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Topography (image-making)

Scope note

Use for the art or practice of the accurate graphic delineation of the natural and man-made surface features of a specific urban area, tract of land, or other place, especially so as to show their relative positions and elevations. For the relief features or surface configurations of a place or object, including its natural and man-made features, use "topography (attribute)."

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000256273

Equivalent Terms used

topographical

Created

13yrs ago

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