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Bookmark or Share- History of cartography - WikipediaThe history of cartography refers to the development and consequences of cartography, or mapmaking technology, throughout human history. Maps have been one of the most important human inventions for millennia, allowing humans to explain and navigate their way through the world.
- Cartography | Maps, Mapping Techniques & History | Britannicacartography, the art and science of graphically representing a geographical area, usually on a flat surface such as a map or chart. It may involve the superimposition of political, cultural, or other nongeographical divisions onto the representation of a geographical area.
- What is Cartography? | Canadian Cartographic AssociationThe International Cartographic Association defines cartography as the discipline dealing with the conception, production, dissemination and study of maps. Cartography is also about representation – the map.
- The History of Cartography - WorldAtlasThe history of cartography is as old as humanity's first endeavors to understand and represent the world around us. The earliest forms of map-making can be traced back to prehistoric times, with cave paintings that often depicted hunting grounds or water sources.
- Cartography - WikipediaCartography (/ k ɑːr ˈ t ɒ ɡ r ə f i /; from Ancient Greek: χάρτης chartēs, 'papyrus, sheet of paper, map'; and γράφειν graphein, 'write') is the study and practice of making and using maps.
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