Jean-Charles Houzeau and his relief map of Europe (1857) presented by contour lines
The relief map of Europe by contour lines (hypsometrical curves) in a 1:5,000,000 scale is a monumental work produced by J.-C. Houzeau when he published his “Histoire du sol de l’Europe” (1857).This hypsometrical map of Europe is a genuine masterpiece: contour lines on the recently discovered minute...
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| Language: | English |
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Société Royale Belge de Géographie and the Belgian National Committee of Geography
2008-12-01
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| Series: | Belgeo |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/belgeo/11885 |