Product Description

Scale 1:200,000 (3.2 miles to 1 inch). Clear, detailed road mapping of Ireland presented as an A4 format road atlas featuring attractive layer colouring to show land height. Along with the road mapping there is also a wide range of detailed town and city centre plans, all of which are fully indexed. MAIN FEATURES Detailed, general purpose road map of Ireland in a handy A4 format. Ideal for both business and pleasure use. The atlas contains a range of mapping scales from a 1:1 million route planning map through to detailed town centre street plans. The main road mapping is packed with detail showing: / comprehensive colour classified road network / toll roads clearly marked / land height shown by the use of attractive layer colouring / Tourist information centres and offices clearly shown / wide range of tourist features plotted and categorized using symbols There is also a wide range of fully indexed town and city centre maps.These include: Bangor Belfast Cork Drogheda Dublin Dun Laoghaire Galway Killarney Limerick Londonderry (Derry) Waterford WHO THE TITLE IS OF INTEREST TO This is a general purpose map for those who want a high level of mapping detail at a variety of scales. AREA OF COVERAGE Covers the whole of the Republic of Ireland plus Northern Ireland.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #319317 in Books
• Published on: 2008-04-07
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• 160 pages

Customer Reviews

The best road atlas of Ireland
This is the best road atlas of Ireland available.

The main road atlas pages are at a reasonable scale of about three miles to the inch. The colour scheme makes them easy to read. Shading gives an indication of hilly areas. The one weakness is that the minor roads can be hard to follow in the areas where they are most tightly packed like west cork. But that is due to the limitations of the scale and this atlas shows them as well as any atlas does. Information on roads is up to date with roads under construction shown. As the Republic of Ireland has a fast expanding road building program this is important.

The real bonus is to find clear, detailed, good-scale A-Z style maps of the main cities at the back of the book. These will ensure that you don't navigate the countryside successfully only to get lost when you go into town. It is well worth buying this road atlas rather than smaller or cheaper one that doesn't have these detailed town maps.

The Only Atlas Worth Having in 2009
Given how rapidly Ireland's road network has changed in recent years, the 2009 Collins Comprehensive Road Atlas of Ireland is incredibly up-to-date. It correctly shows all sections of motorway that opened as late as December 2008, and it furthermore shows almost all sections presently under construction - the only exception being a 22km stretch of the N18 being built between Crusheen and Gort (though this will not open until 2010).

As things stand, this road atlas is undoubtedly the best around.
It is compact and clearly laid out using attractive colouring. Importantly, the spiral binding is sturdy. There is an extremely useful "Places of Interest" section showing many of the major spots worth visiting. The road atlas itself is of the usual high Collins standard - extremely user-friendly and clear. An excellent addition is the section on cities at the back of the atlas. Belfast, Cork, Dublin and Limerick all have a comprehensive street map, as well as detailed information on all attractions therein.

Simply put, this is the best road atlas of Ireland in 2009, and is an essential aid for anyone planning a road trip there this year. The one thing to remember is that because of the major road-building programme currently underway in Ireland, the atlas will be out of date by 2010, and even moreso by 2011.*

* Additional sections of the M3, M6, M7, M8, M9 and N25 will open from mid-2009 onwards. Substantial sections of existing dual carriageway on the Ns 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 11, 18, 20 and 21 will also probably be designated motorway before the end of this year.

Recommended Road Map
I have just returned from a tour of southern Ireland and I used this atlas with no problems at all. It has a full page map of Ireland inside the front cover and then four pages to show more detailed areas before the pages detailing final 3.2 inches to the mile maps. On the inside of the rear cover are distances between major towns in both kilometres and miles and a full index of town. Local attractions are marked and described and there are street plans of a number of the major towns and cities.
Great value!