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partial-hachuring system
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[visualization techniques]
A hachuring method on north-oriented maps in which hachures are eliminated on the northwest sides of hills to improve the three-dimensional impression of relief and make terrain features easier to identify. Developed in the mid-19th century by Swiss cartographer Guillaume Henri Dufour (1787 – 1875), this method largely replaced the Lehmann system.