[Qgis-user] Where to download maps from?

[Noli Sicad]

http://www.naturalearthdata.com/blog/natural-earth-version-1-3-release-notes/

Noli

On 11/15/11, Jim Brown <jim.brownza at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all, I'm a newbie so this question has probably been asked before, sorry
> about that...
>
> When I downloaded Qgis I got the Alaska map. I'd like to do my learning on
> something closer to home which is Johannesburg, South Africa. Or failing
> that, the Eastern Cape as shown in some of the pix in Tim *etal'*s* *Gentle
> Introduction.
>
> Can someone point me in the right direction please? For now, your
> explanation will need to be in simple terms with a bit of detail if you
> don't mind ;-)
>
> Btw, anyone in the Qgis world wanting to connect with me, my Linkedin,
> Skype and BBM details are below....
>
> Regards,
>
> *Jim Brown*
>
>
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