Map Sheets

Here is a typical 19th century thematic map. The symbolization scheme is complex, using color, line, and symbol to communicate three different observations: the level of development of the fruit industry, the distribution of fruit varieties, and the…

This map was produced by the Military-Topographical Depot of the Russian Empire. The original edition was approved and published in 1860; this edition, apparently with slight corrections, was published in 1862.

The map cost 25 kopeks. One could…