Atlas Of Oblique Maps: A Collection Of Landform Portrayals Of Selected Areas Of The World, 1988 ():
Ppg137, 200+ maps and geological sections (some in color and some color-tinted). Publisher’s 2-color printed wrappers, large folio (20.5×16 inches).
This folio comprises scale-accurate, obliquely viewed maps compiled 1961–25198638ya that portray the physiography of selected areas of the ocean floor and continents. The life’s work of Tau Rho Alpha…the maps are all oblique aerials, and range from 1961–25198638ya, so are pre-digital.
The ability to represent complex geographic and topography features enlightens many maps of this sort, and the techniques to create this makes for a fascinating read.
…Some of the benefits of this type of map are discussed, including more realism and easier comprehension, and ability maintain scale. Disadvantages included displacement of features, and hiding of key elements, and a relative inexactness of elevation and location.