Cartography

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The practice of mapmaking. Cartography requires an understanding of mathematics, science, and the arts. Cartographers aimed to chart the expanding world in two dimensions, translating geographical information about regions of the globe into maps.

Mercator Projection of a world map from the Dutch Golden Age with ornate illustrations of men on horses around the top and bottom of the map, and different figures from around the world along the right and lefthand sides.