Atlas & kort

A keepsake collection of maps depicting legendary and real places for lovers of literature, history, and cartography!

A most unusual and fascinating atlas of extraterrestrial encounters--a map to the places where portals open up between our world and theirs!

'Exquisitely written ... Be prepared to be swept away on an incredible journey' Brad Thor, #1 bestselling author of Black Ice'A story about magical maps that lead to your heart's desire [and] the people who would do anything to find them ... A vastly rich experience' Charles Soule, author of The Oracle YearThere are some maps you can lose yourself in...Nell Young has lived her life in and around maps. Her father, Dr. David Young, was one of the most respected cartographers in the world. But this morning he was found dead - or murdered? - in his office at the New York Public Library. Nell hadn't spoken to her father in years, ever since he fired her after an argument over a seemingly worthless highway roadside map. A map which was mass-produced - and every copy of which is now being found and destroyed. But why? To answer that question, Nell will embark on a dangerous journey into the heart of a conspiracy beyond belief, the secrets behind her family, and the true power that lies in maps . . . THE CARTOGRAPHERS is a story about Art and Science: where they meet, how they both enrich our lives, and how each defines the other. And it's a book about the mystery, history, and ineffable romance of maps.

Experience Dublin the local way with this insider's guide Home to vibrant art centres, leafy urban parks and a nightlife scene like no other, this convivial city is endlessly enticing. But it's not all about Trinity College and the lively pubs that line Temple Bar. Beyond the well-trodden sights there's a secret side of the city - and who better to guide you to it than the locals?This insider's guide is packed with recommendations from Dubliners in the know, helping you to discover all their favourite hangout spots and hidden haunts. Enjoy the craic at a whiskey bar near Stephen's Green, take a dip in the Irish Sea at Sandycove and browse artisan markets in the city's quieter Georgian squares. Whether you're a Dubliner looking to uncover your city's secrets or a traveller seeking an authentic experience beyond the tourist track, this stylish guide makes sure you experience the real side of Dublin.

Experience New York City the local way with this insider's guideHome to soaring skyscrapers, world-renowned parks and a foodie scene like no other, this rapturous city is a cultural colossus. But it's not all about the Empire State Building and the Met Museum. Beyond the well-trodden sights there's a secret side of the city - and who better to guide you to it than the locals? This insider's guide is packed with recommendations from New Yorkers in the know, helping you to discover all their favourite hangout spots and hidden haunts. Canoe along Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal, browse long-standing record stores in the East Village and while away an evening at an Upper East Side wine bar. Whether you're a New Yorker looking to uncover your city's secrets or a traveller seeking an authentic experience beyond the tourist track, this stylish guide makes sure you experience the real side of New York City.

Part of the bestselling Ultimate series, this is the guidebook to inspire your next caravanning holiday.

An unbeatable guide to Cape Town and the Winelands, packed with insider tips and ideas, colour maps and top 10 lists - all designed to help you see the very best of Cape Town and the Winelands.Enjoy a thrilling aerial ascent in Table Mountain's cableway, sample fine vintages in centuries old wine estates, take in the view from the Cape of Good Hope or wander the V&A Waterfront. From Top 10 wildlife experiences to the Top 10 viewpoints - discover the best of Cape Town and the Winelands with this easy-to-use travel guide.Inside Top 10 Cape Town and the Winelands:- Six easy-to-follow itineraries, perfect for a day trip, a weekend or a week- Top 10 lists showcase Cape Town and the Winelands' best attractions, covering Company's Garden, V&A Waterfront and Robben Island, Castle of Good Hope, Table Mountain, Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden and many more- In-depth neighbourhood guides explore Cape Town and the Winelands' most interesting areas, with the best places for shopping, going out and sightseeing - Colour-coded chapters divided by area make it easy to find information quickly and plan your day - Essential travel tips including our expert choices of where to stay, eat, shop and sightsee, plus useful transport, visa and health information- Colour maps help you navigate with ease- Covers Central Cape Town, the Southern Suburbs, the Cape Peninsula, the Winelands and moreAbout DK Eyewitness Travel: DK's Top 10 guides take the work out of planning a short trip, with easy-to-read maps, tips and tours to inform and enrich your weekend trip or cultural break. DK is the world's leading illustrated reference publisher, producing beautifully designed books for adults and children in over 120 countries.

