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Bramwell, Martyn

How Maps Are Made

(3) 4-6 Maps and Mapmakers series. Illustrated by George Fryer. These books describe in detail the basic ideas behind maps and charts, the measurements needed to make them, and such concepts as projections and scale. The various codes and symbols that tell the reader what sort of information is supplied in a map (physical or political geography, products, climate, or population) are clearly explained. Glos., ind.

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