One of the titles in a series of indexed regional maps with
attractive presentation of China’s varied topography and names of main
towns in both alphabets. Bold altitude colouring, with spot heights and
names of mountain ranges and other geographical features, provides a
good picture of the terrain. The maps show various categories of roads
including selected tracks, with intermediate driving distances marked
on many routes. Railways, shipping and ferry lines, and airports are
also shown. Province boundaries are highlighted and national parks are
indicated. Symbols depict landmarks and features such as tombs,
monasteries, churches, temples, ruins, UNESCO sites, and other places
of interest. Names of main towns are also given in Chinese script.
Latitude and longitude lines are drawn at 1° intervals. Multilingual
legend includes English. Each title has an index on the reverse.
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this title: one of the two versions covering Tibet. Both maps carry the
same information, with the geographical version following the same
presentation as the other maps in this series (i.e. with altitude
colouring), whilst the road edition has only relief shading which makes
all the place names stand out better against a lighter background. Most
place names are also shown in local versions, with the Tibetan language
included in the multilingual legend. The maps extend south to include
the whole of Nepal and Bhutan.
