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£  7.99 1/625 000 Ordnance Survey Historical Map - Ancient Britain
   An informative map showing the location of the most important ancient monuments and archaeological sites of Ancient Britain.  Key historical sites are highlighted using photographs, text, and thumbnail mapping from the OS Landranger series.  It also contains details on life in Britain during this formative period, and information such as useful contacts and websites, and museums to visit.

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£  7.99 1/625 000 Ordnance Survey Historical Map - Roman Britain
  
This map provides the ideal overview of nearly 400 years of history and includes a list of key dates, events and archaeological evidence.  It contains details of many aspects of Roman life including land-use and settlement, religion, and communication, all illustrated with photographs and maps.  Sites and museums to visit are also listed.

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£12.99 Booth's map of London Poverty, East & West, 1889  (2 Map pack)  - Old House Books
   These two maps classify London streets following the Industrial Revolution, into seven categories, from the very poor lowest class mainly in the east end, right up to the wealthy upper classes in Marylebone and Mayfair.  It is a fascinating resource for genealogists, historians and all lovers of London's past.

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£12.50 1/1 500 000 Austria - Hungary 1890 - Freytag & Map
   A historical map of Austria and Hungary (Monarchy map 1890) - A facsimile edition of the official map of the empire made by the then court cartographer Gustav Freytag on a scale of 1: 1 500 000, The map shows internal political units within the double monarchy, of Bohemia , Moravia, Silesia and Galicia in the north to Bosnia and Herzegovina in the south, including the neighboring areas in the Balkans, The railway lines are also indicated, with signed relief and numerous geographical names.

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£10.95   Multigraphic Historic Map of Florence - 1865-71
  A detailed map showing the city of Florence in 1865-71 with main buildings, government buildings and place names shown, and theatres, public and private gardens etc. Not scaled  

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World War 1
£ 9.95 The Somme Panoramic Map - Fir Tree Publications 
  A contemporary map of the landscape showing where the main battles took place between July and November 1916
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£  9.95 Ypres Salient Panoramic Map - Fir Tree Publications
  
Map of the landscape where the main battles took place between 1914 & 1918 (folded map) 
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£  9.25 1/75 000 IGN Historic Map - Great War, Battle of the Somme 1916
  
Modern mapping at a scale of 1:75,000 with more detailed insets of the most important battle areas (1:35,000) and information on front lines, military remains, important fights, and location of memorials and museums.
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£  9.25 1/75 000 IGN Historic Map - Great War, Battle of Verdun 1916
  
Modern mapping at a scale of 1:75,000 with more detailed insets of the most important battle areas (1:35,000) and information on front lines, military remains, important fights, and location of memorials and museums.
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£  9.25 1/75 000 IGN Historic Map - Great War, Chemin des Dames 1917
  
Modern mapping at a scale of 1:75,000 with more detailed insets of the most important battle areas (1:35,000) and information on front lines, military remains, important fights, and location of memorials and museums.
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£  9.50 1/100 000 NGI Military Heritage Map - Flanders Fields, Belgium
  
The Western Front in Flanders on a detailed map at 1:100,000 highlighting locations of numerous monuments, cemeteries and war memorials, front lines and other WW1-related sites.

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£6.99 each 1/200 000 Michelin 1913 - 2013 Map Series  (Each set contains two maps, 1914 & 2013.  Printed for the Centenary of WW1)
  
This series is no longer in print, but the following titles are still in stock
01 - Calais - Lille
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11 - Paris - Chalons Order
12 - Nancy Order
£  9.99 World War 1 Battlefields - Bradt Guide
  
A compact, practical travel guide to the Western Front, covering both French and Belgian battlefield sites.  Covers all the main sites, marked on detailed mapping, and features all the main memorials and museums alongside practical information for travelling there.
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£13.99 The Battlefields of the Somme (Amiens, Peronne, Albert) - Michelin Guide
  
This guide includes previously unpublished trails and tours, maps and photos of the battlefields today, numerous historical documents of the period, and practical information for organising your trip including more than 150 sites to visit.
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World War 2
£  7.99 1/200 000 Michelin Map No 102 - Battle of Normandy, June-August 1944
  
A reprint of the 1947 map covering the region associated with the Battle of Normandy and includes place names and features special icons denoting battle dates and parachute drops, and an inset showing the broader movements of the military forces.

