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cartography

[kahr-tog-ruh-fee] / kɑrˈtɒg rə fi /


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Each year, she sits on the jury for a junior cartography competition organized in several French high schools.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 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

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

From New York Times • Sep. 3, 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

European knowledge of Mount Everest depends on a long history of discovery, exploration, surveying and cartography.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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