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This paper is based on the assumption that the contents of all maps are emanating from three different sources: 1/ visual observations 2/ abstract thinking and 3/ human imagination. Each individual map has a specific combination of these basic elements. This combination is visualised with help of a triangle diagram. Based on the proportions between these three components we can classify all maps and analyse them in different ways. In this paper the analyses go in two different directions:
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Szegö, J. (2011). Classifying, Analysing and Experiencing Maps. In: Ruas, A. (eds) Advances in Cartography and GIScience. Volume 1. Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography(). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-19143-5_3
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