Chartology

/kɑːrˈtɒlədʒi/ noun

Definition

The study of maps, charts, and their historical development, characteristics, and uses.

Etymology

From chart (Old French carte) + -ology (from Greek logos meaning 'study or science'). This term creates a framework for treating chart-study as an academic discipline.

Kelly Says

Chartology is a real but rare field that combines history, geography, and art history—scholars study how medieval mapmakers imagined the world, revealing what people believed about Earth centuries ago.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ምድር መፃፍ ሳይንስ
midir mesaf sain-is
ARالعربية
علم الخرائط
ulum al-khuraa'it
BNবাংলা
নকশাবিদ্যা
nok-sha-bi-dya
CACatalà
cartografia
kar-to-gra-fi-a
CSČeština
kartografie
kar-to-gra-fie
DADansk
kartografi
kart-o-gra-fi
DEDeutsch
Kartographie
kar-to-gra-fi
ELΕλληνικά
χαρτογραφία
har-to-gra-fia
ESEspañol
cartografía
kar-to-gra-fi-a
FAفارسی
نقشه‌شناسی
naqshe-shenasi
FISuomi
karttografia
kar-to-gra-fi-a
FRFrançais
cartographie
kar-to-gra-fi
GUGU
ચિત્રશાસ્ત્ર
chitra-sha-as-tra
HAHA
falsafa na-tari
fal-sa-fa na-ta-ri
HEעברית
מדעי המפות
me-dei ha-ma-fot
HIहिन्दी
नक्शा विज्ञान
nakhsha vigyaan
HUMagyar
térképészet
ter-kep-es-et
IDBahasa Indonesia
kartografi
kar-to-gra-fi
IGIG
nsọpụ̀ta akwụkwọ
n-so-pu-ta ak-wu-kwo
ITItaliano
cartografia
kar-to-gra-fi-a
JA日本語
地図学
chizu-gaku
KKKK
карталық
karta-lyq
KMKM
វិទ្យាសាស្ត្រ ផ្នែក
vi-t-dya-sa-as-trep ph-naek
KO한국어
지도학
jido-hak
MRMR
नकाशे शास्त्र
na-kas-he sha-as-tra
MSBahasa Melayu
kartografi
kar-to-gra-fi
MYမြန်မာ
ကြည့်ပုံ သိပ္ပံ
kya-nyin-pon thei-ppan
NLNederlands
cartografie
kar-to-gra-fie
NONorsk
kartografi
kart-o-gra-fi
PAPA
ਖੇਤ ਸਾਗ
khet saag
PLPolski
kartografia
kar-to-gra-fi-a
PTPortuguês
cartografia
kar-to-gra-fi-a
RORomână
cartografie
kar-to-gra-fie
RUРусский
картография
kartografiya
SVSvenska
kartografi
kart-o-gra-fi
SWKiswahili
sayansi ya ramani
sa-yan-si ya ra-ma-ni
TAதமிழ்
புள்ளி அறிவியல்
pu-lli a-ri-vi-yal
TEతెలుగు
చార్ట్‌శాస్త్రం
char-t-sha-s-tram
THไทย
วิชาแผนที่
wi-cha paen tee
TLTL
siyensiya ng mapa
si-yen-siya ng ma-pa
TRTürkçe
haritacılık
ha-ri-ta-ci-lik
UKУкраїнська
картографія
kartografiya
URاردو
نقشہ نگاری
naksah na-gari
VITiếng Việt
khoa học bản đồ
khoa hoc ban do
YOYO
ilẹ̀-ṣọpọ̀
i-le-ṣo-po
ZH中文
地图学
dìtú xué
ZUZU
umshayeli wamaphutha
um-sha-ye-li wa-ma-phu-tha

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