cartography

[kahr-tog-ruh-fee]

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noun

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

Origin of cartography

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

Related formscar·to·graph

[kahr-tuh-graf, -grahf] /ˈkɑr təˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf/, nouncar·tog·ra·pher, nouncar·to·graph·ic

[kahr-tuh-graf-ik] /ˌkɑr təˈgræf ɪk/, car·to·graph·i·cal, adjectivecar·to·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb

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Historical Examples

Cassini was right in saying that cartography was no longer at its height as a science.
Celebrated Travels and Travellers
Jules Verne
Only two specimens of Roman cartography have come down to us, viz.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 6
Various
Scarcely any specimens of ancient Egyptian cartography have survived.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 6
Various
We were obliged to limit our cartography to languages alone.
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, March 1899
Various
This is how I came to enter the studio devoted to the cartography of Northern Africa.
Atlantida
Pierre Benoit

British Dictionary definitions for cartography

cartography

chartography

noun

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

Derived Formscartographer or chartographer, nouncartographic (ˌkɑːtəˈɡræfɪk), cartographical, chartographic or chartographical, adjectivecartographically or chartographically, adverb

Word Origin

C19: from French cartographie, from carte map, chart

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Word Origin and History for cartography

n.

1843, from French cartographie, from Medieval Latin carta (see card (n.)) + French -graphie, from Greek -graphein "to write, to draw" (see -graphy). Related: Cartographer; cartographic.

cartography in Science

cartography

[kär-tŏg′rə-fē]

The art or technique of making maps or charts.

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Examples from the Web for cartography

Historical Examples

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

Only two specimens of Roman cartography have come down to us, viz.

Scarcely any specimens of ancient Egyptian cartography have survived.

We were obliged to limit our cartography to languages alone.

This is how I came to enter the studio devoted to the cartography of Northern Africa.

cartography

chartography

Word Origin

Word Origin and History for cartography

n.

cartography

Origin of cartography