Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
Carthusian
Cartier Island
cartilage
cartilaginous
cartilaginous fish
cartload
cartogram
cartographic
cartography
cartomancy
carton
cartoon
cartoonish
cartop
cartophily
cartouche
cartridge
Click to move down the list of words
Print Preview
See pronunciation key
Search for "cartogra..." in all of MSN Encarta
E-mail this entry
Blog about this entry on MSN Spaces
Download the MSN Encarta Right-Click Dictionary

cartography

car·tog·ra·phy [ kaar tóggrəfee ]


noun 
Definition:
 
mapmaking: the science, skill, or work of making maps

[Mid-19th century. < French cartographie< carte "map"]

car·tog·ra·pher noun
Advertisement

Also on Encarta
Englishtown: Learn English online
Our Partners
Also on MSN
Encarta Message Boards (© Rubberball/Jupiterimages)
Shopping
© 2009 Microsoft