Typometry

Typometry

Typometry is a relief printing method developed in the late 18th century. The items to be printed were produced using movable type. As the technique was inflexible and the maps look quite schematic, however, the technique did not catch on. Nowadays, typometric maps are rarities in map collections.

Abbildung: «Die Landschaft Basel und das Frickthal», Wilhelm Haas, 1798, e-rara