cartography
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In 1822, F. & R. Lockwood, a small cartography firm in New York, published what historians today believe was the first of its kind: a board game invented and marketed in America.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 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
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
Here, geometry, perspective painting and cartography merge into one.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing cartography
Write On!: Graph and Gram
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