France (Adventure Travel Map) by National Geographic (National Geographic Adventure Map)

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National Geographic's France AdventureMap is designed to meet the unique needs of adventure travelers with its durability and accurate information. Each folded map provides global travelers with the perfect combination of detail and perspective, highlighting the area s terrain and best locations for adventure activities like snorkeling, surfing, fishing, and more. AdventureMaps include hundreds of points of interest that highlight diverse and unique destinations within the country. The map includes the locations of thousands of cities and towns with a user-friendly index, plus a clearly marked road network complete with distances and designations for major highways, main roads, and tracks and trails for those seeking to explore more remote regions. The front side of the France map details the southern region of the country (including Corsica), from its border with Germany, Switzerland and Italy to the east, to the Bay of Biscay, Golfe de Gascogne to the west, and extending south to the Mediterranean Sea, Monaco, Golfe du Lion, Spain and Andorra. The reverse side of the map details France s northern region, from its border with the Bay of Biscay to the west, Germany to the east, extending to the English Channel, Strait of Dover, Belgium and Luxembourg to the north. AdventureMaps are printed in the United States on a durable synthetic paper, making it waterproof, tear-resistant and tough capable of withstanding the rigors of international travel. The map is two-sided and can be folded to a packable size of (4.25 x 9.25 ); unfolded size is (26 x 38 ). Net proceeds from the sale of this map go to support the nonprofit mission of the National Geographic Society. Key Features: Waterproof and tear-resistant Detailed interpretive information and local travel tips Detailed topography complete with activity symbols, ideal for exploring the country City overview maps Hundreds of points of interest, including the location of World Heritage sites, national parks and nature reserves, aboriginal settlements and protected lands, mines, archeological sites, wildlife parks and more Thousands of place names Important travel aids including airports, lighthouses, ferry routes and rail lines Developed in cooperation with local agencies Updated regularly to ensure accuracy
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Streetwise Paris Map - Laminated City Center Street Map of Paris, France

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Streetwise Paris Map - Laminated City Center Street Map of Paris, France - Folding pocket size travel map with integrated metro map including lines & stationsThis map covers the following areas:Main Paris Map 1:14,000Paris Metro MapMap of FranceThere are more clichés about Paris than there are tourists at the Louvre, but the fact is that underneath each overused hackneyed cliché is a glistening kernel of truth. The City of Light, the City of Love and the City of Romance, familiar platitudes, but once you experience it for yourself you understand why. There is a je ne sais quoi allure to this city that beguiles, but never completely reveals what makes it so universally appealing. Artists, poets, writers, and composers have tried to define exactly what it is about this place, and yet they succeed only to a point. Perhaps it is as elusive as defining love, for to be in Paris entails experiencing love, about someone, something, some place.There is so much to do - you know the big ones, the Louvre, Musee d’Orsay, Sacre Coeur, St. Germain des Pres, the Left Bank, the Right Bank, the Arc de Triomphe, the Champs Elysées, the Opéra- but don’t miss the fun of discovering the small ones, the ones off the beaten path. Nothing like taking your time strolling thru the turn of the century mansion that houses Musée Marmottan then enjoying a café and patisserie in the museums jewel box café.Wandering aimlessly is romantic. Getting lost isn’t romantic. In fact there are few things that can drain the romance out of a situation faster than realizing that you’re hopelessly lost. So take your travel map and put it away if you want to wander, but have no fear that your wandering will turn into a lost odyssey. You can always pull out the STREETWISE® Paris Map and get yourself pointed back in the right direction.Paris is not without faults. Sometimes people can be rude, but that’s the case anywhere in the world - be it a large city or small village. You get what you give. And in the case of Paris, as with any true love, you accept the flaws with the charms, the weaknesses with the strengths. In the end the true beauty of Paris will surpass any blemish. Life from a Parisian perspective is beautiful. But that’s another cliché, isn’t it?Our pocket size map of Paris is laminated for durability and accordion folding for effortless use. The STREETWISE® Paris map is one of many detailed and easy-to-read city street maps designed and published by STREETWISE®. Buy your STREETWISE® Paris map today and you too can navigate Paris, France like a native. For a larger selection of our detailed travel maps simply type STREETWISE MAPS into the Amazon search bar.
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Streetwise Provence Map - Laminated Regional Road Map of Provence, France

