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(kɑːʳtɒgrəfi)
uncountable noun
Cartography is the art or activity of drawing maps and geographical charts.

cartography in British English

or chartography (kɑːˈtɒɡrəfɪ)
noun
the art, technique, or practice of compiling or drawing maps or charts
Derived forms
cartographer (carˈtographer) or chartographer (charˈtographer)
noun
cartographic (ˌkɑːtəˈɡræfɪk), cartographical (ˌcartoˈgraphical) or chartographic (ˌchartoˈgraphic) or chartographical (ˌchartoˈgraphical)
adjective
cartographically (ˌcartoˈgraphically) or chartographically (ˌchartoˈgraphically)
adverb
Word origin
C19: from French cartographie, from carte map, chart

cartography in American English

(kɑrˈtɑgrəfi)
noun
the art or work of making maps or charts
Derived forms
cartographic (ˌcartoˈgraphic) (ˌkɑrtəˈgræfɪk)
adjective or ˌcartoˈgraphical
Word origin
< ML carta (see card1) + -graphy

Examples of 'cartography' in a sentence
cartography

Quite a number of people in the business of cartography come to Great Stanton to see my father and his manager.
Holt, Victoria THE ROAD TO PARADISE ISLAND (2001)
The conversation was always lively and when there were guests it diverged from cartography to politics.
Holt, Victoria THE ROAD TO PARADISE ISLAND (2001)
Who knows, one of them might want to take up cartography as a career.
Holt, Victoria THE ROAD TO PARADISE ISLAND (2001)
If you must have one, I think it would be better if I undertook the cartography myself.
Garth Nix SABRIEL (2001)

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