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Typometry (printing)
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For other uses, see Typometry (disambiguation).
Typometry was a short-lived relief printing technique developed during the 18th and 19th centuries to compose maps, drawings and other designs, using moveable type to reproduce words, lineworks and map symbols.[1][2][3]
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