cartography

[ kahr-tog-ruh-fee ]

noun

1. the production of maps, including construction of projections, design, compilation, drafting, and reproduction.

cartography

/ ˌkɑːtəˈɡræfɪk; kɑːˈtɒɡrəfɪ /

noun

1. the art, technique, or practice of compiling or drawing maps or charts

cartography

/ kär-tŏg′rə-fē /

1. The art or technique of making maps or charts.

Derived Forms

• cartographic, adjective
• ˌcartoˈgraphically, adverb
• carˈtographer, noun

Other Words From

• car·to·graph [kahr, -t, uh, -graf, -grahf], noun
• car·togra·pher noun
• car·to·graph·ic [kahr-t, uh, -, graf, -ik], carto·graphi·cal adjective
• carto·graphi·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of cartography¹

1855–60; < Latin c ( h ) art ( a ) carte + -o- + -graphy

Word History and Origins

Origin of cartography¹

C19: from French cartographie, from carte map, chart

Example Sentences

Beyond Baghdad the line drawn between Syria, now the property of France, and Iraq was more cartography than anthropology.

From The Daily Beast

The book is an interesting blend of forms, part cartography, philosophy, travelogue, and poetry.

From The Daily Beast

Official cartography again showed a single territory, from the sea to the river.

From The Daily Beast

Cassini was right in saying that cartography was no longer at its height as a science.

From Project Gutenberg

The bringing forward of the Cantino map confirms much of the supposed cartography.

From Project Gutenberg

We come now to two significant maps in the early history of American cartography.

From Project Gutenberg

It is to the work of Allefonsce that we probably owe another confusion of this northern cartography in the sixteenth century.

From Project Gutenberg

Hence mathematical geography (see Map), including cartography as a practical application, comes first.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• earth science
• geology
• geopolitics
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