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Eduard Imhof

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Swiss cartographer considered the definitive master of manual hillshading technique in relief maps.

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"Manual hillshading is a mostly lost art, having been supplanted by computer methods. A distinctly Swiss tradition, its modern form first appeared in Hans Conrad Gyger's 1667 map of Zurich. In his era, Swiss cartographer Eduard Imhof was considered the definitive master of this technique."
Hillshade relief maps by Swiss cartographer Eduard Imhof · u/ghghgfdfgh · ↑28 · 2025-07-26
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