Search Results for ‘Europe’, ‘History’ - 158 matches found

Lithuania - Vilnius Street Plan

Laminated, waterproof and tear-resistant map combining coverage of Lithuania and the Kaliningradskaya Oblast of Russia with a street plan of Vilnius. The main map shows the country’s road and rail networks...

Poland/Czech Republic: Höfer 200K Road Maps with Historical Place Names

Road maps of areas which used to be part of Germany or the Austro-Hungarian Empire, showing both current and the old German place names. In many places former settlements which now no longer exist are...

France: IGN Thematic Tourist Maps

Various aspects of France in a series of thematic tourist maps published by the IGN using their general road map of the country as a base and aimed to present cultural and historical heritage, opportunities...

Les Plages du Débarquement à pied en famille

One of the titles in an extensive series of light, A5-size, high quality paperback guides with colour extracts from the French topographic survey at 1:25,000 or 1:50,000, overprinted with local hiking...

Mother Tongues - Travels through Tribal Europe.

The author travelled for 18 months from Lappland to the Mediterranean, seeking out Europe's remaining indigenous tribes who are rooted to a place and have maintained their own language and culture, eg...

Staziland

Anna Funder’s “Staziland” is a spirited & rigorous historical account of life in East Germany, told with a passion and skill that makes it read almost like a novel. Funder examines the nature of the...

Anzio Landings: Operation Shingle and the Battle for Rome

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Basle Then and Now

Superb combination of two detailed topographic maps and two aerial photos of Basle, comparing presentation of the city at different stages in its development.
One side shows the city and its environs...

Belgium: Battlefield of Europe

Belgium with military cemeteries and war memorials, battle sites and defence lines, military museums and forts, castles and fortified churches, etc., from the terrible conflicts of the XX century through...

Belgium/France: World War I Trench Maps of the Western Front

British Army trench maps from the WWI, reproduced at approximately 7/10th of the original scales quoted against each title. The maps show both the British and the enemy trenches. Several of the maps...

Berne Then and Now

Superb combination of two detailed topographic maps and two aerial photos of Berne, comparing presentation of the city at different stages in its development.
One side shows the city and its environs...

First World War in Friuli Venezia Giulia

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Florence: The Extent of the Flood in November 1966

A map commemorating the tragic flood on 4th November 1966, showing the extent of the inundation within the city itself and in the surrounding province. A street plan of the historic city centre and...

Geneva Then and Now

Superb combination of two detailed topographic maps and two aerial photos of Geneva, comparing presentation of the city at different stages in its development.
One side shows the city and its environs...

Major & Mrs Holt's Battle Map of the Somme

Double-sided map showing present day road network overprinted with extensive information relating to the Battle of the Somme. The area between Amiens and Bapaume is shown at 1:70,000, with an enlargement...

Microcosm Portrait of a Central European City

The story of Central Europe is anything but simple: as a result of invasions and resettlements, the people of Central Europe have witnessed a profusion of languages, cultures, religions and nationalities...

Roman Empire - AD 106

This 77x53cm historical map shows the extent of the Roman Empire in AD106, in the reign of the Emperor Trajan, after 300 years of growth. Attractive colouration and vertically exaggerated relief emphasise...

Schindler's Ark

Schindler's Ark tells the now-famous story of the Oskar Schindler, who for a brief period in an otherwise undistinguished life became a hero and a saviour. In the shadow of Auschwitz, a flamboyant German...

Switzerland: Swiss Society of Castles Maps

Published in cooperation with the Swiss Society of Castles, the maps highlights the locations of numerous castles, fortified medieval towns, fortified churches and bridges, battlefields, Roman remains...

The Gothic Line Battles 1944 - 1945

This double-sided map spans central Italy from Massa to Rimini (ie the northern Appenines) and depicts the retreat of Gothic Line - the German defensive line in WWII - as the Allies advanced north towards...