Laon - Arras

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£5.95

One of the titles in IGN’s series Top100 - the best maps for exploring the French countryside by car, on a bike, or even on foot, used by millions of tourists and locals alike. The maps show more minor roads than other series and have a topographic base with contours enhanced by relief shading. Graphic relief is added in high mountainous areas, to give an even better presentation of the terrain. Different types of vegetation and land cultivation are indicated. Road network is presented in great detail, as expected of large scale mapping. All administrative boundaries are shown.

The maps show plenty of tourist information, such as places of interest, sport and recreational facilities, etc. For walkers, the maps have an overprint highlighting the long-distance footpaths, the GRs, making them an ideal supplement to the topo-guides. Each map covers an area of approximately 110 x 88 km / 62 x 55 miles. Latitude and longitude are shown in grads based on the Paris meridian. Map legend includes English.

On this title, with the map covering an area from Arras in the north to Laon in the south-east and the Somme flowing right through its centre, most British visitors will look for the short abbreviation "Cim. brit.", which indicates British World War I cemeteries scattered around Arras, Bapaume, Albert, Mametz, Thiepval, Gommecourt, etc., marking the worst slaughter in British history. The rest of the front line, from the Vimy Ridge to Ypres and Passendale, is on the adjoining map No.2.