Knopf MapGuide: Venice (Knopf Mapguides) [Paperback]

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Product Details

• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: Knopf (February 15, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0307263908
• ISBN-13: 978-0307263902
• Product Dimensions: 4.8 x 0.3 x 6.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Needs Improvement, March 26, 2007

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citybeagle "citybeagle" (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Knopf MapGuide: Venice (Knopf Mapguides) (Paperback)

I am a big fan of the Knopf MapGuides and usually get one for each place I visit, but this was one of the more disappointing in the series. Venice is difficult to navigate and it would be nearly impossible to create a completely accurate map of the city. That said, many streets on these maps are not labeled. There are also a large number of streets, bridges, and landmarks in Venice that do not appear on the maps. I spent a lot of time trying to match the maps against what I saw in person, and found the smaller maps in my guidebook were much more accurate.

There are also several areas of Venice that simply are not covered on the maps, including all of the islands. We found some delightful streets in the western part of Santa Croce that do not appear on any of the maps, and no coverage of the area near the train station or the Piazzale Roma, which are important points of entry into the city. Overall, the maps were just average for what they do cover, and the coverage of Venice needs to be improved.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Big Enough to Be Helpful But I Still Got Lost, October 15, 2007

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Susannah 111 (NYC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Knopf MapGuide: Venice (Knopf Mapguides) (Paperback)

Unlike many maps, the street IDs in this guide are big enough for a user to actually read. That said, I still got lost walking from the Accademia bridge to San Marco. (Following crowds and stopping in to ask store clerks helped me out here.) I found myself flipping back and forth on the two San Marco maps freqently, when it would have been more convenient to have all the info on a single map.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Knopf MapGuide Venice, April 7, 2009

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Jack Ahern (Amherst MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Knopf MapGuide: Venice (Knopf Mapguides) (Paperback)

Knopf Mapguides are consistently excellent. They're pocket sized, accurate, full of information and the folding map design includes ALL the small streets and features. In Venice this map allowed me to lead a group through some out of the way neighborhoods with ease.