| LC control no. | gf2011026697 |
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| Thesaurus/term list | lcgft |
| Genre/Form term | Topographic maps |
| Variant(s) | Hypsographic maps Hypsometric maps Relief maps Topo maps Topographical maps |
| See also | Maps |
| Scope note | Maps that represent the horizontal and vertical locations of natural and man-made features. For maps that represent the surface of the land or floor of the ocean without man-made structures or vegetation see Physical maps. |
| Subject example tracing | Note under Physical maps |
| Found in | Mayhew, S. The concise Oxford dict. of geography, 1992 (topographic[al] map) Glossary of the mapping sciences, 1994: map, topographic (1. a map showing the horizontal and vertical locations of the natural and man-made features represented. Also called a relief map. Uses numbered contour lines or comparable symbols to show mountains, valleys and plains; 2. a map whose principle purpose is to portray and identify the natural and artificial features on the Earth's surface as faithfully as possible within the limitations imposed by scale) Glossary of mapping, charting, and geodetic terms, 1973: hypsographic map (a map showing land or submarine bottom relief in terms of height above, or below, a datum by any method, such as contours, hachures, shading, or tinting; also called hypsometric map; SEE FROM relief map) LCSH, Jan. 9, 2009: (hdg.: topographic maps) Search Map (Firm). Singapore topo map 1:30,000, 1994. DeLorme Mapping Company. North Dakota atlas & gazetteer : topo maps of the entire state, back roads, outdoor recreation, c1999. |
| Invalid LCCN | sh2009025020 |
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