MAPS
and Geography
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Maps are charts, plans of the lie of the land. By having a sheet you can unfold with artistically drawn descriptions of what's there to scale, you know what's there in the geography.
Lonely Planet - maps and travel guide books
National Geographic - cartography for explorers and adventurers
DGM Travel Maps - for choosing holiday resorts at locations in the British Isles
ITMB - International Travel Maps and Books - Contact found in Lonely Planet
Open Maps and Geodata Project - was http://okfn.org/geo/
Globes of the Earth and the Moon are available from Encyclopaedia Britannica
One of the places that sounds a bit like maps might be available is Maplin but in fact it is a supplier of electronic components and gadgets.
Ever wondered why the Mercator Projection is so called? See the page on Gerhardus Mercator
Another thing: When you're buying a road atlas as a book, it's worth looking for the page with your home town on it, to make sure it's not on a join between pages. A minute's checking now can save you a lot of fuss later on.