cartographer
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The rectangular map is based on the projection first described by Scottish cartographer James Gall in 1855.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
It urges member states to use the new map in place of the traditional Mercator projection, which was designed for maritime navigation by Flemish cartographer Gerardus Mercator in 1569.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
When the cartographer James Cheshire stumbled into the room in University College London several years ago, he encountered less a resource for mapping the modern globe than “an epitaph of a world we once knew.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
Eclipse cartographer Michael Zeiler told USA Today that the moon phase would be no more than 5 to 6 hours old at sunset, making it impossible to see the crescent that evening.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2024
“A cartographer draws the Delimitation of Boundaries in maps.”
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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