“Plan shewing principle characters of work used in mapping.”
A map of nowhere showing everything.
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Without and with color.
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Terrain symbols.
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“Plan shewing proposed new street.”
Maps are propositions, right?
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Trees and terrain.
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Geological mapping.
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George G. André
The Draughtsman’s Handbook of Plan and Map Drawing
Including Instructions for the Preparation of Engineering, Architectural, and Mechanical Drawings.
London, New York, E. & F. N. Spon, 1891
Entire book available from Google Books
My goodness, that is a thing of beauty!
Agreed,,,even almost a year later. The detailing on the plates fun to re-examine and also strangely comforting.
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