediciones Independencia highlighting numerous places of interest & tourist facilities, with each title also providing a large street plan of the provincial capital plus maps of other local towns, popular tourist resorts and/or archaeological sites. The state maps show the road & rail networks on a clear base, with topography indicated by rivers & areas liable to inundation, plus names of main mountain ranges & peaks (no heights). National parks & other protected areas are brightly highlighted. A range of symbols provides information for tourists: accommodation including campsites & trailer parks, historical & archaeological sites, beaches & spas, sport & leisure centres, natural curiosities, etc. The maps show latitude & longitude as margin ticks & crosshairs, mostly at 30’ or 1° intervals. Map legend

Includes:: English. Most maps have no index. Each title

Includes:: a large street plan of the provincial capital, plus plans of selected other towns. In addition to street names, the plans also show names of local districts. Plans of the state capital usually have a list of various locations, facilities and/or places on interest highlighted on it, & some include an enlargement showing the town centre in greater detail. Each title also has a table of distances, plus a table showing various facilities & places of interest in the main towns of the state.



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Vercelli Province in a series of handy size road maps from Litografia Artistica Cartografica (LAC) with more minor local roads & tracks than can be found on most regional maps. The series is gradually being changed to a new style of digitally derived cartography, so presentation of adjoining titles may vary. All the maps have hill shading to represent the general relief with spot heights for selected peaks, & show a few more local roads & rough tracks than the other road map series. Intermediate road distances are indicated. Regional, provincial & communal borders are marked, & railways, funiculars, airports, sea ferry links & campsites are shown. The legend is in Italian only. The new, digitally produced editions are indexed & have enhanced, more finely drawn cartography: the hill-shading is less bold, motorway service areas are marked, natural parks are highlighted & an expanded range of symbols indicates various landmarks & sites, e.g. antiquities, churches, etc. Two styles of the new cartography are produced, differing only in the colour of the predominant background shading: grey or yellow/green. Some of the new editions include geographical coordinates for the map corners. The index of localities is on the reverse. This title is still produced in the traditional cartographic style. ...

Vercors Massif in a series of GPS compatible, contoured TOP 75 maps at 1:75, 000 from the IGN, highlighting local & long-distance hiking paths, cycling routes & sites for other recreational activities. The map

Includes:: five large panels showing the areas around La Moucherotte, Forêt domaniale des Coulmes, Col de Rousset, La Grande Moucherolle & Le Mont Aiguille
- le Grand Veymont on IGN’s topographic mapping at 1:25, 000 with extensive overprint for local hiking paths & tourist facilities including campsites. Cartography of the main map at 1:75, 000 is a direct enlargement of the mapping used in the IGN’s TOP100 series. Contours are at 40m intervals, enhanced by relief shading; additional colouring shows different types of vegetation (woods, brushwood, vineyards/orchards). Boundaries of national parks & other protected areas are marked. An overprint highlights long-distance GR hiking routes & cycling trails. Symbols
- more numerous than on the TOP100 maps
- indicate various places of interest including mountain refuges & gîtes d’etape (campsites on the enlargements), areas for other recreational pursuits such as climbing, hand gliding or water & winter sports, historic or cultural sites, etc. The map has a UTM grid & an index of communes. Map legend

Includes:: English. Coverage of the main map extends from the bend in the Isère north of Grenoble southwards beyond Die to Saillans & Châtillon-en-Diois. Other locations include Villard-de Lans, Lans-en-Vercors, Autrans, Méaudre, La-Chapelle-en-Vercors, St-Jean-en-Royans, La Mure, Aveillans, Vizille, Combe Laval, etc. To see the list of other maps in this series please click on the series link.






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Verdens Ende area in Norway in a series of GPS compatible recreational maps at 1:25, 000 with cartography based on the country’s topographic survey & additional tourist information. The base map is an enlargement of the standard 1:50, 000 topographic survey series. Contours lines are drawn at 20m intervals. The overprint varies from title to title, but

Includes:: local footpaths, in some cases distinguishing between easy & more difficult trails, as well as mountain huts & campsites. Many titles also indicate cycle, ski or canoeing routes, other accommodation possibilities, sport & recreational facilities, including alpine skiing slopes, places of interest, etc. The maps have a UTM grid & margin ticks giving latitude & longitude. Map legend

Includes:: English. Several titles have on the reverse additional tourist information, although in most cases in Norwegian only. To see the list of Turkart maps at 1:25, 000 & links to Turkart series at 50K, 100K & Hiking Sets please click on the series link above.



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A woman is on trial for her life, accused of murder. The twelve members of the jury each carry their own secret burden of guilt & prejudice which could affect the outcome. In this extraordinary crime novel, we follow the trial through the eyes of the jurors as they hear the evidence & try to reach a unanimous verdict. Will they find the defendant guilty, or not guilty? & will the jurors` decision be the correct onesince its first publication in 1940, Verdict of Twelve has been widely hailed as a classic of British crime writing. This edition offers a new generation of readers the chance to find out why so many leading commentators have admired the novel for so long. ...

Verdon & its Grand Canyon
- Lac de Sainte Croix
- Plateau de Valensole region in a series of GPS compatible, contoured TOP

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Verdon & its Grand Canyon
- Lac de Sainte Croix
- Plateau de Valensole area in a series of GPS compatible, contoured TOP75

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