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cartography

[kahr-tog-ruh-fee] / kɑrˈtɒg rə fi /


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Its main purpose was to help European sailors navigate the oceans, as cartography Professor James Cheshire at University London College explained.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

It sounds like a bit of harmless bureaucratic cartography.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 15, 2025

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

Leanne Abraham is a graphics editor at The Times with a focus on cartography and data visualization.

From New York Times ● Sep. 3, 2023

Painting, cartography and ballistics do not strike us as cutting-edge sciences but, once, they were.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton


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