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car·tog·ra·phy  (kär-tgr-f)
n.
The art or technique of making maps or charts.

[French cartographie : carte, map (from Old French, from Latin charta, carta, paper made from papyrus; see card1) + -graphie, writing (from Greek graphi; see -graphy).]

car·togra·pher n.
carto·graphic (kärt-grfk), carto·graphi·cal adj.
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Adj.1.cartographical - of or relating to the making of maps or charts

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