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Streetwise Dublin Map - Laminated City Center Street Map of Dublin, Ireland Map – February 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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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
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Doug Easterling
on March 1, 2012
Format: Map
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There're so many free & more legible maps available in Dublin that this map isn't really necessary unless one ventures outside of the immediate city centre or needs to find locations that aren't major attractions. The lack of eye-level street signage (Americans train your eyes to look to the 2nd story of corner bldgs for street signs in the city centre!)is a problem that not even the map can overcome, esp outside of the city centre. Few Dubliners kniow the names of streets & navigate instead by landmarks, so directions freely given by the Irish aren't always helpful. Grab as many of those free maps as you can! Taking 1 of the hop-on-hop-off bus tours early in your stay is really the best way to get oriented to what is really a very accessible, navigable, & interesting city.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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Margaret Anderson
on April 16, 2009
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Streetwise Maps are perfect for our travels. Before leaving home, I mark our hotel and places we intend to visit. While in a city I carry the map & pen. I have guides, cab drivers, concierges, etc. mark certain locations on the map so we won't get lost. These maps are priceless.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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T. Garner
on October 15, 2008
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Didn't get wet, fit in pocket, accurate, handy, what more could be wanted. I marked it with a fine point sharpie to find stuff.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Sara
on September 16, 2009
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We used this map for a three-day stay in Dublin. We used it for walking - not for auto use - and it was totally sufficient. It is a good size, and I really like that it was laminated. It had everything on it that we needed.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Susan
on August 25, 2013
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The main reason why I like this map is that you can use it in rain or drizzle - frequent occurrences in Dublin - and it doesn't disintegrate. The downside is that tiny print makes it hard to read unless you're in a good light. But because it folds and fits easily in my bag, I wouldn't be without it.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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justi
on April 21, 2011
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If your going to be walking through dublin this map is a must. It helped us out a great deal and we were able to get more out of our trip because of it.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Derek Haas
on April 14, 2010
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As someone who's never been before, this is exactly what I need to get around....and laminated so protected from spills and rips...
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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on January 12, 2011
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Plannibg a trip to Ireland? Buy this map. It shows places of interests, hotels, restaurants, etc. It is laminated so don't owrry about spilling a drink on it. Compact and it lays flat for easy traveling.
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