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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

Throughout the book, elements from a talking fish to a possibly reincarnated dog exist alongside the bleak reality of a country so downtrodden and occupied that even its cartography isn’t in its own language.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 30, 2026

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

But these merely serve to conceal the fact that cartography transforms place into space.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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