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Noun
  1. (uncountable) The creation of charts and maps based on the layout of a territory's geography. [from 19th c.]
  2. (countable, figuratively) An illustrative discussion of a topic. [from 20th c.]
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Other disciplines have been brought to bear on the subject, including archaeology, cartography, and historical geography.
I did some useful snow cartography of slopes and took measurements of scree slopes.
Also included is an interesting cosmographical miscellany that is unpublished but holds a great deal of interest for historians of cartography.
Mercator had studied geography, cartography and mathematics at the University of Louvain in Belgium.
Integrating cartography with the GPS position information creates a true chart plotter rather then a simple course plotter.
Critical cartographers urge a profound revision of traditional cartography as taught in academic Geography.

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