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Streetwise Prague Map - Laminated City Center Street Map of Prague, Czech Republic Map – Folded Map, May 1, 2014
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'Don't leave home without STREETWISE.' --The New York Times
'STREETWISE is an absolute travel essential.' --Travel + Leisure Magazine
'In a strange city, your sense of direction is only as good as the map in your hands. The best maps to carry are published by STREETWISE.' --Chicago Daily Herald
'STREETWISE is an absolute travel essential.' --Travel + Leisure Magazine
'In a strange city, your sense of direction is only as good as the map in your hands. The best maps to carry are published by STREETWISE.' --Chicago Daily Herald
About the Author
STREETWISE® is the first map to be designed with modern graphics and is the originator of the laminated, accordion-fold map format. We’ve set the standard that every map company has imitated but never duplicated. Our mission is to make you feel comfortable, to make you feel safe in a place where you’ve never been before and to enable you to experience a familiar place more fully.
The company was founded in 1984 by Michael Brown, who had been in international publishing for many years, setting up subsidiaries for textbook publishers. In the 1970’s, Brown traveled extensively throughout Africa, India, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Brown would take a large paper map, cut out the city center, folded it up and slip it into his pocket, thus preventing him from looking like a tourist in areas where discretion is the better part of travel. This was his tool for surviving.
After many years on the road, Brown settled back in New York and decided to start his own business, based on the adaptations he had made to maps in his travels. His goal was to give someone the ability to navigate easily in unfamiliar terrain.
He started with a new map format: the accordion fold. Such a simple idea, but at the time it was revolutionary. No more struggling to fold an awkward, oversized paper map. This new format would enable the user to blend in like a native, instead of stick out like a tourist. Brown then added lamination to ensure that the map would be a lasting tool.
More important than the format was the design of the map itself. It had to be a map that not only succeeded above and beyond any map he had used, but was esthetically appealing as well. The look of it had to be as striking as the functionality. Color was introduced in a way that was never seen before in a map - vivid purple for water, soothing gray for the background of street grids, gold to highlight elements of the map. Clarity, conciseness and convenience in a very stylish package.
Building the business was a 24 hour job. Brown sold the maps during the day, zipping around Manhattan making deliveries on his Harley Davidson. At night he packed the orders and did the design work. More titles were added, each title requiring months of research and design.
Today, STREETWISE® produces over 130 titles for major destinations, regions and countries throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Australia, Europe, the United Kingdom and Asia. We have grown from the back of a motorcycle to selling millions of maps around the world.
Yet each title is still painstakingly researched and updated. STREETWISE® is one of the only, if not THE only map company that conducts research by walking or driving an area to ensure accuracy. After all, what good is the map if what you hold in your hands doesn’t match what you see on the street sign? This lengthy fact checking results in superior accuracy; in effect, we’ve done the work, now you have the adventure.
In the end, it’s not about the map, it’s about getting out and finding your own authentic experience wherever you go. It’s about being in a city or a region and discovering things that you never thought you would find. You can do this if you have confidence and you have confidence if you have a great map. STREETWISE® is the great map that you need.
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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful
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J. Collins
on September 29, 2004
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I have to admit, I'm biased towards the "Streetwise" series. Having spent a great deal of time in Europe both on my own and as a tour guide, I learned quickly to appreciate the value of these maps. The Prague version naturally has most of the tourist areas: Mala Strana, Karlovy Most, the Jewish Quarter, Hradacny Castle plus landmarks, points of interest and major hotels/restaurants on one side: great for navigating around the city. Also, it has an overview of the Metro system, and street index on the back. The single-sided plan saves having to switch back and forth while maneuvering around tourists/traffic. But the lamination is the greatest idea: waterproof and easy to write on and erase. I would suggest an alcohol pen to mark routes etc on your copy. All this map needs is a Lat/Long grid to be an ideal tool for visiting Prague.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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TravelMod
on January 2, 2007
There are maps with even more detail, but this map is an essential. Lightweight, laminated (waterproof), pocket-sized, and with almost all the detail that most visitors need. Fully-opened, it is still small, unobtrusive, and easy to use. A handy gazeteer lists many streets and monuments, with map grid locations. There are some very tiny streets/alleys that are hard to make out, but that is true for almost any
pocket-sized folding map. I buy a Streetwise for any city destination.
pocket-sized folding map. I buy a Streetwise for any city destination.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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B. Grimes
on July 6, 2006
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I've become a loyal fan of Streetwise maps, and the Prague map is no exception. The detail and accuracy of the map is great, and the laminated format makes it very easy to use. I never get stuck trying to re-fold Streetwise maps, and they're easy to fold down to view just the panel you need, so that you're not so obvious as a tourist walking around with a huge, unwieldy map. Plus, you never have to worry about tearing or spilling on them!
