Cartographic language: Towards a new paradigm for understanding stylistic diversity in topographic maps

Cartographic Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 21-40

  Kent, Alexander J ^a   Vujakovic, Peter ^a  

^a CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cartographic language; Cartographic style; Europe; INSPIRE; Symbol standardisation; Topographic maps

Indexed keywords

CARTOGRAPHY; MAP; STANDARDIZATION; TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING;

EUROPE;

EID: 79958134757     PISSN: 00087041     EISSN: 17432774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/1743277411Y.0000000004     Document Type: Article

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