Imhof-ish Cartography pt 1: A Close Look

Part 1 of 2. In this first installation, we'll take a close look at how Eduard Imhof, renown cartographer, used hue and brightness to create a mood and the old painter's trick of atmospheric perspective to drive a sense of depth.
In part 2, we open up ArcGIS Pro and try to emulate a bit of his look, given what we've learned:    • Imhof-ish Cartography pt 2: Building ...  

Grab the ArcGIS Pro style file, or source map project, here: http://esriurl.com/imhof
Learn more about Imhof: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduard_...
Download some of Imhof's actual hillshade layer images: http://www.shadedreliefarchive.com/Ed...

Check out some other social channels where I share how-to's and updates on random map adventures:

http://adventuresinmapping.com
https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/auth...
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