cartography
Sign in to savethumb|upright=1.35|A medieval depiction of the Ecumene (1482, Johannes Schnitzer, engraver), constructed after the coordinates in Ptolemy's Geography and using his second map projection. The translation into Latin and dissemination of Geography in Europe, in the beginning of the 15th century, marked the rebirth of scientific cartography, after more than a millennium of stagnation.
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Cartography is the practice of making maps, which has a long history rooted in scientific methods like those described by the ancient geographer Ptolemy. The field experienced a major revival in 15th-century Europe when Ptolemy's works were translated and spread, leading to renewed advances in map-making techniques after centuries of little progress.
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- History
- Ancient times
- Middle Ages and Renaissance
- Printing technology
- Lettering
- Color
- Early modern period
- Age of Enlightenment
- Modern period
- Deconstruction
- Map types
- General vs. thematic cartography
- Topographic vs. topological
- Map design
- Map purpose and audience
- Cartographic process
- Aspects of map design
- Deliberate cartographic errors
- Professional and learned societies
- Academic journals
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|upright=1.35|A medieval depiction of the Ecumene (1482, Johannes Schnitzer, engraver), constructed after the coordinates in Ptolemy's Geography and using his second map projection. The translation into Latin and dissemination of Geography in Europe, in the beginning of the 15th century, marked the rebirth of scientific cartography, after more than a millennium of stagnation.
Cartography () is the study and practice of making and using maps. Combining science, aesthetics and technique, cartography builds on the premise that reality (or an imagined reality) can be modeled in ways that communicate spatial information effectively.