Cartography — Cartographer redirects here. For the album by E.S. Posthumus, see Cartographer (album). A nautical chart of the Mediterranean Sea from the second quarter of the 14th century. It is the oldest original cartographic artifact in the Library of… … Wikipedia
Topographic map — A topographic map with contour lines … Wikipedia
Cartography of Switzerland — Sample detail of the 1:50,000 National Map of Switzerland, showing the Blüemlisalp glacier. Switzerland has had its current boundaries since 1815, but maps of the Old Swiss Confederacy were drawn since the 16th century. The first topographical… … Wikipedia
Cartography of the United States — 1681 map of North America … Wikipedia
Cartography of India — The cartography of India begins with early charts for navigation[1] and constructional plans for buildings.[2] Indian traditions influenced Tibetan[3] and Islamic traditions,[4] and in turn, were influenced by the British cartographers who… … Wikipedia
Cartography of Europe — Europe as depicted in the Catalan world map of ca. 1450 … Wikipedia
topographic map — a map showing topographic features, usually by means of contour lines. Cf. contour map. * * * ▪ cartography cartographic representation of the Earth s surface at a level of detail or scale intermediate between that of a plan (small area)… … Universalium
cartography — Synonyms and related words: Lambert conformal projection, Mercator projection, Miller projection, aeronautical chart, altimetry, astronomical chart, atlas, azimuthal equidistant projection, azimuthal projection, bathymetry, biometrics, biometry,… … Moby Thesaurus
History of cartography — The Fra Mauro map, one of the greatest memorial of medieval cartography, was made around 1450 by the Venetian monk Fra Mauro. It is a circular world map drawn on parchment and set in a wooden frame, about two meters in diameter Cartography (from… … Wikipedia
Outline of cartography — The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to cartography: Cartography (also called mapmaking) – study and practice of making maps or globes. Maps have traditionally been made using pen and paper, but the advent and… … Wikipedia
