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copperplate engraving

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Noun1.copperplate engraving - an engraving consisting of a smooth plate of copper that has been etched or engraved
copperplate
engraving - a block or plate or other hard surface that has been engraved
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Though the corpus of geographical knowledge got larger, and the technology of copperplate engraving improved with time, few of the maps of later ages match the finesse of the "MMI".
"Magni Mogolis Imperium": an early manuscript map of India by Sadhu, Anirban / Marg, A Magazine of the Arts
The author contends that these engravings defined the nature of Western civilization by producing an image of the "savage other," and examines how the tools, materials, and techniques of copperplate engraving shaped Western responses to indigenous peoples.
Engraving the savage; the New World and techniques of civilization by Reference & Research Book News
Penn is a renowned printmaker who specialises in the skill of copperplate engraving.
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