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history of cartography  

Definition

  • Existing histories of geography and cartography in the Western world have generally focused on one or the other of these disciplines, thereby missing the significance of their interdependent development. Maps are an integral and integrating element for geography. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geography; Cartography, History of]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-RTBR9SBV-2

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