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Justarasta
on April 30, 2007
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In typical Streetwise fashion, this is an excellent map that is key to exploring the city of Prague which has many confusing streets with confusing names.
This is a map not a guide and while it does point out places of interest it is obviously meant as a map first and foremost. None of the free maps I found came close to be as legible and understandable. The fact that it is a trifold lamninated map makes it very easy to keep in your jacket and use.
A definite must have for Prague in my opinion.
This is a map not a guide and while it does point out places of interest it is obviously meant as a map first and foremost. None of the free maps I found came close to be as legible and understandable. The fact that it is a trifold lamninated map makes it very easy to keep in your jacket and use.
A definite must have for Prague in my opinion.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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Jonathan Schwartz
on October 9, 2011
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Free maps are ubiquitous here in Prague and other similar tourist destinations (walk into any hotel and ask for one), so you've got to provide value that exceeds the free variety. This map does not.
The good thing is that it is laminated, so you can bring it with you everywhere and it's not going to get worn out like paper maps. It also has a key which lists all the streets and many attractions, and which quadrant to find them on the map, which can be helpful if you've got a friend telling you they're on X street.
Here comes the bad. The map is divided in half horizontally, and the two halves are printed on the front and back sides. The divide goes right through Wenceslas Square and the center of Prague. This rendered the map useless for me. It's hard enough when you're trying to find where you are and where you're going, and it's impossible to do when you're flipping the map over, trying to remember the place of where you're at. It also doesn't have any bus routes on it, which other maps do.
Do yourself a favor, save the $8 and pick up a map from any hotel in the center. You'll be glad you did.
The good thing is that it is laminated, so you can bring it with you everywhere and it's not going to get worn out like paper maps. It also has a key which lists all the streets and many attractions, and which quadrant to find them on the map, which can be helpful if you've got a friend telling you they're on X street.
Here comes the bad. The map is divided in half horizontally, and the two halves are printed on the front and back sides. The divide goes right through Wenceslas Square and the center of Prague. This rendered the map useless for me. It's hard enough when you're trying to find where you are and where you're going, and it's impossible to do when you're flipping the map over, trying to remember the place of where you're at. It also doesn't have any bus routes on it, which other maps do.
Do yourself a favor, save the $8 and pick up a map from any hotel in the center. You'll be glad you did.
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32 of 45 people found the following review helpful
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on June 28, 2003
It's true that I could have done worse, which is why this doesn't get only one star. I did manage to get around the city with this map in my pocket (though I had another map for more detailed reference).
HOWEVER, one piece of misinformation really cost me. They have the Fakultni Poliklinka labeled as "English Speaking Hospital for Foreigners". I had a medical problem that needed attention. When I went there, I did manage to find someone who spoke English, but it definitely wasn't a hospital for foreigners. It got worse. This woman was able to make a map to show me where the surgery building was. When I got there, no one spoke English or offered to help me find someone who could. In fact, I had a door closed on me as I was trying to find help. Some "foreigners'" hospital! Fortunately, it was just for a check-up, not a serious condition.
Prague is a VERY difficult city to navigate in... if you think you can get around with just a map like Streetwise Prague, you're mistaken. If you're staying in a hostel, look for a map in the city somewhere; if in a hotel, get a detailed map from the lobby. Don't rely on Streetwise Prague, as quick-reference maps like this aren't that useful in a crowded city designed over the course of 10 centuries.
HOWEVER, one piece of misinformation really cost me. They have the Fakultni Poliklinka labeled as "English Speaking Hospital for Foreigners". I had a medical problem that needed attention. When I went there, I did manage to find someone who spoke English, but it definitely wasn't a hospital for foreigners. It got worse. This woman was able to make a map to show me where the surgery building was. When I got there, no one spoke English or offered to help me find someone who could. In fact, I had a door closed on me as I was trying to find help. Some "foreigners'" hospital! Fortunately, it was just for a check-up, not a serious condition.
Prague is a VERY difficult city to navigate in... if you think you can get around with just a map like Streetwise Prague, you're mistaken. If you're staying in a hostel, look for a map in the city somewhere; if in a hotel, get a detailed map from the lobby. Don't rely on Streetwise Prague, as quick-reference maps like this aren't that useful in a crowded city designed over the course of 10 centuries.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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on June 26, 2013
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In fact, it is worse, because of its size. You have to unfold most of it to see any of it, and it's just huge. You can't slip it in your pocket afterward. You have to look like the most obvious, targetable tourist using this map.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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on September 4, 2012
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Extremely detailed with all Tram Lines. My friend kept borrowing it constantly as we traveled around. Every other map didn't show tram routes and where the stops were. Indispensable. It was so quick and easy to order this and all the other destinations we hit in Eastern Europe. But this particular map was the best.
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