decorations may have influenced the raised-relief map. The Han dynasty general Ma Yuan made a raised-relief map of valleys and mountains in a rice-constructed...

Terrain cartography or relief mapping is the depiction of the shape of the surface of the Earth on a map, using one or more of several techniques that...

Relief map or mapping may refer to: Raised-relief map, a 3D physical representation of terrain Relief mapping (computer graphics), the 3D digital rendering...

a topographic map or topographic sheet is a type of map characterized by large-scale detail and quantitative representation of relief features, usually...

development of the raised-relief map in China. The Han dynasty general Ma Yuan (14 BC – 49 AD) is recorded as having made a raised-relief map of valleys and...

contour line; for example, if a plane cuts through mountains of a raised-relief map parallel to the ground, the result is a contour line in two-dimensional...

papermaking, rudders for steering ships, negative numbers in mathematics, raised-relief maps, hydraulic-powered armillary spheres for astronomy, and seismometers...

Vertical exaggeration (VE) is a scale that is used in raised-relief maps, plans and technical drawings (cross section perspectives), in order to emphasize...

distances was applied to terrain maps. Following a long tradition, Shen Kuo created a raised-relief map, while his other maps featured a uniform graduated...

tradition of Ma Jun were created in later dynasties as well. Raised-relief map: The raised-relief map may have existed in China since the 3rd century BC, if...