tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18841546089216694342012-01-17T09:24:46.677ZLatest news and views from the producers of Collins and Times maps and atlases. Find out what is happening in the cartographic world of Collins Bartholomew digital data, Collins road atlases and world atlases, Times world atlases and much more.David Mumfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04767752567049587369noreply@blogger.comBlogger318125CollinsMapsBloghttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884154608921669434.post-85419679248594686002011-12-14T13:24:00.001Z2011-12-14T13:47:29.491Z2011-12-14T13:47:29.491Z

‘In 2011 Australia celebrates 100 years of Australian expeditions to the Antarctic. The Australasian Antarctic Expedition (AAE), which departed from Hobart in December 1911 and was led by Sir Douglas Mawson, was the first Australian-led Antarctic expedition.’ To celebrate this centenary the State Library of New South Wales has an exhibition ‘Finding Antarctica: Mapping the Last

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The true Scot's insider's guide to the very best Scotland has to offer. Whether you live in Scotland or are visiting, why settle for anything second-rate when you can be guided to so much that is superb? Peter Irvine's personal guide points you towards the best places to stay (whatever your budget), the best beaches, the best ice-cream, the best hill walks, the best bakers, the best spooky places

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Mapping the Railways Great review of The Times Mapping the Railways: The journey of Britain's railways through maps from 1819 to the present day from Amazon’s #1 reviewer Peter Durward Harris "Pete the music fan". See his comments Illustrated history of British railway maps

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Since that day when I dug my first snow hole as a schoolboy in the Cairngorm Mountains, Scotland, I became absolutely fascinated by human survival. How human beings can survive in harsh climates, how lost explorers would travel for days without food and water. I avidly read and collected every account I could. This was easy because my father, as a history teacher, had a vast collection of old

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Lovers of London and maps have been treated to several excellent publications in recent times. Simon Foxall’s Mapping London and Peter Whitfield’s London: A life in maps have been particularly well received. Now Times Books has produced yet another treat with this magnificent volume, the latest title in the prestigious Times Atlas series. Unlike Foxall’s and Whitfield’s books, this is indeed an

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Know Your World with these accessible ebooks full of facts and stats, available on the Amazon Kindle store and iTunes.Collins Factfiles are packed full of statistical information on topics such as history, people, government, economy, geography, communications and transportation.Graphics are included to support the statistics, and historical and present day mapping of each country is presented

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Mapseeker Archive Publishing with maps from the Collins Bartholomew Historic Map Archive has just published their latest historical map and guide books covering Manchester and Sutton Coldfield. The Environs of Sutton Coldfield was launched at the Waterstone’s Bookshop in Sutton Coldfield. The Mapseeker team The Historical Books collection sets out to

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Take a quick Collins Maps tour around London with your guides J & J who are on location with details of the new editions of our popular London maps and atlases. See the new video on CollinsMapsTv YouTube channel. "Much better than a smartphone" See also The Times Atlas of London

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Discover the World Through Maps The new Collins Geo Maps & Atlases catalogue 2011-2012 is now available to download.  Collins Geo 2011-2012 Maps & Atlases catalogue  See our current and forthcoming range of maps, atlases, books, eBooks, resource packs and iApps. The Times Atlases | The Times Atlas of London | The Times Extreme Survivors | Collins

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Teaming up with Surface View, Collins Bartholomew has provided the design company with an array of beautiful British and European vintage maps, which can be customised into stunning bespoke interior prints. See for yourself!  Go to Surface View's rather wonderful website.  Click on 'Image Collections', then on 'Vintage Maps', select a map and turn it into a mural, blinds or print, then select

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The story of a great city through maps, history and cultureThe Times Atlas of London, published by Times Books, maps the story of the capital from its humble beginnings to the megacity it is today. It charts London’s highs and lows through maps, rarely seen photographs and texts, as well as statistics, archive images, and historical accounts. For local Londoners, tourists, and general readers

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The Times Mapping the Railways, published by Times Books in October 2011, is the most comprehensive collection of British railway maps to date. Charting the rich history of Britain’s railways from 1819 to the present day, this fascinating compendium shows how trains have played an essential part in British life for nearly 200 years.  Mapping The Railways  This beautiful book follows the

