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USA West Marco Polo Map
USA West, the Rockies and the western states, at 1:2,000,000 from Marco Polo Travel Publishing, with prominent highlighting of interesting locations, plus a 71-page index booklet with 5 more detailed enlargements for national parks, street plans, brief descriptions of 15 selected top sights, etc. Cartography is from the renowned German publisher MairDumont. Topography is presented by relief shading with plenty of names of mountain ranges, etc; heights of peaks and passes are given in metres. The map shows the country’s network of main and secondary roads, with distances given in miles within US and in kilometres in the neighbouring parts of Canada and Mexico. Scenic routes are highlighted. Main railway lines are included and the map also shows state and time zone boundaries, national parks, Indian reservations and restricted military areas. Places of particular interest, both towns or cultural/historical sights and natural features are prominently highlighted. The map has latitude and longitude grid at intervals of 1ยฐ. Extensive index in the booklet attached to the map cover includes names of geographical features such as mountains, rivers, lakes, etc, plus separate lists of national parks, UNESCO World Heritage sights and principal airports. The booklet also includes enlargements of five National Parks (Death Valley, Glacier, Grand Canyon, Yellowstone and Yosemite), plus street plans of central Denver, Los Angeles (separately for downtown, Hollywood, and Beverly Hills), Las Vegas, San Francisco and Seattle. Multilingual map legend and the descriptions include English. A fold-out flap in the cover shows for route planning an overview of the whole area covered by the map plus the adjacent regions, prominently highlighting main places of interest, with the grid reference system in the margins making it easier to find locations on the main map. Also included are a distance/driving times table and basic driving regulations.