[PDF] The Magnificent Maps Puzzle Book eBook

Author : Philip Parker
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 23,21 MB
Release : 2020-04
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9780712352994

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The British Library has one of the largest and most impressive cartographic collections in the world, including manuscript maps and atlases, administrative records and plans, large-scale surveys, and digital maps. From this rich resource, 100 fascinating examples ranging from world and city maps, celestial and sea charts, literary and statistical maps, curiosities and fake maps have been selected as the basis for this puzzle book. Each map is faithfully reproduced with a description of its creation and use, followed by details showing areas of particular interest. Readers are asked to scrutinize the maps to answer a series of historical and geographical questions, all the while enjoying new perspectives on the world we live in provided by our eclectic and extensive archive.

Author : Gareth Moore
Publisher : Trapeze
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,75 MB
Release : 2019-10-29
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781409184676

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Are YOU the ultimate map-reader? Do you know your trig points from your National Trails? Can you calculate using contours? And can you fathom exactly how far the footpath is from the free house? Track down hidden treasures, decipher geographical details and discover amazing facts as you work through this unique puzzle book based on 40 of the Ordnance Survey's best British maps. Explore the first ever OS map made in 1801, unearth the history of curious place names, encounter abandoned Medieval villages and search the site of the first tarmac road in the world. With hundreds of puzzles ranging from easy to mind-boggling, this mix of navigational tests, word games, code-crackers, anagrams and mathematical conundrums will put your friends and family through their paces on the path to becoming the ultimate map-master!

Author : Raymond M. Smullyan
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 50,1 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 0486482006

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Characters from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass populate these 88 intriguing puzzles. Mathematician Raymond Smullyan re-creates the spirit of Lewis Carroll's writings in puzzles involving word play, logic and metalogic, and philosophical paradoxes. Challenges range from easy to difficult and include solutions, plus 60 charming illustrations. "An ingenious book." — Boston Globe.

Author : Hardie Grant Travel Hardie Grant Travel
Publisher : Hardie Grant Books
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 17,3 MB
Release : 2021-12
Category :
ISBN : 9781741177251

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Become the ultimate map reader with this quiz book for all ages.

Author : Ordnance Survey
Publisher : Trapeze
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 18,6 MB
Release : 2020-04-21
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781409184713

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The Ordnance Survey Puzzle Book was the biggest-selling puzzle book of 2018. And now it is back, with brand new maps, and bigger and better brainteasers! In The Ordnance Survey Puzzle Tour of Britain map your way around Britain in 40 new regional maps,with hundreds of puzzles, mind-boggling brainteasers, navigational tests, word games, code-crackers, anagrams and mathematical conundrums to keep you occupied as you go! With maps covering the 8 areas of South-West England, South-East England, the Midlands, East England, North-West England, North-East England, Wales and Scotland, you'll put your knowledge and skills to the test and become a local - as you discover amazing facts about each region's folklore, famous historical events and the perfect day out from the OS's GetOutside Champions. With four levels of difficulty that make this fun for all the family, The Ordnance Survey Puzzle Tour of Britain is also a celebration of the regional diversity, history and landscapes that make Great Britain so great.

Author : Reader's Digest
Publisher : Studio Fun International
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,34 MB
Release : 2007-06-05
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780794412883

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KEY SELLING POINTS: • Includes: - 48-page State fact book - 2 maps: map of geography and a topographic map - Magnetic puzzle • Teacher approved. Perfect for back to school promotions. • Perfect for family road trips and a fun backseat toy! Educational and interactive. Kids will love learning about the 50 states with this innovative book and magnetic puzzle map. Inside the case, kids will find a 48-page book packed with facts and stats, as well as an interactive magnetic puzzle that teaches the geography of the United States of America. Underneath the puzzle is another map that teaches the physical geography of the USA. Teacher approved. Perfect for back to school! Perfect for family road trips and a fun backseat toy! Includes: - 48-page State fact book - 2 maps: map of geography and a topographic map - Magnetic puzzle

Author : Gareth Moore
Publisher : Collins UK
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 15,29 MB
Release : 2019-05-16
Category :
ISBN : 9780008351755

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The ultimate mapping challenge from the world famous map makers. More fiendish mapping puzzles from Gareth Moore, author of best-selling Ordnance Survey Puzzle Book. Do you have the knowledge required to unlock the secrets of Britain's streets? 50 maps with a puzzle for each from iconic locations throughout the country including Tower of London, Warwick Castle, Old Trafford, Murrayfield Stadium and Stonehenge. Puzzle categories included are history, sport, entertainment, transport and nature. A mixture of word games, riddles, code-crackers, anagrams, trivia questions and mathematical conundrums to keep your mind working for hours.

Author : P. Parker
Publisher :
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 13,49 MB
Release : 2021-10
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9780712354400

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Illustrated with beautiful images from the British Library's collection, The British History Puzzle Book will provide hours of entertainment and delight readers with questions for history novices to experts alike. It also spans British history from the first Stone Age settlers to today's post-industrial country. A spectacular, puzzle-fueled, myth-busting journey through the hidden history of Britain in 500 questions. Britain's history is one of the richest and most complex in Europe. From the first Stone Age settlers, through the Roman occupation, the waves of Germanic and Viking invaders, the wars of the Middle Ages, the consolidation of the United Kingdom, the British Empire, the two World Wars and today's post- industrial country, its development is filled with well-known highpoints and lesser-known byways. The British History Puzzle Book poses fascinating and fiendish questions which will test your knowledge of the nation's history to the limit and reveal a treasure trove of astonishing facts. So if you've ever wondered where cricket was invented, how many husbands the reigning queens of England have had, or who the first recorded tourist to visit Britain was, then The British History Puzzle Book will provide all the answers.

Author : Stephen Walter
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 23,16 MB
Release : 2017-11
Category : Geographical recreations
ISBN : 9783791383989

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Fans of Stephen Walter's magnificent maps of London will go to pieces over this jigsaw puzzle that brings London to life.