cartography

American  

[kahr-tog-ruh-fee] / kɑrˈtɒg rə fi /

noun

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

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cartography British  

/ kɑːˈtɒɡrəfɪ, ˌkɑːtəˈɡræfɪk /

noun

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

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cartography Scientific  

/ kär-tŏg′rə-fē /

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

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Other Word Forms

• cartograph noun
• cartographer noun
• cartographic adjective
• cartographical adjective
• cartographically adverb

Etymology

Origin of cartography

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

Example Sentences

In 1822, F. & R. Lockwood, a small cartography firm in New York, published what historians today believe was the first of its kind: a board game invented and marketed in America.

From The Wall Street Journal

He specializes in data visualization, cartography, illustration and graphics.

From The Wall Street Journal

Drew An-Pham is a graphics reporter at The Wall Street Journal, specializing in cartography and data visualization.

From The Wall Street Journal

Throughout the book, elements from a talking fish to a possibly reincarnated dog exist alongside the bleak reality of a country so downtrodden and occupied that even its cartography isn’t in its own language.

From Los Angeles Times

It sounds like a bit of harmless bureaucratic cartography.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• earth science
• geology
• geopolitics
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