Relive the past with amazing reprint of the first edition of the one-inch Victorian Ordnance survey of 19th century Plymouth. This accurate ordnance survey is highly detailed and wonderfully illustrated in classic Victorian style accurate to a 1 inch to 1 mile scale. You can discover what your town was like over a hundred years ago and how it has changed since. Each map is part of a larger collection of 97 maps of Victorian England.
New edition of annually revised, politically coloured road map of France at 18 miles to 1 inch / 11km to 1cm (1:1, 120, 000). The map shows individual department by name, and cities, towns, roads, European route numbers, motorways and toll motorways are clearly shown, making it the ideal map for planning and route-finding. The map shows the road network in detail for easy route planning. With its political colouring of departments, it is ideal for reference and business users also. AREA OF COVERAGE Covers the whole of France from the Belgian and German borders in the north to the Spanish border in the south, and from the Brest Peninsula in the west to the Italian and Swiss borders in the east. Also includes the island of Corsica. MAIN FEATURES ? Fully revised and updated for 2014. ? Clear, detailed road network. ? Through-route maps of Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Strasbourg, and Toulouse. ? Distance chart giving distances in kilometres between main towns. ? Key to department names and numbers, and list of regions. ? Internet links to further information. ? Full Index to place names. ? Map legend in English, French and German.
A facsimile printing of this rare Bradshaw railway map from 1839. This classic nineteenth century map of Great Britain shows the settlements, roads, and the railways of the time. The map, originally a folded map printed on cloth, has been cleaned and joined together to form an attractive flat wall map, measuring 34" x 55" (875 x 1400 mm). Key railways shown include: The Kent, Surrey and Sussex sections which illustrate the very early stages of the development of the dense rail network across what was to become archetypal commuter territory. 'Brunel's broad gauge Great Western Railway which linked London with the port of Bristol ? the first stepping stone in Brunel's dream of a transatlantic route to North America. Two principal lines south of the Thames ? from London to Brighton, and from Redhill to Folkestone. Edinburgh to Berwick line ? the only link to Scotland shown, although it was not opened until 1846 by the North British Railway. Many of the other proposed railways are shown, such as the line from Cambridge to Lincoln. An enlarged plan of London shows extra details for the seven railway lines coming into the capital city. The map is edged by 34 attractive sections? or gradient profiles of the principal railways.
Clear, accurate maps are combined with fascinating facts about the countries of the world to provide essential geographical information for young readers. In addition, guidance is given at the beginning of the atlas on how to use the maps, encouraging the early development of map skills. The atlas is organized spread by spread in the classic sequence: first Europe, then its land neighbour Asia, followed by Africa, Australia and Oceania, North America and South America.Illustrated with interesting full-colour photographs and packed with fact boxes, curiosities, flags, stamps and quiz questions, Philip's Children's Atlas is both fun to use and easy to understand. Winner of The Geographical Association's award for making a significant contribution to geography, Philip's Children's Atlas was judged "an excellent 'all round' children's atlas with simple yet well-designed maps, well-illustrated with colour photographs. It links places to issues, events and real people, giving a clear sense of place."
Don't just go where the sat nav tells you! Plan your own journey with the 2014 edition of Collins big road atlas of France with town plans for major cities and the top 25 hotels as recommended on Tripadvisor and all major tolls and motorways shown. Maps are drawn to a scale of 3km to 1cm
Relive the past with amazing reprint of the first edition of the one-inch Victorian Ordnance survey of 19th century Exeter & Dartmouth. This accurate ordnance survey is highly detailed and wonderfully illustrated in classic Victorian style accurate to a 1 inch to 1 mile scale. You can discover what your town was like over a hundred years ago and how it has changed since. Each map is part of a larger collection of 97 maps of Victorian England.
Relive the past with amazing reprint of the first edition of the one-inch Victorian Ordnance survey of 19th century Brighton & Chichester. This accurate ordnance survey is highly detailed and wonderfully illustrated in classic Victorian style accurate to a 1 inch to 1 mile scale. You can discover what your town was like over a hundred years ago and how it has changed since. Each map is part of a larger collection of 97 maps of Victorian England.
Fully revised and updated for 2013, this specialist A3 road atlas designed for the British motorist in France has a scale of 4.5 miles to 1 inch and includes 21 city / town plans. There is also a channel hopping guide including channel tunnel terminal plans and port plans. Coverage includes road mapping for Corsica and a central city and regional plan of Paris, plus the atlas legend is in English, French, Spanish, Italian, German and Dutch.
