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Putting cartography in their hands provides an opportunity for self representation and the dismantling of colonial worldviews and narratives.—Katherine Gallardo, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 May 2023 An Iranian state and polity have existed for thousands of years: unlike Iraq and Libya, Iran is not an invention of European postcolonial cartography.—Eric S. Edelman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Apr. 2020 If Ocarina of Time and its ilk are guided safaris, Breath of the Wild is more like cartography.—Julie Muncy, WIRED, 2 Mar. 2017 This was in the 1980s, when digital cartography was advancing rapidly and civilian GPS systems were on the horizon.—Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for cartography
Word History
Etymology
French cartographie, from carte card, map + -graphie -graphy — more at card entry 1
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