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Subject: Recent map & atlas acquisitions...
Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 15:20:47 -0500
From: World of Maps Inc. <[log in to unmask]>
Organization: World of Maps Inc.
To: Maps-L <[log in to unmask]>
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Fellow mappers,
Here is a summary of some other new acquisitions available from World of
Maps
Faithfully,
Brad Green
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========= World of Maps Inc. =========
1235 Wellington St. Ottawa, ON, Canada, K1Y 3A3
Thousands of topo maps, aeronautical charts, nautical charts,
International maps & atlases, travel books, satellite posters
Telephone (613) 724-6776 -OR- 1-800-214-8524
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North America 2004 Road Atlas
Michelin
ISBN: 2067101943
Spiral Bound
Price: CDN $19.95
Dimensions: 11" x 9.5"
The North America 2004 Road Atlas includes a geographically organized
key to map pages as opposed to the generally used alphabetical state -
province layout. There are city and state map listings, an
Interstate/Highway map as well as sections for recommended scenic drives
and the scenic drive event guide. Most USA maps are at scale 1:1 1
000 000 and Canada maps at scales 1:1 525 000 or 1:2 400 000. Also
included are distance charts with driving times, tourist information and
complete index including city and local maps.
Mapping was developed using Mapquest data.
Road Atlas Canada, USA, Mexico 2004
MapArt Publishing
ISBN: 1553681754
Perfect bound, stapled
Price: CDN $18.95
Dimensions: 15.5" x 11"
The Road Atlas Canada, USA, Mexico 2004 ed. published by MapArt also
includes a geographically organized key to map pages as opposed to the
generally used alphabetical state - province layout. Also included are
distance charts with driving times, tourist information and complete
index including city and local maps. This road atlas makes the claim
"Extensive Canadian Coverage" and in fact this is true as there is far
better Canadian road network coverage than most US made road atlases of
a similar size. There are 29 maps of Canada on 58 pages and 48 maps of
the USA on 96 pages while Mexico is limited to one map spread across 2
pages.
Canadian Oxford World Atlas 5th edition
by Quentin H Stanford
ISBN: 0195418980
Hardcover
Price: CDN $34.00
Dimensions: 12" x 9"
The Canadian Oxford World Atlas 5th edition is generally the atlas of
choice for high school and college level instruction in Canada. It has
information on understanding topographic maps and map projections as
well as Lat/Long and scales. There are thematic and topographic sections
of all the Continents. The world maps section includes detailed
diagrammatic information on climate, vegetation, plate tectonics,
environment issues, population distribution, quality of life,
agriculture, trade, energy, tourism and even cyberspace. There are
recent Canadian statistics and world data sets. Also a complete
gazetteer. A paperback version is available at $24.95 ISBN: 0195413202
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Firefly Great World Atlas
DK Publishing Book, (Dorling Kindersley Cartography)
Published in Canada by Firefly Books
ISBN: 155297863X
Hardcover, shipped in its special box
Price: CDN $129.95
Dimensions: 18" x 12"
The Firefly Great World Atlas combines global satellite imagery with
unique mapping technology.. Also included are large scale maps of all
the world's regions as well as detailed information on key topics
including industry, natural resources, agriculture and communications.
There are over 1500 illustrations including 96 large scale maps, 180
thematic maps, 200 terrain models and more than 750 colour photographs.
Oxford New Concise World Atlas
ISBN: 019521983X
Hardcover
Price: CDN $49.95
Dimensions: 10" x 13.5"
The Oxford New Concise World Atlas opens with six pages of world
statistics and a heavily illustrated thematic section. This atlas
provides a broad overview of the planet, placing the human world in the
larger context of the universe. Earth's human and natural processes are
explained through a balanced combination of informative text,
instructive charts and graphs, vibrant photographs and cartography.
There are sections detailing political and topographical information,
'Regions in the News', significant changes in political geography, star
charts and satellite images. Also included is an extensive index of
55,000 place names and geographical features.
Fugawi
1:50,000 and 1:250,000 scale GPS-Ready Digital Raster Topographic maps
for Canada on DVD.
Seamless maps within each UTM zone.
Includes simplified Fugawi Viewer for displaying and printing maps. Look
up place names from an index of over 300,000
names. Includes elevation data. Each Province or Region package includes
one or more DVD's.
Maps in FX4 format, 160 DPI resolution.
Option: works with Fugawi GPS Software for GPS navigation on PC, Pocket
PC or Palm.
CDN $99.95 per Province or Region. Equivalent to over $10,000 in paper
maps
Currently only available for two provinces: Newfoundland and Ontario
with the other provinces to become available in early 2004.
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========= World of Maps Inc. =========
1235 Wellington St. Ottawa, ON, Canada, K1Y 3A3
Thousands of topo maps, aeronautical charts, nautical charts,
International maps & atlases, travel books, satellite posters
Telephone (613) 724-6776 -OR- 1-800-214-8524
Fax. (613) 724-7776 or 1-800-897-9969
http://www.worldofmaps.com mailto:[log in to unmask]
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