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Maps as pictures or diagrams: The early development of geological maps
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David Oldroyd
David Oldroyd
School of Humanities, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia, and 605/36-42 Stanley Street, St. Ives, NSW 2075, Australia
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Published:September 01, 2013
By means of numerous examples, this paper traces the early history of “geomaps” from the Renaissance to the early decades of the nineteenth century, considering in general terms the purposes for which the maps were compiled or the interests of the mapmakers. It is shown that a distinct change of style occurred approximately in the period from ca. A.D. 1760 to 1770, when maps changed from being pictorial (in various different ways) to diagrammatic. Following some early Italian work, the initial development of geomapping occurred particularly in the German-speaking parts of Central Europe and was chiefly associated with the work...
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Rethinking the Fabric of Geology
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Victor R. Baker
Victor R. Baker
Department of Hydrology and Water Resources, J.W. Harshbarger Building, Room 246, 1133 E. James E. Rogers Way, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721-0011, USA
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September 01, 2013
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