cartography

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Uniquely, Wilse began documenting his surveying and cartography with photography, at which he became increasingly skilled.

From Seattle Times

“To study a female life marked by silence is to attempt a cartography of fog,” Ni Ghriofa has written.

From New York Times

Here, however — despite the earnest title “Tristes Tropiques,” referring to the dated Claude Lévi-Strauss anthropology classic — the work gains from altitude and becomes a welcome project in critical cartography.

From New York Times

Patches of deforestation appear at the furthest extent of the roads, according to the map, which underlines the impact of unplanned roadbuilding by combining satellite imagery and local cartography.

From Reuters

Working alone and with white allies, Black activists and scholars continue using cartography to tell a fuller story about the United States, to challenge racial segregation and to combat violence.

From Salon