This atlas introduces the basics of geography and mapping whilst facilitating the understanding of the relationship between countries and continents. A wealth of colourful maps, facts, diagrams and photographs introduce the continents and countries of the world and their peoples, physical geography and characteristics.
A curriculum-supportive Primary World Atlas for children aged 7-11 years (Key Stage 2). Designed for use in the classroom or at home, this revised edition includes informative politically coloured reference mapping of all major world regions. ? This primary world atlas provides an introduction to mapping of the UK, Europe and all major regions of the world. It includes information on map reading skills, the meaning of scale and measuring distances. ? The reference maps are informative, politically coloured, and easy to read with national capitals and major cities easily identifiable. The maps are supported with national flags and basic national statistics. ? Continental maps are linked to the regional mapping and are supported by a selection of satellite, aerial and terrestrial photographs. Continental relief maps show layer colouring and major physical features are highlighted. ? The index uses a simple grid reference system and a selection of web addresses is included to help with further study.
The Oxford Primary Atlas is a clear, bright and informative atlas for all 7-11 year olds. This new edition includes up-to-date country data and easy-to-read colourful mapping, presented in an accessible visual layout based on research into how young children use maps. It features key curriculum themes such as landscapes, water, settlements, connections, and environments. It includes easy-to-use features such as learning statements to summarize each theme, focus panels to prompt independent or group enquiry, innovative grid codes to help children find places listed in the index, colourful photographs to aid children's understanding of map symbols, attractive artwork to provide a 'sense of place', and stimulating graphics to make large numbers easy to understand. This new edition of the Oxford Primary Atlas, specially written to support the requirements of primary geography at Key Stage 2, and incorporating the most popular features of the bestselling Oxford Junior Atlas, uses simple, clear mapping and colourful illustration to create a stimulating and informative atlas for all 7-11 year olds. The Oxford Primary Atlas is also accompanied by the Activity Book for independent work to develop map literacy skills, and the e-Atlas CD-ROM for whole class display on interactive whiteboard.
This best-selling A4 format atlas is available in two binding styles, Hardback and Leather bound. Each page has been titled with its geographical location so you can turn to the page you need more easily. Fully updated static speed camera locations with speed limits are pinpointed.
This best-selling A4 format atlas is available in two binding styles, Hardback and Leather bound. Each page has been titled with its geographical location so you can turn to the page you need more easily. Fully updated static speed camera locations with speed limits are pinpointed.
Completely new and extended edition of the best-selling Collins Student Atlas. Created specifically for Key Stage 4 students, and a vital tool for all students. Collins Student World Atlas (Fourth edition), with free World Factfile CD, has been specifically designed for students aged 14-16 years, however its well-researched uncluttered design makes it suitable for all students. This 200 page fourth edition has been extensively revised, updated and extended. It features up-to-date reference and thematic mapping, mapping skills, country-by-country statistics and a fully comprehensive index to all names appearing on reference maps. Thematic maps and accompanying graphs and tables adhere strictly to the National Curriculum guidelines and cover topics such as Tourism, Telecommunications, Environmental and socio-economic topics. All maps have been fully updated using the latest statistical information available. The inclusion of a selective list of web addresses on each thematic page ensures students are motivated to explore more deeply into a topic. High quality satellite imagery, which has been selectively used within special topic or study areas, supports data on the maps and is used to illustrate key environmental issues. Extensive lists of statistics for demographic and socio-economic facts provide up-to-date data for students wishing to create their own graphs to support individual geography, tourism, mathematics, economics or IT projects. New features * Free World Factfile on CD * Pollution hotspots in the Mediterranean Sea * Urban pollution in Italy * World Agriculture * World Urbanization * World Climate Change * Low and Middle Economic Developing Countries * Ecological footprint World factfile CD includes; * Major world themes presented through maps, graphics, statistics and images * Detailed profiles for 50 countries * Indispensable geographical facts * Authoritative statistics * Geographic overview of the world's major regions * Packed full of geographical information, current affairs and world mapping This attractive resource provides ideal factual support material to everyone's reference atlas.
From the African plains to the Himalayan heights, this title features over 60 maps that uncover the world's continents, regions and countries. With detailed fact files on all 195 nations and a full index-gazetteer that contains 20, 000 entries, it features landscape modelling showing the most important roads, railways, rivers and settlements.
