Geographical reference works

Measurements from Maps: Principles and Methods of Cartometry describes the accuracy of a variety of measurement techniques that may be used in many fields of science, administration and travel.

What was a mark?

An illustrated compendium of the meanings of street-names in the city of Cambridge, first published in 2000.

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A FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020SHORTLISTED FOR THE ESTWA AWARD FOR ILLUSTRATED TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022One of the least-known places on the planet, the only continent on earth with no indigenous population, Antarctica is a world apart.

Ever wondered why our towns and villages are so named?

A gazetteer is a geographical dictionary or directory, an important reference for information about places and place names, used in conjunction with a map or a full atlas.

Complete Atlas of the World is the ultimate insight into our planet and the clearest, most concise overview of the world's geography.

For more than thirty years, the History of Cartography Project has charted the course for scholarship on cartography, bringing together research from a variety of disciplines on the creation, dissemination, and use of maps.

The rich history of North Carolina's Outer Banks is reflected in the names of its towns, geographic features, and waterways.

A first-time skywatcher's guide from bright new talent, BBC Blue Peter astronomer, Anton VamplewMost books on stargazing claim to be for beginners, but by page 12 are talking about celestial equators and sidereal months.

Now with full-color topographic maps and featuring the latest on electronic navigation, The Essential Wilderness Navigator is the clearest and most up-to-date route-finding primer available.

A picture atlas that takes young readers on a visual journey around the world, from Spain and Portugal to China and Mongolia.

This groundbreaking book analyses the geography of the commercial Internet industry.

The essential guide to identifying every species of bird you may see in this area, for both tourists and wildlife enthusiasts.

Governance in the Middle East is topic of interest to scholars, activists and policy makers.

From the vast Sahara desert to the smallest European cities, and with over 65 maps using the latest digital mapping, the Essential World Atlas 9th Edition brings you the Earth in more detail than ever before.

' Haunted is a wonderful book: part history, part rumination on life, and, of course a haunting book about ghosts .

The first cartographic reference book on one of today's most important religious movementsHistorical Atlas of Hasidism is the very first cartographic reference book on one of the modern era's most vibrant and important mystical movements.

The Transactions of the Royal Society of Canada for the years from 1929 to 1937 included a series in nine parts of important papers on "e;Crucial Maps"e; which have been a frequent source of reference ever since for students of the history of discovery and of early cartography.

Extrait : "On trouvera sans doute très naturel que l'auteur commence par un appel à l'indulgence, qu'il s'excuse en quelque sorte de s'être occupé des Embellissements de Paris, alors que le canon élève sa grosse vois, qui retentit dans le coeur des mère, et que tous les yeux, fixés sur la carte d'Italie, suivent anxieusement les glorieuses étapes que nos braves jeunes soldats arrosent de leur sang.

In an attempt to outflank the German Gustav Line running across Italy, Operation SHINGLE was launched on January 22nd 1944.

This revised edition of the Dictionary of British Place-Names includes over 17,000 engaging and informative entries, tracing the development of the featured place-names from earliest times to the present day.

This remarkable book introduces us to four unforgettable Apache people, each of whom offers a different take on the significance of places in their culture.

Have the world at your fingertips with this invaluable compact atlasFrom the African plains to the Himalayan heights, over 60 easy-to-read maps uncover the world's continents, regions and countries in astonishing clarity in the 5th edition of the Compact World Atlas.

Acclaimed travel writer and Oxford geography don Nick Middleton takes us on a magical tour of countries that, lacking diplomatic recognition or UN membership, inhabit a world of shifting borders, visionary leaders and forgotten peoples.

Train your brain with these fiendishly difficult puzzles, the perfect companion for anyone wanting to keep their mind busy'Fiendishly tricky' Daily MailWith their first bestselling book, The GCHQ Puzzle Book, the UK's intelligence and security experts tested us with puzzles, codes and real-life entrance tests from their archives.

This ebook edition does not include illustrations.

In the same format as the successful London Compendium, the Manchester Compendium relates the remarkable and diverse history of England's second city.

The Place-Names of Wales was originally published in 1998 and reissued in 2005 in the Pocket Guide series.

The Place-Names of Wales was originally published in 1998 and reissued in 2005 in the Pocket Guide series.

The fighting on Redan Ridge in 1916 has long been overshadowed by events on each flank, namely Serre on the left and Beaumont Hamel on the right.

This companion for fans of the Napoleonic sea sagas offers maps of the novels’ streets, seas, and coasts, and much more.

There is no populated place without a name, and every name is chosen for a reason.

After the surrender of the French government in May 1940, the British were concerned that the resources of the French Empire, and particularly the powerful French fleet, would be put at the disposal of the Germans.

Through a series of five walks this book discovers the sights, sounds and experience of the capital at war; it details the remaining tangible evidence of the dark days via air raid shelter signs, bomb damage on buildings and memorials detailing heroic and often tragic events.

This battlefield guide is the companion work to Pegasus Bridge & Horsa Bridge.

La escritora Clara Obligado coordina este necesario Atlas de literatura latinoamericana que pretende visibilizar y reivindicar la rica variedad de tradiciones literarias presentes en esos países y que con demasiada frecuencia se desconocen en España y en las naciones vecinas.

'My name is Mike and I am a map addict.

Over the years, millions of school children must have written out their address in the same way - their house number and street, their town, their country, their continent, planet Earth, the universe.

A must-have guide for parents-to-be everywhere.

This edition contains a limited number of illustrations.

Julio Llamazares, curioso pertinente, pintor de paisajes geopoéticos, viaja en persona desde unos tópicos lingüísticos hasta sus orígenes.

Designed to act as a diversion to the 'big push', Gommecourt was an attempt to force the Germans to commit their reserves to the front line before the main battle took place.

Over 15,000 A-Z entries covering England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales, make this the most comprehensive and up-to-date dictionary of British place names available.