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Travel map of the country and portions of its neighbors is printed on one side, with map of the region and city maps of Benghazi and Tripoli. Mountainous areas in shaded relief; arid areas beige; lowlands in green tint. Reverse side contains index of place names

Distinguishes roads of all types, from expressways to unsurfaced roads and tracks. Also: airports, railways, shipping lines; intermittent salt lakes, saline marshes, wadis; wells and oases; sand deserts, stony deserts, lava fields, and other natural features; scenic views; places of interest; filling stations and service stations; post offices; castles and ruins; mosques; cemeteries; hotels and camping; hospitals; forts.

Scale 1:2,000,000. Distances in kilometers and miles.

About the Author

Cartographia, organized in 1954, is the largest map publishing company in Hungary. Its tourist, city, and road maps, and atlases, cover destinations throughout Europe and other parts of the world. The firm has also produced cartography for well-known map-publishing houses such as Falk, Ravenstein, Hallwag, Freytag Berndt u. Artaria.

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Waterproof folded road and travel map in color. Scale 1:2,600,000. Distinguishes roads ranging from primary paved roads to other roads or tracks. Legend shows international/district boundaries, railroads, restricted (private) roads, ferry routes, oil and gas pipes, rivers, stream or creeks, aquaducts, dunes, international/national airports, airfields, ports, gas stations, campsites/huts, rest houses/hostels, oil wells, border crossings, points of interest/vistas, archaeological sites, historic ruins/sites, museums, castles, forts, potteries, missions/churches, oasis, parks and reserves, caves, beaches. Includes inset of Central Tripoli.

About the Author

ITMB Publishing (International Travel Maps and Books) of Vancouver, Canada, has published detailed reference and travel maps of countries, regions, and cities around the world since 1985. The company’s titles include many that are unique or the first of their kind, including the first commercially available travel map of South America.

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