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MAPS - CONFUSED !!
I'm after some 1:200,000 IGN maps for Mauritania referred to in Chris Scott's book, namely Chinguetti, Oudane, Atar, Guelb er Richat.
The Darr Expeditions website lists IGN 1:200,000 maps but the names of the sheets are completely different. Can someone explain please ? Ron |
Hi Ron, I'm afraid I can't enlighten you on the map names; although the French often seem to change stuff without telling you why or when. I can open your choices up a little; if it's IGN maps you're after then why not get it from the source, at http://www.ign.fr/fr/PI/activites/ca...rtotheque.html and http://www.ign.fr/fr/GP/cartes/etranger.html there's stuff to be had. For other varieties of maps (the Russian ones are said to be good, if a little old) take a look at http://www.equip-raid.fr/cat/P14/205.html at the bottom of the page there is "Page
suivante" to go to other types of map. It's all in french, but if you're coming to ex-French Africa the practice will do you no harm. Hope it helps Luke |
You could try www.themapshop.co.uk , they are extremely helpful and faxed me a copy of the index (ie a map of Africa with the map numbers on it) which lets you work out which ones you want, and where they cover.
HTH Ollie |
Ehhh this map sheet thing is confusing with Darr! They certainly sell digitised maps of Mori of those names on CD as part of the Mauritania 1:200k series but not sure about the printed sheets. I had a long email conversation with them about this and ended up getting the CD as I can print the maps I needed out very cheaply – 1 sheet at A3 shows enough detail to drive around with and a couple of A4 enlargements of the bits your interested in would see you through.
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