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The Ordnance Survey Puzzle Book: Legends and Landmarks
By (Author) Ordnance Survey
Orion Publishing Co
Seven Dials
30th January 2024
9th November 2023
United Kingdom
General
Non Fiction
Sudoku and number puzzles
Historical maps and atlases
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Puzzles and quizzes
Local and family history, nostalgia
793.73
Paperback
240
Width 146mm, Height 216mm, Spine 22mm
480g
As we travel around Britain, we are following in the footsteps of some of the most incredible people to have ever lived...
Come on a puzzle adventure and meet iconic figures from British history and the mark they have left on the landscape around us. From Emmeline Pankhurst's Manchester to William Burns' Aberdeenshire, Mary Seacole's London and Isaac Newton's Oxford, and many more, discover the greatest of Britons and the locations key to their stories. Returning with its most fiendish and intricate set of puzzles yet, the bestselling series returns with brain-teasers to test the whole family. Including 40 maps from the Ordnance Survey's illustrious archive and over 300 puzzles, celebrate the heroes of history that shaped the history of this green and pleasant land. Track down hidden treasures, decipher geographical details and pit your wits against puzzles ranging in difficulty from easy to brutally difficult. Alongside these brain teasers, learn about the awe-inspiring locations behind some Britain's most-loved figures. There's only one question. Are you up to the challengeEstablished in 1791, Ordnance Survey is the world's leading producer of maps. Their vast collection of geographic data has mapped the location of every fixed physical object in Great Britain, from the ground upwards, to within one metre accuracy. While their world-famous and much-loved paper maps remain important, OS produce digital map data, online route planning and sharing services and mobile apps, plus many other location-based products so you know exactly where you are.
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