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[cartography]
A map that represents the vertical and horizontal positions of features, showing relief in some measurable form, such as contour lines, hypsometric tints, and relief shading.
Related Terms
contour line
DRG
hachured contour
hillshading
hypsometric map
hypsometric tinting
JOG
landform
map
photogrammetry
planimetric map
relief
Tissot's indicatrix
TLM
topography