地图学中“晕渲法”一词的来源与确定

The Source and Determination of the Term “Hill Shading” in Cartography

晕渲法是在地图上表示地貌高低起伏的一种方法,17世纪中叶产生于欧洲。晚清时期,晕渲法通过译著传入中国,但当时没有专用名称,被称为"新法"或"斜光之法";民国时期,"晕渲法"一词出现,据笔者考证应来源于日文书籍,同时期还存在其他别名,如"颜色法""影线法""浓淡色法"等;1949年后,晕渲法名称成为主流,但其别名"影线""阴影"一直存在;20世纪80年代,随着晕渲法知识的普及和晕渲地图的推广,"晕渲法"这一名称固定下来。

Hill shading is one method to show the rise and fall of landscape. It appeared in mid 17th century in Europe. In the late Qing Dynasty,hill shading was introduced to China through translations. But it didn＇t have a proper name at that time,sometimes called＂new method＂or＂method of oblique light＂. During the period of the Republic of China,the word＂hill shading＂appeared. According to the author＇s textual research,＂hill shading＂may come from Japanese books. There were also other aliases at the same time,such as＂coloring method＂,＂hatching method＂,＂shade of color＂,etc.. After the founding of PRC,the term＂hill shading＂became the mainstream,while ＂hatching＂and ＂shadow＂still existed. In the 1980s,the name of＂hill shading＂was settled with the spread of hill shading knowledge and promotion of hill shading maps.