Illustrations from More Techniques for Effective Mapping
The map area graphic was converted to a polygon called maparea.shp using the XTools Graphic to Shape tool.
After creating a hillshade for the DEM theme, the Map Calculator in ArcView Spatial Analyst was used to add the DEM grid and grid file generated from the Mapunion shapefile together.
Color from different palettes in the Shademax Color Set were applied to different ranges in mapgrid to separate the town from the surrounding area.
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