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Streetwise Provence Map - Laminated Regional Road Map of Provence, France - Folding pocket size travel mapThis map covers the following areas:Main Provence Map 1:280,000Take a journey of the senses to a place of outstanding natural beauty, sumptuous food, elegant wines, magical towns, compelling terrain, sunny climate and proud, friendly people. The place you are going to visit is called Provence, and you will never forget it!First buy a STREETWISE® map of Provence. Then you can start your trip in Avignon, where a full day is needed to walk within the old walls and see Le Palais des Papes and the Pont St Bénezet. Continue traveling west on the N100, toward Remoulins to see the stunning Pont du Gard. Afterward drive up D981 past rolling lavender fields to Uzes for a tour of the still inhabited feudal duchy. If it’s market day, the town will be packed and you can wander through the stalls of impeccable fruits, vegetables, cheeses, olives and flowers.Next, drive south towards the city of Nîmes, home to the stunning Roman Amphitheatre and the origin of denim (serge de Nîmes). Move on taking the D999 east towards Beaucaire and Tarascon both on the Rhone River. Continue on the D99- go slowly- because you are about to enter one of the most beautiful towns in all of France --St. Remy-de-Provence. Find a small cafe to relax and watch the bon chic-bon genre pass by as you sip your grande crème. Spend a day or a lifetime in this charming and ultra hip town.Back on the road, pick up the small D27 found on our STREETWISE® map of Provence (see grid J-K8) and head for Les-Baux with a stop at Le Paradou for lunch. Now take D5 north to D99 and head east through Cavaillon, and look for the D938 toward Isle sur la Sorgue - and watch out for bicyclists from Butterfield and Robinson! This is the place to shop for antiques.We are not done yet. Heading south to the N100 then D103 is where you’ll find Ménerbes, made famous by Peter Mayle’s book, A Year in Provence. Get a delicious dinner and a good night's rest in Ménerbes, for there is much more that awaits you in Provence. Tomorrow perhaps Lacoste for breakfast at an outdoor café then a hike up the hill and see the remains of the Chateau where the Marquis de Sade once lived. Or Roussillion, home of ancient ochre quarries, where the saturated hues of apricot, brick and mustard yellow glow against the clear blue Provencal sky. Maybe Gordes, perched on a hilltop with the Luberon Valley stretched out before you.Whatever itinerary you choose, take your time. Provence is meant to be enjoyed slowly. With our STREETWISE® Provence Map you’ll be free to wander wherever your senses lead you.Our pocket size map of Provence is laminated for durability and accordion folding for effortless use. The STREETWISE® Provence map is one of several detailed and easy-to-read regional road maps designed and published by STREETWISE®. Buy your STREETWISE® Provence map today and you too can navigate Provence, France like a native. For a larger selection of our detailed travel maps simply type STREETWISE MAPS into the Amazon search bar.
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When France Was King of Cartography: The Patronage and Production of Maps in Early Modern France (Toposophia: Sustainability, Dwelling, Design)

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Geographical works, as socially constructed texts, provide a rich source for historians and historians of science investigating patronage, the governmental initiatives and support for science, and the governmental involvement in early modern commerce. Over the course of nearly two centuries (1594-1789), in adopting and adapting maps as tools of statecraft, the Bourbon Dynasty both developed patron-client relations with mapmakers and corporations and created scientific institutions with fundamental geographical goals. Concurrently, France—particularly, Paris—emerged as the dominant center of map production. Individual producers tapped the traditional avenues of patronage, touted the authority of science in their works, and sought both protection and legitimation for their commercial endeavors within the printing industry. Under the reign of the Sun King, these producers of geographical works enjoyed preeminence in the sphere of cartography and employed the familiar rhetoric of image to glorify the reign of Louis XIV. Later, as scientists and scholars embraced Enlightenment empiricism, geographical works adopted the rhetoric of scientific authority and championed the concept that rational thought would lead to progress. When France Was King of Cartography investigates over a thousand maps and nearly two dozen map producers, analyzes the map as a cultural artifact, map producers as a group, and the array of map viewers over the course of two centuries in France. The book focuses on situated knowledge or 'localized' interests reflected in these geographical productions. Through the lens of mapmaking, When France Was King of Cartography examines the relationship between power and the practice of patronage, geography, and commerce in early modern France.
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When France Was King of Cartography: The Patronage and Production of Maps in Early Modern France (Toposophia: Sustainability, Dwelling, Design)

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Geographical works, as socially constructed texts, provide a rich source for historians and historians of science investigating patronage, the governmental initiatives and support for science, and the governmental involvement in early modern commerce. Over the course of nearly two centuries (1594-1789), in adopting and adapting maps as tools of statecraft, the Bourbon Dynasty both developed patron-client relations with mapmakers and corporations and created scientific institutions with fundamental geographical goals. Concurrently, France—particularly, Paris—emerged as the dominant center of map production. Individual producers tapped the traditional avenues of patronage, touted the authority of science in their works, and sought both protection and legitimation for their commercial endeavors within the printing industry. Under the reign of the Sun King, these producers of geographical works enjoyed preeminence in the sphere of cartography and employed the familiar rhetoric of image to glorify the reign of Louis XIV. Later, as scientists and scholars embraced Enlightenment empiricism, geographical works adopted the rhetoric of scientific authority and championed the concept that rational thought would lead to progress.When France Was King of Cartography investigates over a thousand maps and nearly two dozen map producers, analyzes the map as a cultural artifact, map producers as a group, and the array of map viewers over the course of two centuries in France. The book focuses on situated knowledge or "localized" interests reflected in these geographical productions. Through the lens of mapmaking, When France Was King of Cartography examines the relationship between power and the practice of patronage, geography, and commerce in early modern France.
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