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early maps (<maps by subject type>, maps (documents), ... Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: General term for cartographic works made by human observation and surveying, prior to the invention of complex scientific cartographic equipment in the 19th century and later. Ancient maps are documented by the 7th century BCE; star maps dating to 14,500 BCE are found on the walls of the Lascaux caves. |
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early maps (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,PN)
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early map (C,U,English,AD,U,SN)
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maps, early (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: V.VW |
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.... Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ Information Forms (hierarchy name) (G) |
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............ information forms (objects) (G) |
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................ document genres (G) |
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.................... <documents by form> (G) |
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........................ graphic document genres (G) |
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............................ cartographic materials (G) |
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................................ maps (documents) (G) |
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.................................... <maps by subject type> (G) |
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........................................ early maps (G) |
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