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cartography

[kahr-tog-ruh-fee] / kɑrˈtɒg rə fi /


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

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 7, 2026

Although not the oldest portolan in existence, it is “an important data point in understanding the evolution of European cartography of the Mediterranean Sea and adjacent waters,” Pflederer said.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 25, 2023

The Seattle-based cartography company turns 50 this year, providing proof as clear as the compass rose that the hard-copy map is not going the way of the phone book.

From Seattle Times Aug. 30, 2023

Redrawing the map would require much more than fresh cartography.

From New York Times Mar. 18, 2023

And, naturally, the crucial topics for the new science corresponded neatly with the professional preoccupations of seventeenth-century mathematicians: astronomy/astrology, navigation, cartography, surveying, architecture, ballistics and hydraulics.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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