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Definition of Chorography
1. n. the mapping or description of a region or district.
Definition of Chorography
1. Noun. The study of provinces, regions, cities, etc., as opposed to larger-scale geography. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Chorography
1. [n -PHIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chorography
Literary usage of Chorography
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1866)
"... the compilation or chorography of the anonymous Ravennas of the seventh century,
whose work was evidently transcribed from a very defective Greek MS. ..."
2. A New Account of East-India and Persia, in Eight Letters. Being Nine Years by John Fryer, Richard Chiswell, Robert Roberts, Robert White (1698)
"... Special chorography and ... apply my felf to give you a faithful chorography
and Account of ..."
3. Narrative and Critical History of America by Justin Winsor (1889)
"... chorography OF SOUTH AMERICA. BY THE EDITOR. WITH the discovery of Magellan,
complementing that of Balboa, the general contour of South America was ..."
4. History of the Venetian Republic: Her Rise, Her Greatness, and Her Civilization by William Carew Hazlitt (1860)
"... on Venice—Precautions of the Government—chorography of the Lagoons—Situation
of Chioggia—Blockade of the Lagoons—Siege and Fall of Chioggia (Aug. ..."
5. Semi-tropical California: Its Climate, Healthfulness, Productiveness, and by Benjamin Cummings Truman (1874)
"I will now present to the reader a chapter upon Los Angeles county at large, its
chorography, soil and productions. Ladies and gentlemen of culture and ..."
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