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social science subjects > geography > geoinformatics > cartography > typography in map design

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typography in map design  

Definition

  • Typography in maps refers to symbols and signs in maps. Since maps are graphical representation of spatial relationships that essentially reduce the permutations of space into a two-dimensional topological construct, the role of typography is limited to labeling points, arcs, and polygons (referred to as features) with appropriate and efficient form, style, and weight factors. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geography; Typography in Map Design]

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