-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [ANZMapS] new book: Railway Atlas of Thailand/Laos/Cambodia Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 02:53:29 +0000 From: Brendan Whyte <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: [log in to unmask] To: AMC <[log in to unmask]>, mapsL <[log in to unmask]>, Carto-soc <[log in to unmask]> At the risk of tooting my own train whistle, may I announce the publication of THE RAILWAY ATLAS OF THAILAND, LAOS AND CAMBODIA by B. Whyte (White Lotus, Bangkok, 2010) 280 pp., 40 pp. illus., 16 illus. in col., 32 pp. maps in col., 210 x 270 mm., pbk. Weight 0.900 Kg Code : E22637 Retail price : US$43.00 (or 1250 THB) details at http://www.whitelotuspress.com/bookdetail.php?id=E22637 orders can be placed through the publisher, or through Asian or railway specialist bookshops, or good bookshops in Thailand such as Asia Books, Kinokuniya, Chula books, etc. The atlas maps and describes all train, tram, monorail and cablecar routes, including the Australian tin company lines in southern Thailand 1920s-1940s, the two Japanese death railways towards Burma, the British/French/Danish teak tramways in northern Thailand, and the 40km long cablecar from Vietnam to Laos 1920s-1940s. Dr Brendan Whyte Assistant Map Curator Map Section National Library of Australia Parkes ACT 2600 AUSTRALIA