Basic Illustrated Map and Compass
Published on 15. June 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
96 pages
978-0-7627-4762-7 (ISBN)
Description
BASIC ILLUSTRATED MAP AND COMPASSWilderness guide Cliff Jacobson created the map and compass curriculum for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, and here he shows easy-to-follow steps on choosing a compass, reading contour lines and other map features, using them in concert with a GPS receiver, plotting a course in the wilderness, navigating at night by the stars, and much more.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Rowman & Littlefield
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 226 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight
213 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7627-4762-7 (9780762747627)
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Additional editions
Cliff Jacobson | Lon Levin
Basic Illustrated Map and Compass
E-Book
04/2008
1st Edition
Falcon Press Publishing
€11.86
Available for download
Persons
Cliff Jacobson is one of North America's most respected outdoors writers and wilderness guides. He is a professional canoe guide and outfitter, a wilderness canoeing and camping consultant, and the author of more than a dozen top-selling books on camping, canoeing, and navigation. Cliff is respected by educators for his backcountry ethics, water quality, and wilderness navigation curricula. This book is largely based on the map and compass curiculum he developed for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resorces. He lives in River Falls, Wisconsin.