- cartography
- The art and science of expressing graphically, by maps and charts, the known physical and political or administrative features of the earth (or of another celestial body).
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cartography
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Cartography — Car*tog ra*phy, n. [Cf. F. cartographie. See {Card}, and { graphy}.] The art or business of forming charts or maps. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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cartography — [kär täg′rə fē] n. [< ML carta (see CARD1) + GRAPHY] the art or work of making maps or charts cartographic [kärt΄ə graf′ik] adj. cartographical … English World dictionary
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cartography — [[t]kɑː(r)tɒ̱grəfi[/t]] N UNCOUNT Cartography is the art or activity of drawing maps and geographical charts … English dictionary
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cartography and cartographer — Cartography is the making of maps, and a cartographer is a person who makes maps. In ancient times, maps were often decorated with fanciful beasts and monsters instead of accurate details about places. French mapmakers of the 1700s and 1800s… … Glossary of Art Terms
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