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CROQUIS SCHEMATIQUE [1 record]

Record 1 2004-07-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cartography
DEF

An outline map drawn freehand from observation or from loose and uncontrolled surveys rather than from exact survey measurements, showing only the main features of an area.

CONT

Geological sketch map.

OBS

[This type of map] preserves the essential space relationships, but does not truly preserve scale or orientation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cartographie
DEF

Représentation cartographique élémentaire portant sur un ou plusieurs phénomènes.

CONT

Carte géologique généralisée.

Spanish

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