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Ever wanted to run along The Great Wall of China, up the Empire State Building, across the Sahara Desert or join thousands of runners in a major city road race? World’s Ultimate Running Races, published by Collins, is the book that has these and more; its list of 500 of the most adrenaline-filled, awe-inspiring, classic running races, across the world, is the runner’s guide. World’s

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The Times Extreme Survivors, published by Times Books on 1 September 2011, tells the tales of the human beings who have been pushed to the very limits of survival. A compilation of astonishing tales of human endurance and endeavour, these are the stories of the people who have overcome insurmountable odds. Extreme Survivors Cover The Times Extreme Survivors includes sixty of the most

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Species on the Edge of Survival, published by Collins on the 1st September 2011, is a unique guide to the world’s most threatened species. This compendium is indispensible to nature lovers, environmental enthusiasts, and anyone who is concerned about the state of the world’s wildlife. Listed in this unique volume are 365 of the plants, animals and fungi on The IUCN Red List of Threatened

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 @TimesAtlas You can now follow Times Atlas on Twitter @Times Atlas to get all the latest news and developments on The Times Atlases and Maps. We are now starting to release details of the forthcoming new edition of The Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World.  Its beautifully illustrated section on contemporary themes from climate to economy and fully up-to-date reference maps

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Published today, new editions of annually revised, politically coloured road maps of Europe and France.  The ideal maps for planning and route-finding.See Amazon links below to view details and purchase. 2012 Collins Europe Road Map Scale 1: 4 500 000 (1cm to 45 km/1 inch to 71 miles).  2012 Collins France Road Map Scale 1: 1 000 000 (1cm to 10 kms / 1 inch to 16miles).

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We have just completed the new Safari Road Map Nigeria.  · Large 97 cm x 73 cm map · 1:1 500 000 scale· Up to date road mapping showing expressways, trunk roads, secondary roads, other roads and tracks with new roads under construction· Easy read distance chart for the federal capital Abuja and the 36 state capitals· Individual road distances between major towns· Other map features

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This coveted British Cartographic Society award is presented for originality and excellence in the field of thematic (non-topographic, 1:100,000 and smaller) cartography, with the emphasis on effective communication of the intended theme or themes. Collins Geo, through Collins Bartholomew and the family of the late John C. Bartholomew support this award. WinnerDr Kenneth Field, The Beautiful Game

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 Collins Maps Newsletter No. 1 Collins Maps newsletters will keep you up to date with all the news, releases, offers and competitions from Collins Geo, publishers of maps and atlases, including the Times Atlas range, as well as many other lifestyle books, apps and eBooks. The first June 2011 newsletter is out now.  It includes a suggestion for the ultimate gift for Father's Day and offer

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 World Environment Day (WED) is an annual event, held on the 5th of June, marking the biggest and most widely celebrated global day for positive environmental action. This year's WED theme is 'Forests: Nature at Your Service', which highlights the crucial environmental, economic and social roles played by the world's forests. “Forests cover one third of the earth’s land mass, performing

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You can now follow Collins Maps on Twitter @collinsmaps.  Get all the latest news tweets from the publishers of Collins and Times maps and atlases and Collins Bartholomew digital data.

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Collins Bartholomew is proud to support the London Mapping Festival.The London Mapping Festival combines an existing programme of events with specific new activities to highlight the evolution of London as a global centre and illustrate how modern geo spatial technologies are being used for its future development. From June 2011 to December 2012 the London Mapping Festival will encompass all

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Mapseeker Archive Publishing, with maps from the Collins Bartholomew Historic Map Archive, have just brought out the first atlases in two new ranges of publications - The Armchair Time Travellers Street Atlas series and the Revolutionary Times County Atlas collection. Armchair Time Travellers Street AtlasesThese atlases have been published with the kind permission of Collins Bartholomew Ltd and

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Ecosystem geographers from the University of California, Los Angeles wrote a 2009 paper Finding Osama bin Laden: An Application of Biogeographic Theories and Satellite Imagery predicting the terrorist’s location. Yesterday’s ScienceInsider article Geographers Had Predicted Osama's Possible Whereabouts states ‘According to a probabilistic model they created, there was an 88.9% chance that bin

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