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A treatise on wood engravings : historical and practical (1881)

Chatto, William Andrew, 1799-1864, Jackson, John, 1801-1848, Bohn, Henry G. (Henry George), 1796-1884 · New York : J. W. Bouton · leaf 676

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e engraving has a great advantage over woodwhen applied to the execution of maps, in consequence of the greaterdelicacy that can be given to the different shades and lines, indicatinghills, rivers, and the boundaries of districts, and also from the numberof names that can be introduced, and from… … R0U15N CATHEDRA!. the unavoidable expense frequently renders it impossible to give suchmaps, even when necessary, in books published at a low price. Under ee2 612 THE PEACTICE OF WOOD ENGRAVING. such circumstances, where little more than outlines, with the courseof rivers, and comparatively few…

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