Seemingly attractive topographical studies or abstract compositions, on closer inspection they reveal various forms of degradation of the landscape by man.

Edward Robinson, an American theologian who visited the country in 1838, published the first topographical studies.

On the other hand, the two pictures entitled Glasgow Tenements are topographical studies as atmospheric as anything by Piper.

Writing in the 1950s, Professor Hoskins rightly criticised the lack of detailed topographical studies of towns at that time.

Some subject elusive spaces to sly, poetic attacks in the form of bogus topographical studies, while others offer loaded accounts of journeys through a landscape.

Dorset, and from him developed an interest for topographical and antiquarian studies.

In 1815 he retired from the army, in which he held the rank of colonel, devoting the remainder of his life to topographical and antiquarian studies.

I've done extensive topographical studies of Ivory Island going back to the Pleistocene period, when the steppes here teemed with the creatures.

His works and notebooks proved very valuable for the topographical studies done by Thomas Ashby at the beginning of the 20th century.