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Subject:        Re: Use of hachures fordescribing relief on map]
Date:   Thu, 03 Jun 2004 15:36:39 -0400
From:   Paige Andrew <[log in to unmask]>




Brian,

Sure sounds to me like the term "hachures" is being used incorrectly in
your instance, though they don't necessarily have to be used only in
mountainous terrain. Hachures, even widely-spaced, can represent
individual high points such as hills in a mostly-flat terrain area also.
However, I cannot imagine hachures being employed to show elevation in
the Everglades area of Florida unless individual mounds are shown that
way. The symbols used on maps to show marshy areas or wetlands like the
Everglades don't relate to elevation representation at all so I don't
know what those are called.

Paige

At 03:24 PM 6/3/2004 -0400, you wrote:

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Use of hachures fordescribing relief on map
> Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2004 16:36:07 -0400
> From: Falato, Brian <[log in to unmask]>
>
>
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> I'm cataloging pre-1900 maps from our Special Collections Dept. at the
> University of South Florida.  A good proportion of these maps naturally
> feature Florida as the main point of interest.  In looking on OCLC, I've
> seen some records for Florida maps that say "relief shown by hachures."
>  I thought hachures were used to depict mountainous terrain.  We don't
> have mountains in Florida, of course. (Our highest point is under 350
> feet!)  So I'm wondering if hachures can be used to describe the symbols
> designating swamp or marsh land, such as the Everglades.  If hachures is
> being used incorrectly here, what would be the term to describe the
> symbols used on maps to depict the Everglades, for instance?
>
> Brian Falato
> Serials/Maps Cataloger
> University of South Florida
> Tampa Campus Library
> Tampa, FL 33620
> (813)974-1772
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