word
Cartography
kar-TOG-rah-fee
/kɑːrˈtɒɡrəfiː/Listen
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cartography
Dictionary meaning
Science and art of making maps — from Greek 'khartēs' (papyrus) + 'graphia' (writing); Ptolemy's Geography (2nd century CE) was the definitive map guide until the Age of Exploration; the Mercator projection (1569) distorts area but preserves angles; modern GIS (Geographic Information Systems) combines cartography with database technology
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