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cartography

The origin and history of cartography.

Etymology

Came into English from French cartographie, from carte (“map”) — ultimately from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs, “map”) — plus -graphie (“-graphy”), from γράφω (gráphō, “write”); it can also be analysed as carto- (“map”) plus -graphy.

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