With this, his first collection, Carver breathed life into the short story. In the pared-down style that has since become his hallmark, Carver showed how humour & tragedy dwell in the hearts of ordinary people, & won a readership that grew with every subsequent brilliant collection of stories, poems & essays that appeared in the last eleven years of his life. ...

Reproduced from George Willdey's The British Isles, London, ca. 1715, this clear & detailed map reproduction (61x 83cm) is flanked by panels of ornate motifs. Coloured lines mark county boundaries & latitude & longitude lines are drawn at 1 degree intervals. Scotl&, Engl&, Wales & Ireland are included, & the entire work is embellished with strapwork cartouches. ...

Reproduced from George Willdey`s ” The British Isles”, London, circa 1715, this clear & detailed map reproduction is flanked by panels of ornate motifs. Coloured lines mark county boundaries & latitude & longitude lines are drawn at 1 degree intervals. Scotl&, Engl&, Wales & Ireland are included, & the entire work is embellished with strapwork cartouches. ...

Topographical survey of Belgium at 1:20, 000 from Nationaal Geografisch Instituut / Institut Géographique National, the country’s national survey organization. Each 20K map covers one quarter of the corresponding 1:50, 000 map (with adjustments in the border & coastal areas). The maps provide all the information expected of topographic mapping at this scale & in addition have an unusually large amount of vegetation and/or land use information (different types of woodlands, gardens, orchards, heath, etc). The maps have a 1-km UTM grid, with margin ticks for latitude & longitude at intervals of 1`. Map legend & a glossary of terms used on the maps include English. Stanfords keeps as regular stock 20K maps for the World War I battlefields around the Ypres, Messines & Passchendaele, & for the area of the Battle of Waterloo. The 1:20, 000 survey covers the whole of Belgium & maps for other regions can be supplied as special orders. To see the list of titles in this series please click on the series link.PLEASE NOTE: the Long-Distance Footpaths Map of Belgium at 1:300, 000 which shows the division of Belgium into the 50K survey sheets can also be used to see in more detail coverage by the 20K maps. ...

Kadaster, Holland`s national survey organization, produces one of the most attractive topographic surveys in Europe. The maps are very colourful, with their characteristic patchwork of polders & an unusually large amount of land use information: meadows, arable l&, different types of forest, marshes, sand dunes, etc. Contours are shown at 5-metre intervals with numerous spot heights &, with such a large part of the country below the sea level, ”spot depths”. Each map covers an area of Approx. 25 x 20 km / 15 x 12 miles, with some sheets slightly larger. The maps have a 1-km Dutch national grid, plus latitude & longitude at intervals of 1`. Map legend

Includes:: English.IMPORTANT
- PLEASE NOTE BEFORE ORDERING: both the west (W) & the east (O) sheet of each number has the same name, although the town after which the two maps are named appears only on one of the sheets. For example: maps 41W & 41O are both called Arnhem, although the city of Arnhem appears only on sheet 40W, etc. To see the list of titles available in this series please click on the series link.


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Willenhall & Darlaston Green in 1888 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. Two versions have been published for this area. Coverage stretches from Willenhall Lower Lichfield Street eastward to Darlaston & James Bridge station, & southward to Rough Hay House. Features on the 1888 map include St Giles Church Willenhall, Chapel Green, Albion Works, Shepwell Green, New Priestfield Colliery, New Priestfield Iron Works, Birmingham Canal, Victoria Iron Works, Crescent Iron Works, Rough Hay, Hopyard Colliery, Bentley Canal, LNWR Grand Junction line, Darlaston Green, Alma Works, Darlaston Green Furnaces, St George`s church, etc. Entries A-P from an 1865 Willenhall directory are on the reverse. On the 1901 map printing is sharper & perhaps easier to read. Features in addition to those above include Willenhall Furnaces, canal now referred to as Walsall Canal, sewage farms, Vulcan Foundry, numerous works, but collieries mostly gone. On the reverse is a list of private residents for Willenhall in 1912, plus railway timetable for the Walsall-Wolverhampton line. 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. ...

Willenhall North East in 1885 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. The map covers the north-eastern area of Willenhall, extending from the cemetery & Wood Street eastward to Bentley Hall & northward to Lanehead Colliery. Features include Midland Railway Walsall-Wolverhampton line with Short Heath station, The Barracks, Spring Bank area, Bentley Canal, Monmer Lane Iron Works, Ashmore Lake, St Ann`s church, Little Isl&, County Bridge Farm, Bentley Hall, Deepmoor Colliery, Lodge Farm, Sand Beds, etc. On the reverse is a section of the Willenhall directory, entries Pi to Z. 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. ...

Willenhall North West & Wednesfield in 1901 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. The map covers the area from Wednesfield (in the top left corner) to part of Willenhall (in bottom right corner). Much of the map is surprisingly empty of housing but littered with old coal workings. Features include Bentley Canal, Midland Railway Walsall-Wolverhampton line with Wednesfield & Willenhall stations, Merrill`s Hole Colliery (disused), Neachell Hall Colliery, Bull Plack Colliery, Trentham Colliery (disused), short stretch of Grand Junction line, Neachell Farm, March End. At Wednesfield features include St Thomas church, chocolate & confectionery works, Colour Works, Rookery Bridge, Church Bridge, Merrill`s Hall, etc. At Willenhall features include Little London area. 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. ...

Willenhall South East & Darlaston Green in 1901 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. Two versions have been published for this area. Coverage stretches from Willenhall Lower Lichfield Street eastward to Darlaston & James Bridge station, & southward to Rough Hay House. Features on the 1888 map include St Giles Church Willenhall, Chapel Green, Albion Works, Shepwell Green, New Priestfield Colliery, New Priestfield Iron Works, Birmingham Canal, Victoria Iron Works, Crescent Iron Works, Rough Hay, Hopyard Colliery, Bentley Canal, LNWR Grand Junction line, Darlaston Green, Alma Works, Darlaston Green Furnaces, St George`s church, etc. Entries A-P from an 1865 Willenhall directory are on the reverse. On this 1901 map printing is sharper & perhaps easier to read. Features in addition to those above include Willenhall Furnaces, canal now referred to as Walsall Canal, sewage farms, Vulcan Foundry, numerous works, but collieries mostly gone. On the reverse is a list of private residents for Willenhall in 1912, plus railway timetable for the Walsall-Wolverhampton line. 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. ...

Willenhall South West in 1901 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. The map covers the western part of Willenhall, extending westward to St Matthias church Moseley, & southward to Bilston Cemetery. Features include LNWR Grand Junction Line with Willenhall station, tramway, Market Place, St Stephen`s church, Albion Wire Works (disused), Summerford Place, Portobello area, Bunker`s Hill, Bunker`s Hill Colliery, Green Lanes, Bilston Cemetery, Moseley Hole Farm, Moseley, etc. Most of the map is littered with old coal shafts, old coal workings & the line of old industrial tramways. 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. ...