cartography

Also known as study of map making, study of mapping, study of mapmaking, study of map-making, map science, study of making maps, chartology, cartographic science

thumb|upright=1.35|A medieval depiction of the Ecumene (1482, Johannes Schnitzer, engraver), constructed after the coordinates in Ptolemy's Geography and using his second map projection. The translation into Latin and dissemination of Geography in Europe, in the beginning of the 15th century, marked the rebirth of scientific cartography, after more than a millennium of stagnation.

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Cartography is the practice of making maps, which has a long history rooted in scientific methods like those described by the ancient geographer Ptolemy. The field experienced a major revival in 15th-century Europe when Ptolemy's works were translated and spread, leading to renewed advances in map-making techniques after centuries of little progress.

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Subclass of: geography
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Classification of Instructional Programs code: 45.0702
Commons category: Cartography
topic's main category: Category:Cartography
equivalent class: id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe/Cartography
history of topic: history of cartography
ACM Classification Code (2012): 10010479
different from: cartogram
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Contents

History
Ancient times
Middle Ages and Renaissance
Printing technology
Lettering
Color
Early modern period
Age of Enlightenment
Modern period
Deconstruction
Map types
General vs. thematic cartography
Topographic vs. topological
Map design
Map purpose and audience
Cartographic process
Aspects of map design
Deliberate cartographic errors
Professional and learned societies
Academic journals
See also
References
Bibliography
Further reading
External links

Cartography () is the study and practice of making and using maps. Combining science, aesthetics and technique, cartography builds on the premise that reality (or an imagined reality) can be modeled in ways that communicate spatial information effectively.

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