? An insider's guide to Madrid's hidden gems and lesser-known spots? Written by a true local, filled with independent advice, based on thorough research and the author's personalopinions An inspirational and practical guide to the city's most interesting places, buildings, restaurants, shops,museums, galleries, neighbourhoods, gardens and cafes, into 100 lists of 5 secrets? Photography by Neima Pidal? A recently updated edition to Luster's successful and attractive series of city guidesIn The 500 Hidden Secrets of Madrid Anna-Carin Nordin presents 500 must-know addresses in the Spanish capital, such as the 5 trendiest but affordable restaurants, 5 shops with the coolest sunglasses, 5 places that are decorated by the new generation of Madrid's designers, 5 buzzing after-work bars, or the 5 most curious streetnames... Madrid has so much to offer, and thisguide helps you to choose where to start discovering this beautiful city. It is the perfect book for those who wish to discover the city, but avoid all the usual tourist haunts, as well as for residents who are keen to track down the city's best-kept secrets. Anna Cordin, originally from Sweden, has lived in Madrid since 2010. As a professional in the hospitality industry, she feels right at home in this vibrant and open-minded city where the latest trends and the newest restaurants are always just around the corner.

Discover the beauty and delights of London's waterways, on foot or by boat, with Derek Pratt and Richard Mayon-White's fascinating and thorough guide.To really explore London's canals is to see the city in a way you've never seen it before. A different world, away from the hustle-bustle of overladen streets and towering skyscrapers, the waterways offer a unique paradise, full of wildlife, brightly coloured narrowboats, lush greenery and an environment steeped in history. London's Canals will open your eyes to this world and show you all it has to offer, walking with you along the vast stretches of each canal, pointing out the many sights to see and enjoy, pubs to quench your thirst in and history to marvel at. Enjoy whole days out with family and friends, or just an hour or two, choosing a stretch of canal and discovering so many sights and attractions either on or within a short walk from the water's edge. With information boxes, travel directions, clear maps and beautiful photography, along with insightful travel writing from the kings of the waterways, Derek Pratt and Richard Mayon-White, London's Canals is the perfect guide for anyone who loves walking, wildlife and the waterways of the great city of London. Go out there and see for yourself - there is a wonderful network of waterways just waiting to be explored in parts of London you hardly knew existed.

Mit dem handlichen Städteatlas Großraum Wien 1:20.000 von freytag & berndt findet man sich dank des genauen Maßstabs und des klaren Kartenbilds in Wien immer bestens zurecht. Im 180-seitigen Kartenteil wird der Großraum Wien mit den wichtigsten umliegenden Gemeinden dargestellt. Durch die kompakte Buchform ist der Städteatlas besonders komfortabel in der Handhabung. Informationen zum Städteatlas Großraum Wien 1:20.000 Großraum Wien 1:20.000 Innenstadtplan 1:12.500 Wien und Umgebung 1:300.000 Durchfahrtsplan Öffentliche Verkehrsmittel Einbahnen Kurzparkzonen Stadtwanderwege Straßenverzeichnis Der freytag & berndt Städteatlas Großraum Wien im Maßstab 1:20.000 ist ideal für alle, die Wien auf eigene Faust erkunden möchten. Mit seiner reichen Geschichte, atemberaubenden Architektur, einzigartigen Kultur und vorzüglichen Gastronomie ist Wien ein Muss für jeden Reisenden. Gedruckt in Österreich.

"Detailed topographic maps, new updates, recreation sites, fishing"--Cover.

Road atlas, at A4 size, covering the whole of Ireland featuring clear and detailed Collins colour mapping at a scale of 5.2 miles to 1 inch. Perfect for both residents and visitors touring Ireland.

Found in Translation: The Unexpected Origins of Place Names unravels the tangled threads of history and etymology to uncover the strange, intriguing and enlightening stories that have shaped the names of countries and places around the world.Starting in the world's second largest country, Canada, whose name means 'the village', renowned travel writer, Duncan Madden takes us on a spellbinding tour through the Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia and Oceania, visiting the weird and wonderful along the way. Learn about the Land Protected by Fire , otherwise known as Azerbaijan; drop by Hippopotamus, or Mali; and sail to the Land of Frizzy-Haired Men in Papua New Guinea.Found in Translation will entertain and inspire the culturally curious - armchair explorers and avid travellers, historians, linguists and lovers of language - painting a new perspective on the names, histories and origins of the places we live in and travel to. Visiting more than sixty countries across all six continents, Found in Translation includes the stories of Canada, USA, Mexico, Costa Rica, Cuba, Brazil, Argentina, Iceland, Ireland, UK, Germany, Russia, Italy, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Iraq, India, China, Thailand, Korea, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and many more...The foreword, written by bestselling author, explorer and photographer, Levison Wood, sets the context for this revelatory work that is part travelogue, history book and etymological reference.

Part of the bestselling Ultimate series, this is the guidebook to inspire your next walking adventure.

