Brazil

Brazil at 1:3,850,000 on an indexed, waterproof and tear-resistant road map with topographic and tourist information, published by Reise Know-How as part of their highly acclaimed World Mapping Project, The map is double-sided to provide the best balance between a good scale and a convenient size sheet. 

The map divides the country west/east, with the whole of the Brazilian Amazon Basin on one side and on the reverse the country south of the mouth of the Amazon and eastwards from Mato Grosso, with a generous overlap between the two sides. Coverage includes the whole of Paraguay, most of Bolivia with La Paz, Cochabamba and Oruro, and Peru north-eastern with Iquitos and south-eastern with Cusco and Arequipa.

Topography is shown by altitude colouring with contours and spot heights, graphics for swamps and salt pans, plus names of hill and mountain ranges, etc. Numerous tributaries of the Amazon, including many smaller rivers not directly flowing into it, are named. The map also shows boundaries of national parks and other protected area, plus numerous Indian reservations.

Road network indicates unsurfaced sections, includes local tracks, and gives driving distances on main and secondary roads. Railway lines are included and local airports are marked. Internal administrative boundaries are shown with names of the states. Symbols highlight various places of interest, including archaeological remains, viewpoints, thermal spas, etc. The map has a grid with latitude and longitude at intervals of 2º and an index of localities. Map legend includes English. 

• Publisert: 2020
• Innbinding: Falset
• Materiale: Plastpapir
• Målestokk: 1:3 850 000