térkép 1 : 500 000 89x120cm Institut Geographique National Clear, general map of
the country with plans of Lomé and Kara. Contours at 80m intervals and relief
shading indicate the country' topography, with different types of vegetation
from tropical forests to plantations also shown. Communications network includes
seasonal roads and tracks, railways, airports and aerodromes. Internal
administrative boundaries are marked, and symbols indicate hospitals and medical
centres, petrol stations, post offices, hotels and places of interest, etc.
Latitude and longitude grid is at 30' intervals. Map legend is in French only.
The map also includes plans of Lomé and Kara, giving names of main streets and
districts and marking various facilities and administrative offices. There is
also an administrative map of the country, and a distance table. Outside the
country's boundaries only the main roads and rives are shown, with a few place
names but no topography. NB. The map also shows the grid for the 1:200,000
topographic survey of Togo prepared by IGN in 1980s. Detailed topographic maps
of France's ex-colonies are now available only as reproductions from the IGN
library, and in many cases special permits from the African governments are
needed to purchase them. Costs vary, but are always considerably higher than for
current topographic maps of this kind. In any enquiries please indicate full
sheet numbers and titles, e.g. Kara, NC-VII-VIII.