The DK Eyewitness Europe Travel Guide is your indispensable guide to this beautiful part of the world. The fully updated guide includes unique cutaways, floorplans and reconstructions of the must-see sites, plus street-by-street maps of all the fascinating cities and towns. The new-look guide is also packed with photographs and illustrations leading you straight to the best attractions on offer. The uniquely visual DK Eyewitness Travel Guide will help you to discover everything region by region; from local festivals and markets to day trips around the countryside. Detailed listings will guide you to the best hotels, restaurants, bars and shops for all budgets, whilst detailed practical information will help you to get around, whether by train, bus or car. Plus, DK's excellent insider tips and essential local information will help you explore every corner of Europe effortlessly. DK Eyewitness Europe Travel Guide - showing you what others only tell you.Now available in PDF format.

Inspirational travel book covering 150 of Europe's most incredible journeys, including routes on foot and by bike, road, rail and water. When it comes to beautiful landscapes, Europe has more than its fair share of icons. The snowy peaks of the Alps, the vivid tulip fields of the Netherlands and the glittering lakes of northern Italy - you'll find them nowhere else but here. Yet pause to look around a little longer, and you'll soon discover that these postcard favorites sit side by side with many more understated scenes that are just as stunning. In fact, the slower you go, the more treasures you'll uncover - so why would you want to rush the experience? Featuring over 150 inspirational entries, Unforgettable Journeys Europe is a vibrant celebration of taking the scenic route. We've picked the best adventures across the continent, from cruising around the Western Fjords of Norway to hiking the Lycian Way in Turkey. Of course, the big-hitters are covered - riding Switzerland's Glacier Express, ferry-hopping in Greece and cycling from Land's End to John O'Groats - but we also take you off-the-beaten path, roaming the Albanian Riviera, kayaking through Finnish lakeland and navigating the steady switchbacks of the Transfagarasan Road in Romania. Make your next trip magical as you explore: - Over 150 incredible journeys illustrated with inspiring photography and maps that plot the routes and bring their highlights to life.- Chapter maps provide a handy overview of the locations covered.- Evocative text transports the reader there with vivid descriptions and fascinating stories.- Includes practical information, such as duration, difficulty, and start and end points.- Sustainable and slow travel options have been covered where possible.- Feature boxes give the routes context.- Gives suggestions for alternative ways to make the same journey and other destinations where you can enjoy similar trips.We've organized the book by types of transport, so whether you're an avid hiker, cyclist or driver, or love to be on the water or on the rails, we've got you covered. It's time to take the slow road and truly appreciate Europe in all its wonderful variety.

It's one of the first things we discover as children, reading and drawing: Maps have a unique power to transport us to distant lands on wondrous travels. Put a map at the start of a book, and we know an adventure is going to follow. Displaying this truth with beautiful full-color illustrations, The Writer's Map is an atlas of the journeys that our most creative storytellers have made throughout their lives. This magnificent collection encompasses not only the maps that appear in their books but also the many maps that have inspired them, the sketches that they used while writing, and others that simply sparked their curiosity. Philip Pullman recounts the experience of drawing a map as he set out on one of his early novels, The Tin Princess. Miraphora Mina recalls the creative challenge of drawing up "The Marauder's Map" for the Harry Potter films. David Mitchell leads us to the Mappa Mundi by way of Cloud Atlas and his own sketch maps. Robert Macfarlane reflects on the cartophilia that has informed his evocative nature writing, which was set off by Robert Louis Stevenson and his map of Treasure Island. Joanne Harris tells of her fascination with Norse maps of the universe. Reif Larsen writes about our dependence on GPS and the impulse to map our experience. Daniel Reeve describes drawing maps and charts for The Hobbit film trilogy. This exquisitely crafted and illustrated atlas explores these and so many more of the maps writers create and are inspired by--some real, some imagined--in both words and images. Amid a cornucopia of 167 full-color images, we find here maps of the world as envisaged in medieval times, as well as maps of adventure, sci-fi and fantasy, nursery rhymes, literary classics, and collectible comics. An enchanting visual and verbal journey, The Writer's Map will be irresistible for lovers of maps, literature, and memories--and anyone prone to flights of the imagination.

In ancient times the Danube bordered the Roman Empire, later the river was the lifeline of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until the Iron Curtain separated countries and ended the economic and cultural connection of the countries till 1989. The changeful history of the countries at the Danube cycle route between Vienna and Bratislava cannot only be seen in cities like Bratislava, Györ or Esztergom, but also right next to the route at the roman excavations at Petronell-Carnuntum. The cycling tourist can look forward to excellent cycling paths on the dykes that line the Danube which leads him through its floodplains. Not less scenic is the Danube's Bend near Visegrád where the river turns south and is headed to Hungarian capital city, Budapest.