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Record 1 1994-11-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cartography
OBS

A method of printing maps using movable type, not only for the lettering, but also for symbols and line work, for which special elements were cast type-high.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cartographie
OBS

Source : An historical glossary of cartographic innovations and their diffusion (Helen Wallis) (1976).

Spanish

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