Early modern maps: To what extent are they metrically accurate?

A mathematical similarity transformation is often applied to the study of metrical accuracy of early maps. Accidental major errors of some points in the early map affect the mean accuracy index of the map to a large extent. Therefore, here we propose to exclude these major errors until we made the s...

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Main Authors: Frans Depuydt, Leen Decruynaere, An Heirman, Joeri Theelen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Société Royale Belge de Géographie and the Belgian National Committee of Geography 2008-03-01
Series:Belgeo
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/belgeo/10235
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