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The use of Contours and
Colour to Depict
Surface Height
Figure 7.1 Fifty metre contours digitised from Scottish ordinance survey maps
on a slightly skewed equal land area projection. The graphic shows how colour
can be used to great effect in contour diagrams to show something of the actual
shape of complex terrain. Unfortunately, here, some of the hues were darkened in
the original printing process, but the overall effect is still dramatic.
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