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Definition of Mapmakers
1. mapmaker [n] - See also: mapmaker
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mapmakers
Literary usage of Mapmakers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Working with Indigenous Knowledge: A Guide for Researchers by Louise Grenier (1998)
"On 1 mX 0.5 m paper, these mapmakers used felt markers to sketch topography,
slope, hydrology, crops, trees, soil types, eroded sites, ..."
2. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1878)
"The writer of an interesting article in Nature (June 6) on the old maps of Africa,
points out that the old mapmakers, proceeding upon information furnished ..."
3. The Story of Oregon and Its People by Charles Hiram Chapman (1909)
"... charts under the name of St. Roque, which, of course, the mapmakers had drawn
... up his mind that the Spanish mapmakers had blundered and misled him. ..."
4. Cartography of Rhode Islandby Howard M. Chapin by Howard M. Chapin (1915)
"The early mapmakers had very vague ideas of New England's southern coastline.
Juan de la Cosa in 1500 shows what is evidently meant for Cape Cod, ..."
5. What Happened Today? by Jill Norris, Sharon Rosenberger (2001)
"He is credited with helping mapmakers make accurate maps of the world. Why do
you think Cook's explorations helped mapmakers make accurate maps? ..."
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