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DescriptionGermany general map.png	Deutsch: Übersichtskarte von Deutschland, englische Version English: General map of Germany, English version Français : Carte générale de l'Allemagne, en anglais
Date	08-06-2008
Source	Self made, using Generic Mapping Tools (source code below), based on United States National Imagery and Mapping Agency data. This map has been made or improved in the German Kartenwerkstatt (Map Lab). You can propose maps to improve as well. azərbaycanca ∙ čeština ∙ Deutsch ∙ Deutsch (Sie-Form) ∙ English ∙ español ∙ français ∙ italiano ∙ latviešu ∙ magyar ∙ Nederlands ∙ Plattdüütsch ∙ polski ∙ português ∙ română ∙ sicilianu ∙ slovenščina ∙ suomi ∙ македонски ∙ русский ∙ ქართული ∙ հայերեն ∙ বাংলা ∙ ไทย ∙ +/−
Author	Lencer and NordNordWest
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Source code

• color_table based of fr:Aide:Cartographie:

# ih_land_de.cpt
   0 148 191 139    200 189 204 150
 200 189 204 150    500 239 235 192
 500 239 235 192   1000 222 214 163
1000 222 214 163   2000 202 185 130
2000 202 185 130   5000 192 154  83
B 148 191 139
F 192 154  83
N 148 191 139

• Creating the background with Generic Mapping Tools (GMT) archive copy at the Wayback Machine and Globe

xyz2grd c10g -R0/90/50/90 -I30c -N-500 -F -ZTLh -Gc10g.grd
xyz2grd g10g -R0/90/0/50 -I30c -N-500 -F -ZTLh -Gg10g.grd
grdpaste c10g.grd g10g.grd -Gih_land_de.grd
grdgradient ih_land_de.grd -A305 -Ne0.2 -Gih_schatten_de.grd

pscoast -JL10/51/42/54/18c -R5/47/16/55r -Gc -Dh -P -K >ih_de.ps
grdimage ih_land_de.grd -Iih_schatten_de.grd -Cih_land_de.cpt -JL10/51/42/54/18c -R5/47/16/55r -P -K -O >>ih_de.ps
pscoast -JL10/51/42/54/18c -R5/47/16/55r -Q -O >>ih_de.ps

See the German GMT-helppage for further instructions.