Cartographic Relief Presentation (Hardcover)

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Key Phrases: central switzerland, rock hachures, surveying terrain surfaces, The Topographic Foundations, Historical Developments, Schweizerischer Mittelschulatlas (more...)

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Eduard Imhof's classic book Cartographic Relief Presentation is once again available. Within the discipline of cartography, few works are considered classics in the sense of retaining their interest, relevance, and inspiration with the passage of time. One such work is Imhof's masterpiece on relief representation. As a unique display of analysis and portrayal, this is an outstanding example of the need for cartography to combine intellect and graphics in solving map design problems. The range, detail, and scientific artistry of his solutions are presented in a teaching context that puts this work in a class by itself, with universal significance.

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Product Details Hardcover: 388 pages Publisher: Walter De Gruyter Inc (June 1982) Language: English ISBN-10: 3110067110 ISBN-13: 978-3110067118 Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 7.5 x 1 inches Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews) Amazon.com Sales Rank: #5,148,875 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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central switzerland, rock hachures, surveying terrain surfaces, shadow hachures, slope hachures, hachured maps, northwest illumination, hillshaded maps, horizontal hachures, horizontal form lines, many spot heights, slope hachuring, possible contour interval, southern lighting, spot height values, mean height error, main light direction, cartographic terrain representation, hypsometric tints, combined shading, hachure pattern, mean positional error, skeletal lines, illuminated slopes, shadow depiction

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The Topographic Foundations, Historical Developments, Schweizerischer Mittelschulatlas, Schweizerische Mittelschulatlas, The Theory of Colors, Area Colors, Leonardo da Vinci, Interplay of Elements, Mont Blanc, Albrecht Dürer, Kitirô Tanaka, Army Map Service, Karl Peucker, Future Developments, Swiss Alps, Swiss Cadastral Survey, Glarus Canton, Map of France, Leonhard Brandstätter, Swiss Alpine Club, Glarner Alps, Lake Lucerne, Eidgenössische Landestopographie, International Map of the World, Xaver Imfeld

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 388 pages
• Publisher: Walter De Gruyter Inc (June 1982)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3110067110
• ISBN-13: 978-3110067118
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 7.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #5,148,875 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars outstanding book, December 27, 2007

By	L. McGinley (Saint Paul, Minnesota USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Cartographic Relief Presentation (Paperback)

This book is even more incredible than I expected. The art and science of relief representation in black and white and color is explained clearly. The stereoscopic pairs are incredible and this book is a treasure.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Any college-level library strong in cartography must have this., May 8, 2008

By	Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cartographic Relief Presentation (Paperback)

A new edition of Swiss cartographer Eduard Imhof's classic provides new audience with a title last published 25 years ago and long out of print. It first provides a historical overview of cartographic relief, discussing early symbols of mapping, teaching techniques in symbology and drawing, and discussing relief features. The 1982 edition was expensive to produce and thus limited: this new volume is affordable and true to its original edition, editing text for clarity and making only minor changes. Any college-level library strong in cartography must have this.

Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is a classic, January 24, 2008

By	VV "VV" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cartographic Relief Presentation (Paperback)

This book is a classic for everyone interested in the art of map making. Imhof was a true genius and the book is a must-have for all students of cartography, geodesy, remote sensing and even GIS.