Definition of cartography

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car·tog·ra·phy    (kär-tgr-f) KEY 

NOUN:

The art or technique of making maps or charts.

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ETYMOLOGY:
French cartographie : carte, map (from Old French, from Latin charta, carta, paper made from papyrus; see card¹) + -graphie, writing (from Greek graphi; see -graphy)

OTHER FORMS:
car·togra·pher(Noun), carto·graphic  (kärt-grfk) KEY  or carto·graphi·cal(Adjective)