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Generalization in Digital Cartography

Book by Robert B. McMaster and Stu Shea
This monograph is part of the Resource Publications in Geography Series of the Association of American Geographers. It describes the many issues & problems associated with representing cartographic features on maps as the scale of the map changes.... Google Books
Originally published: 1992
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Generalization in digital cartography (Resource publications in geography) ; Print length. 134 pages ; Language. English ; Publisher. Association of American ...
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