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£  6.99 1/200 000 Michelin Map No 103 - Battle of Provence, August 1944
  
A reprint of the 1947 map covering the region associated with the Battle of Provence and an inset showing the broader movements of the military forces.

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£  6.99 1/200 000 Michelin Map No 104 - Battle of Alsace, Nov 1944-March 1945
  
A reprint of the 1947 map covering the region associated with the Battle of Provence and an inset showing the broader movements of the military forces.
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£  6.99 1/200 000 Michelin Map No 105 - Voie de la Liberte, June 1944
  
This is a reprint of the 1947 map to commemorate the liberation of France.  The map shows the route of the Allied Forces across northern France, from the Normandy beaches to Alsace.  Also shown are liberation dates against individual places and the location of American war cemeteries for both World Wars.  

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£  6.50 1/40 000 IGN Historic Map - Battle of Saint Malo, Aug-Sept 1944
  
Covering the region associated with the Battle of Saint Malo showing information on front lines, military movements as well as a chronological summary of events (French text)

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£  9.25 1/100 000 IGN Historic Map - Normandy D Day, June 6th 1944 
  
A commemorative map of the D Day landings in Normandy, presented in three large panels.  One at 1:100,000, shows the five beaches, another at 1:500,000 shows the whole of Cotintin Peninsula, and the third panel shows north-western Normandy, indicating museums, war memorials, cemeteries and other WW2 related information

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£  4.00 each 1/25 000 Alan Godfrey Reproductions of the GSGS Bigot Plans for the D-Day landings
  
this 1:25,000 series include reproductions of the Bigot maps, prepared by the Geographical Section General Staff, showing German defences, and the terrain, and other obstacles that the Allied forces expected to meet.  Available for the following

Old D-Day Map Reproduction (Alan Godfrey) - St Pierre du Mont (Omaha Beach), 1944 - This map covers the coastal area around Pointe du Hoc and Vierville sur Mer, the invasion area known as Omaha Beach
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Old D-Day Map Reproduction (Alan Godfrey) - Ouistreham (Pegasus Bridge), 1944 - The map is cented on the bridge, now known as Pegasus Bridge, near Benouville and Ranville, the scene of the heroic glider landings, and extends from Ouistreham southward to Herouvillette. Order
Old D-Day Map Reproduction (Alan Godfrey) - St Aubin (Sword & Juno Beaches), 1944 - The map covers the area north of the Ouistreham map with St Aubin, Langrune-sur-mer, including parts of the landing areas known as Juno and Sword. Order
£10.95 1/600 000 Multigraphic Historic Map - Italy 1940-45
  
Modern mapping of the Country's present day road network at 1:600,000 overprinted with information showing developments from various stages of the war, the front lines, directions of main attacks by all combatant forces, locations and dates of important battles, airborne and sea borne landings etc.
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£10.95 1/100 000 Multigraphic Historic Map - The Gothic Line Battles 1944-45 - Eastern Sector
  
The eastern section of the Gothic Line across central Italy during the 1944-1945 campaigns of WW2 shown on a detailed map based on the Italian topographic survey.  Extending inland to Firenzuala the map has an overprint showing the changing front lines, main German defence positions and coastal defences, military museums and cemeteries etc.
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£10.95 1/100 000 Multigraphic Historic Map - The Gothic Line Battles 1944-45 - Western Sector
  
The western section of the Gothic Line across central Italy during the 1944-1945 campaigns of WW2 shown on a detailed map based on the Italian topographic survey.  Extending inland to Florence and Bologna, the map has an overprint showing the changing front lines, main German defence positions and coastal defences, military museums and cemeteries etc.
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£10.95 1/100 000 Multigraphic Historic Map - Anzio Landings: Operation Shingle & The Battle for Rome
  
A detailed map at 1:100,000 covering from the coastal defences south of Latina to just beyond Rome and inland, based on the Italian topographic survey, and with an overprint showing front lines, coastal defences, names of army units on both sides, military museums, etc
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£  9.99 D-Day Landings - Bradt Guide
   A travel guide to Normandy's Beaches & Battlegrounds.  Sites, Museums & Memorials.  A unique guide to the sites associated with D-Day and the Battle of Normandy.
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£  6.99 Waterloo & Beyond - Bradt Guide
  
Tourist guide to all the battlefields, museums, monuments and key sites, as well as all the practical information you need to get the most from your visit.
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