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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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Yet Martins completely transformed its function, on describing with chorographic precision the Portuguese territory which was to be the setting for his historical drama.
Oliveira Martins: the spectres in his historiography by De Sousa Rebelo, Luis / Portuguese Studies
The Venetian Fra Mauro used other resources of nautical charts to craft a map of startling accuracy about 1450, critiquing the utility of Ptolemy's prescriptions and placing a chorographic map of Paradise outside the inhabited world.
The World Map, 1300-1492: The Persistence of Tradition and ... by Brownstein, Daniel / Renaissance Quarterly
27) Astrological almanacs were arguably even more instrumental in forging an awareness of regional and local uniqueness, in part because they were far cheaper and more plentiful than such cartographic and chorographic texts and in part because astrology laid such remarkable stress on the importance of place per se.
Marking time: astrology, almanacs, and English Protestantism by Chapman, Alison A. / Renaissance Quarterly
 
 
 
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