The beauty of geology : art of geology mapping in China over a century / Chenyang Li, Liqiong Jia, Xuan Wu, editors.
Li, Chenyang.; Jia, Liqiong.; Wu, Xuan.
2019
QE294 .B43 2019
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Title The beauty of geology : art of geology mapping in China over a century / Chenyang Li, Liqiong Jia, Xuan Wu, editors.
ISBN 9789811337864 (electronic book)
9811337861 (electronic book)
9811337853
9789811337857
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-3
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-3786-4
Publication Details Singapore : Springer, 2019.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (ix, 119 pages) : illustrations.
Item Number 10.1007/978-981-13-3 doi
10.1007/978-981-13-3786-4 doi
Call Number QE294 .B43 2019
Dewey Decimal Classification 550.22/3
Summary This open access book contains a collection of rare geologic maps and figures made by Chinese geologists in the last century. Preserved in National Geological Archives of China, these artworks demonstrate the development and innovation of geological mapping technology in China in the past 100 years. The collections are highly scientific and artistic, with most of the hand-drawn maps featured with traditional Chinese painting techniques, while the newer ones being more accurate and embedded with more scientific information with the aid of computer technics.
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Added Author Li, Chenyang.
Jia, Liqiong.
Wu, Xuan.
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Initiation period (1914- 1935): Geologists' artistic accomplishment reflected by hand-drawn maps
Exploration period (1936- 1954): the first step towards standardization
Growth period (1955-1994): maps displaying more information and printed in more standard way
Leaping forward period (1995 to date): moving into digital mapping and digital cartography era.

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