heliogravure

he·lio·gra·vure

photogravure

Origin of heliogravure

French héliogravure: see helio- and gravure

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Noun

(countable and uncountable, plural heliogravures)

The process of photographic engraving.
An engraving of this kind.

Origin

French héliogravure.

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Another process, photoor heliogravure, for obtaining an engraved image on a copper plate, was for the first time employed on a large scale for producing a new topographical map of the Austrian Empire in 718 sheets, on a scale of I: 75,000, which was completed in seventeen years (1873-1890).
The Specialkarte of Austria-Hungary on a scale of r:75,000 (765 sheets), based upon a triangulation and cadastral surveys (1816-1867), was completed in 1889, and published in heliogravure.

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