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Cartography: Encyclopedia - Cartography
Cartography or mapmaking (in Greek chartis = map and graphein = write) is the study and practice of making maps or globes. Maps have trad...
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Cartography: Encyclopedia Ii - Cartography - History
Mapmaking involves advanced skills and attitudes, particularly the use of symbols to represent certain geographic phenomena, as well as t...
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Cartography: Encyclopedia Ii - Cartography - Naming Conventions
There are several ways to name the places on a map. Early explorers named them in several ways — after themselves, people in their home...
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Cartography: Encyclopedia Ii - Cartography - Map Types
In understanding basic maps, the field of cartography can be divided into two general categories: general cartography and thematic cartog...
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