cartography
noun
car·tog·ra·phy kär-ˈtä-grə-fē 
: the science or art of making maps
cartographic
ˌkär-tə-ˈgra-fik
adjective or less commonly cartographical
ˌkär-tə-ˈgra-fi-kəl
cartographically
ˌkär-tə-ˈgra-fi-k(ə-)lē
adverb 
Example Sentences
She studied cartography in college.
Recent Examples on the Web Alongside a slew of local cartography including maps from local mapmaker Art Dorwin, the Allens specialize in creating custom maps for visitors. 
Ryan Wichelns, Outside Online, 19 Sep. 2017 Valerie Kivelson is a scholar of medieval and early modern Russia whose work focuses on witchcraft, cartography and the relationships between religion, politics and magic. Valerie Kivelson, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 June 2022 Bushey, who studied geography and cartography at the University of Vermont, began poring over maps, imagining a path that would link existing trail networks established by the state’s many cross-country ski centers. Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2022 Luckasavitch says that historically, Indigenous cartography blended culture, community bonds, language, and a deep relationship with the land. Joseph Lee, Outside Online, 12 July 2021 The state court that supervised the political cartography published a memo Saturday that rebuts these kinds of partisan arguments. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 24 May 2022 If Albany had been less obvious in trying to squeeze redistricting for every drop of partisan gain, maybe the judiciary would have been reluctant to take over the cartography. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 17 May 2022 After walking me through the complete cartography of the human face in an anatomy textbook, one talked about boring my sinuses open wider with lasers. New York Times, 3 May 2022 One hundred years after Powell’s famous expedition, another explorer was inspired to try to portray the canyon’s grandness through a different medium: cartography. Frederick Reimers, Outside Online, 26 Feb. 2019 See More
Ryan Wichelns, Outside Online, 19 Sep. 2017 Valerie Kivelson is a scholar of medieval and early modern Russia whose work focuses on witchcraft, cartography and the relationships between religion, politics and magic. Valerie Kivelson, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 June 2022 Bushey, who studied geography and cartography at the University of Vermont, began poring over maps, imagining a path that would link existing trail networks established by the state’s many cross-country ski centers. Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2022 Luckasavitch says that historically, Indigenous cartography blended culture, community bonds, language, and a deep relationship with the land. Joseph Lee, Outside Online, 12 July 2021 The state court that supervised the political cartography published a memo Saturday that rebuts these kinds of partisan arguments. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 24 May 2022 If Albany had been less obvious in trying to squeeze redistricting for every drop of partisan gain, maybe the judiciary would have been reluctant to take over the cartography. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 17 May 2022 After walking me through the complete cartography of the human face in an anatomy textbook, one talked about boring my sinuses open wider with lasers. New York Times, 3 May 2022 One hundred years after Powell’s famous expedition, another explorer was inspired to try to portray the canyon’s grandness through a different medium: cartography. Frederick Reimers, Outside Online, 26 Feb. 2019 See More Word History
Etymology
French cartographie, from carte card, map + -graphie -graphy — more at card entry 1
First Known Use
circa 1847, in the meaning defined above