Bartholomew is best known for the development of colour contouring ( or hypsometric tints ), the system of representing altitudes on a graduated colour scale, with areas of high altitude in shades of brown and areas of low altitude in shades of green.
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… the current popularity of hypsometric tints has more to do with production ease and pretty colors than it does with our interest in elevation . & hellip; With hypsometric tints, the end result is often a map with pleasing colors that blend softly into one another in an orderly fashion, a design trait that people find attractive, even if they don t necessarily know or care about elevations.
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… the current popularity of hypsometric tints has more to do with production ease and pretty colors than it does with our interest in elevation . & hellip; With hypsometric tints, the end result is often a map with pleasing colors that blend softly into one another in an orderly fashion, a design trait that people find attractive, even if they don t necessarily know or care about elevations.
