hachure – The Map Room

Hachure Maps in QGIS

Published on 1 September 2021 by Jonathan Crowe

Detail of a hachure map created in QGIS (Robin Hawkes) — Robin Hawkes

I’m always fascinated to see old mapping techniques replicated in modern mapping software. For an example, see Robin Hawkes’s tutorial on creating hachure maps in QGIS. Which Patrick McGranahan followed to create this map of San Marino.