An introductory atlas for secondary schools, perfectly designed to support and motivate Key Stage 3 students in geographical and mapping skills. ? Previously published as the award winning Collins Foundation World Atlas the Collins School Atlas has been revised and extended. It features 96 pages of clear, easy to read maps, satellite images, an atlas skills section and hundreds of statistics. ? This introductory atlas for secondary school students aged 11-14 is designed to help students develop map, atlas and data handling skills. The content adheres closely to the requirements of the National Curriculum and incorporates results of classroom testing. ? Its clear and accessible layout will motivate pupils of all abilities at Key Stage 3 and S1-S2. An easy to follow introductory 'map and atlas skills' section, useful for both teacher and pupil, is followed by clear, easy to read reference maps presented with locator maps, fact boxes and flags, descriptive text, detailed map keys and photos. For this new edition more detailed reference mapping of the British Isles is included. ? Carefully selected focus country studies include mapping on contrasting regions and special topics. ? The latest available country-by-country statistics are listed in a separate section and the index includes full latitude and longitude values. ? The extended world section in this edition covers all the global issues required by the National Curriculum e.g. climate, population, biomes, earthquakes and volcanoes. ? Colour coding of the titling and marginalia aids the identification of the sections within the atlas.
This Spiral A4 format road atlas with popular lie-flat spiral binding features clear, detailed road mapping, at a scale of 3.2 miles to 1 inch, with land height shown by attractive layer colouring. There are also a wide range of urban area approach maps at a larger scale as well as fully indexed street maps of 64 town centres. This handy A4 sized spiral road atlas covers the whole of Britain at a selection of useful scales. Its size makes it ideal for use in the car as well as the home or office. Each scale of mapping is colour coded for ease of use, from the smallest scale maps which are great for route planning, to the main road maps and more detailed urban area approach maps, to the largest scale town centre street maps to help you locate your final destination. The atlas includes: ? Easy to use, clear road maps at a scale of 3.2 miles to 1 inch (1:200, 000) for England, Wales and Southern Scotland and at 4.2 miles to 1 inch (1:266, 000) in Northern Scotland. ? Route planning section including maps at a scale of 22 miles to 1 inch for long distance route planning, motorway services information and a handy distance calculator chart. ? 26 urban area approach maps at a larger scale which clearly show the best routes through and into the busiest built-up-areas. ? 64 street maps focused on town centres showing places of interest, car park locations and one-way streets. All the street maps are fully indexed. ? Fully updated fixed speed camera sites with average speed camera locations clearly highlighted. All speed cameras show the speed limit. ? National rail map for planning your complete journey. ? Over 30 categories of places of interest including castles, theme parks, sports venues, universities, mountain bike trails and surfing beaches. ? The top 1000 most visited places of interest are indexed with full postcodes to aid integration with satnav systems. This the ideal purchase for drivers, navigators and route planners who want the very best road atlas of Britain in an A4 format.
Marco Polo Atlases feature unique spiral binding with a wrap-around spine. The high quality cartography with distance indicators and scale converters aid route planning. A fold-out overview map is ideal for route planning and 7 self-adhesive Marco Polo mark-it stickers can be used to pin-point a destination or route for future reference.
Get fast facts at your fingertips with DK Pocket Eyewitness Earth, packed with bite-sized chunks of information that will encourage and inform even the most reluctant readers. Learn about the geology and geography that make up our fascinating planet - from the "white thunder" of vast glaciers as they break free and fall into the sea, to earthquakes that tear ancient landscapes apart. With 160 pages of amazing encyclopedic stats and genius gem facts to provide extra wow, DK Pocket Eyewitness Earth will take you on an adventure involving volcanoes, mountain ranges and the bodies of water that take over so much of our world.
Marco Polo Atlases feature unique spiral binding with a wrap-around spine. The high quality cartography with distance indicators and scale converters aid route planning. A fold-out overview map is ideal for route planning and 7 self-adhesive Marco Polo mark-it stickers can be used to pin-point a destination or route for future reference.
Marco Polo Atlases feature unique spiral binding with a wrap-around spine. The high quality cartography with distance indicators and scale converters aid route planning. A fold-out overview map is ideal for route planning and 7 self-adhesive Marco Polo mark-it stickers can be used to pin-point a destination or route for future reference.