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Chorographical

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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.
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And Andrew Gordon contrasts the Survey's depiction of urban space with the more abstract spatial politics implicit in chorographical writings by William Lambarde, John Norden, and William Camden.
John Stow and the Making of the English Past (1525-1605) by Perry, Curtis / Renaissance Quarterly
For example, John Norden's project was precisely to produce a textual county-by-county chorographical description of England, paralleling William Camden's but including maps.
Rhonda Lemke Sanford. Maps and Memory in Early Modern England: a ... by Delano-Smith, Catherine / Renaissance Quarterly
Part three focuses on the conflicts that emerge between the chorographical descriptions of Camden and Harrison, as well as the epic poetry of Spenser and Drayton.
Maps and the Writing of Space in Early Modern England and Ireland. ... by Solomon, Julie Robin / Renaissance Quarterly
 
 
 
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