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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to cartography:

Cartography (also called mapmaking) – study and practice of making and using maps or globes. Maps have traditionally been made using pen and paper, but the advent and spread of computers has revolutionized cartography.

Essence of cartography

Branches of cartography

Approaches in cartography

Interdisciplinary fields involving cartography

Cartography by region

Cartography of Africa
Cartography of Asia
Cartography of Europe
Cartography of Latin America
Cartography of North America
- Cartography of Jamaica
- Cartography of the United States
Cartography of Oceania
- Cartography of New Zealand

Types of maps

Map projections

Map projection

History of cartography

Cartography in politics

Cartography-related organizations

Persons influential in cartography

List of cartographers

Cartography scholars

Cynthia Brewer—theorist of digital cartography's design
Edward Tufte—general information design principles

External links

Mapping History - a learning resource from the British Library
Geography and Maps, an Illustrated Guide, by the staff of the US Library of Congress.
The history of cartography at the School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of St. Andrews, Scotland
Antique Maps by Carl Moreland and David Bannister - complete text of the book, with information both on mapmaking and on mapmakers, including short biographies of many cartographers
North American Cartographic Information Society
Society of Cartographers supports the practising cartographer and encourages and maintains a high standard of cartographic illustration
Concise Bibliography of the History of Cartography, Newberry Library
UPCT : project aimed at creating a world map (a French map to begin) with voluntaries using GPS
GITTA - A webbased open content eLearning course with basic and intermediate cartography lessons based on the eLML XML framework.

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-'''[[Cartography]]''' or '''mapmaking''' is the study and practice of making [[map]]s or [[globe]]s.  Maps have traditionally been made using [[pen]] and [[paper]], but the advent and spread of [[computer]]s has revolutionized cartography. Most commercial quality maps are now made with map making [[computer software|software]] that falls into one of three main types;  [[computer-aided design|CAD]], [[geographic information system|GIS]], and specialized map illustration software.
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+The following [[Outline (list)|outline]] is provided as an overview of and topical guide to cartography:
+[[Cartography]] (also called '''mapmaking''') &ndash; study and practice of making and using [[map]]s or [[globe]]s.  Maps have traditionally been made using [[pen]] and [[paper]], but the advent and spread of [[computer]]s has revolutionized cartography.
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 == Essence of cartography ==
-: ''Main article: [[Cartography]]''
 * [[Atlas]]
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 == Branches of cartography ==
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+* [[Celestial cartography]]
+* [[Planetary cartography]]
+=== Approaches in cartography ===
+* [[Cartographic generalization]]
+* [[Cartographic labeling]]
+* [[Critical cartography]]
+* [[Terrain cartography]]
+=== Interdisciplinary fields involving cartography ===
+* [[Geodesy]]
+* [[Geomatics]]
+* [[Topography]]
+== Cartography by region ==
+* [[Cartography of Africa]]
+* [[Cartography of Asia]]
+** [[Cartography of China]]
+** [[Cartography of India]]
+** [[Cartography of Israel]]
+** [[Cartography of Palestine]]
+* [[Cartography of Europe]]
+** [[Cartography of France]]
+** [[Cartography of Switzerland]]
+** [[Cartography of Ukraine]]
+* [[Cartography of Latin America]]
+* Cartography of North America
+** [[Cartography of Jamaica]]
+** [[Cartography of the United States]]
+* Cartography of Oceania
+** [[Cartography of New Zealand]]
 == Types of maps ==
 * [[Cartogram]]
 * [[City map]]
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 * [[Fantasy map]]
 * [[Geologic map]]
-* [[Cartography|Map design]]
 * [[Nautical chart]]
 * [[Pictorial maps]]
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 === Map projections ===
-{{Main|Map projection}}
+[[Map projection]]
+* [[List of map projections]]
+* [[Orthographic projection in cartography]]
 == History of cartography ==
-: ''Main article: [[History of cartography]]''
+[[History of cartography]]
-* [[Chinese geography]]
+* [[Cartographic expeditions to Greenland]]
 * [[History of geography]]
+** [[Chinese geography]]
-* [[List of Graeco-Roman geographers]]
+** [[List of Graeco-Roman geographers]]
+** [[Geography and cartography in medieval Islam]]
+* [[Majorcan cartographic school]]
-== General cartography concepts ==
+== Cartography in politics ==
-{{Expand section|date=June 2008}}
-* [[Cartographic generalization]]
+* [[Cartographic aggression]]
-== Cartography scholars ==
+* [[Cartographic censorship]]
-{{Empty section|date=June 2008}}
+* [[Cartographic propaganda]]
+== Cartography-related organizations ==
-== Leaders in cartography ==
+* [[National mapping agency]]
-{{Empty section|date=June 2008}}
+* [[British Cartographic Society]]
+* [[Cartography and Geographic Information Society]]
+* [[International Cartographic Association]]
+* [[National Cartographic Center of Iran]]
+* [[North American Cartographic Information Society]]
+== Persons influential in cartography ==
-== Cartography lists ==
-: ''Main article: [[List of cartography topics]]''
-{{Expand section|date=June 2008}}
-*[[List of cartographers]]
+* [[List of cartographers]]
-== See also ==
+=== Cartography scholars ===
-{{Portal box|Atlas|Cartography}}
+* [[Cynthia Brewer]]—theorist of digital cartography's design
-* [[Geodesy]]
+* [[Edward Tufte]]—general information design principles
+== See also ==
 * [[Global Positioning System]]
 * [[Navigation]]
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 ==External links==
 {{Sister project links|Cartography}}
-* [http://www.ncc.org.ir/ National Cartographic Center of Iran (NCC), Tehran]
-* [http://www.cartography.org.uk/ British Cartographic Society]
 * [http://www.bl.uk/learning/artimages/maphist/mappinghistory.html Mapping History] - a learning resource from the British Library
-* [http://www.loc.gov/rr/geogmap/guide/gmilltoc.html Geography and Maps, an Illustrated Guide], by the staff of the US [[Library of Congress]].
+* [https://www.loc.gov/rr/geogmap/guide/gmilltoc.html Geography and Maps, an Illustrated Guide], by the staff of the US [[Library of Congress]].
-* [http://www-gap.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/HistTopics/Cartography.html The history of cartography] at the School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of St. Andrews, Scotland
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080524092016/http://www-gap.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/HistTopics/Cartography.html The history of cartography] at the School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of St. Andrews, Scotland
-* [http://www.antiquemaps.co.uk/contents.html Antique Maps] by Carl Moreland and David Bannister - complete text of the book, with information both on mapmaking and on mapmakers, including short biographies of many cartographers
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070202062403/http://www.antiquemaps.co.uk/contents.html Antique Maps] by Carl Moreland and David Bannister - complete text of the book, with information both on mapmaking and on mapmakers, including short biographies of many cartographers
 * [http://www.nacis.org/ North American Cartographic Information Society]
 * [http://www.soc.org.uk/ Society of Cartographers] supports the practising cartographer and encourages and maintains a high standard of cartographic illustration
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 * [http://www.upct.org/ UPCT] : project aimed at creating a world map (a French map to begin) with voluntaries using [[Global Positioning System|GPS]]
 <!-- *[http://openstreetmap.org OpenStreetMap] : project aimed squarely at creating and providing free geographic data such as street maps to anyone who wants them.-->
-*[http://www.gitta.info GITTA] - A webbased open content eLearning course with basic and intermediate cartography lessons based on the [[eLML]] XML framework.
+*[http://www.gitta.info GITTA] - A webbased open content eLearning course with basic and intermediate cartography lessons based on the eLML XML framework.
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