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cartographer

[kahr-tog-ruh-fer] / kɑrˈtɒg rə fər /
NOUN
surveyor
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Melvin West, 70, sliced the map from a 1684 atlas by Dutch cartographer Frederik de Wit while viewing it at the Caird Library, part of the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, in February 2025.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

It urges member states to use the new map in place of the traditional Mercator projection, which was designed for maritime navigation by Flemish cartographer Gerardus Mercator in 1569.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

Eugeniusz Romer, a Polish cartographer, therefore cleverly mapped central Europe by emphasizing districts and their chief towns, suggesting a Polish “population terrain” distinct from neighboring countries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025

Eclipse cartographer Michael Zeiler told USA Today that the moon phase would be no more than 5 to 6 hours old at sunset, making it impossible to see the crescent that evening.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2024

When he lived with us, Papi sometimes helped me with homework, and when he saw how good I was with maps, he said I would grow up to be a cartographer.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago


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