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chorography

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cho·rog·ra·phy  (k-rgr-f)
n.
1. The technique of mapping a region or district.
2. A description or map of a region.

[Latin chrographia, from Greek khrographi : khros, place; see gh- in Indo-European roots + -graphi, -graphy.]

cho·rogra·pher n.
choro·graphic (kôr-grfk, kr-), choro·graphi·cal adj.
choro·graphi·cal·ly adv.

chorography [kɒˈrɒgrəfɪ]
n Geography
1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) the technique of mapping regions
2. pl -phies (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a description or map of a region, as opposed to a small area
[via Latin from Greek khōrographia, from khōros place, country + -graphy]
chorographer  n
chorographic  [ˌkɒrəˈgræfɪk], chorographical adj
chorographically  adv

chorography
1. a description, map, or chart of a particular region or area.
2. the art of preparing such descriptions or maps. — chorographer, n. — chorographic, adj.
See also: Maps


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By grounding its account of history in the physical landscape, rather than in providential narrative structures, chorography offers Elizabethan writers an alternative to the increasingly discredited traditional stories of British history.
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