car·to·graph·ic
¦kär-tə-¦gra-fik 
variants
or less commonly cartographical
: of or relating to cartography : relating to or used for the production of maps
cartographic tools/skills
a cartographic error
cartographically
adverb
A week ago Monday, an early edition of the New York Times, cartographically portraying Reagan's itinerary in Latin America, had the President visiting Sao Paulo.
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Alexander Cockburn, Village Voice, 7 Dec. 1982
Alexander Cockburn, Village Voice, 7 Dec. 1982
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Noun
She studied cartography in college.
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James Quandt, Artforum, 2 June 2026
The start of the novel finds the family’s patriarch, Tomás, on the Irish peninsula with his son, Liam, engaged in a cartography expedition that is part of the greater Ordnance Survey of 1865 project.
—Rachel Vorona Cote, Vulture, 2 June 2026
Rosas specialized on technical skills; Calderon provided analytical and communication skills; and Vasquez shared his cartography knowledge.
—Richard J. Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 May 2026
For decades, seabed cartography was a scientific backwater.
—Natalie Sum Yue Chung, Fortune, 3 May 2026
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Noun
In another Amsterdam photo, a pair of identical world globes, recalling Ghirri’s passion for cartography and atlases, rest on matching supports to conjure that oldest of surrealist tropes, a pair of staring eyes.
—James Quandt, Artforum, 2 June 2026
The start of the novel finds the family’s patriarch, Tomás, on the Irish peninsula with his son, Liam, engaged in a cartography expedition that is part of the greater Ordnance Survey of 1865 project.
—Rachel Vorona Cote, Vulture, 2 June 2026
Rosas specialized on technical skills; Calderon provided analytical and communication skills; and Vasquez shared his cartography knowledge.
—Richard J. Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 May 2026
For decades, seabed cartography was a scientific backwater.
—Natalie Sum Yue Chung, Fortune, 3 May 2026
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“Cartography.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cartography. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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