That's why topographical or terrain maps were invented. These two-dimensional maps provide height data with visual cues. Google Maps shows a terrain map as contour lines that highlight elevation ...

A new map of the South Orkney Islands has been released by British Antarctic Survey (BAS) – the first UK published, topographic map of the region in almost 40 years. Created by the Mapping and ...

Ann E. Komara, Measure and Map: Alphand's Contours of Construction at the Parc des Buttes Chaumont, Paris 1867, Landscape Journal, Vol. 28, No. 1 (2009), pp. 22-39 ...