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An area exaggeration occurs when the [[area scale]] in a point of a map is greater then the square of the [[principal scale]].
  
 
French term first used by Tissot (1881).
 
French term first used by Tissot (1881).

Latest revision as of 10:54, 31 October 2014

area exaggeration

An area exaggeration occurs when the area scale in a point of a map is greater then the square of the principal scale.

French term first used by Tissot (1881).