cosmographers
Celestial map drawers
Cosmographers are those who practice cosmography—the science of mapping and describing the universe or the general features of the earth.
The term belongs to an era when geography, astronomy, and cartography weren't yet separate disciplines.
Renaissance cosmographers charted both celestial bodies and earthly territories: The cosmographers of the Age of Exploration produced maps that blended accurate coastlines with speculative interiors.
Bound collection of charts
- globeSpherical representation of landmasses
- chartsVisual data displays
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- MercatorCylindrical cartographic projection
latitude · longitude · meridian · equator · scale · geography · topography · terrain
Complete system or domain
- galaxiesGravitationally bound stellar assemblies
- starsLuminous celestial bodies
- constellationsRecognized celestial groupings
- nebulaeInterstellar gas clouds
planets · astrophysics · celestial · heavens · firmament · zodiac · spheres · Ptolemy
Device showing cardinal directions
- sextantMaritime angular measurement device
- astrolabeAncient altitude-measuring instrument
- quadrantFourth of a circle
- wayfindingNavigating through physical spaces
bearing · course · nautical · mariner · oceanic · stargazing · Polaris · chronometer
Journey by sea
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- discoveryAct of finding something
- unchartedNot yet documented
- explorersThose who venture unfamiliar lands
Columbus · Magellan · circumnavigation · frontier · quest · odyssey · pioneers · seafaring
Handwritten or typed originals
- treatisesFormal scholarly compositions
- scholarsExperts in a field
- antiquarianScholar of old artifacts
- RenaissanceEuropean cultural reawakening
medieval · ancient · libraries · observatories · instruments · calculations · diagrams · illustrations
atlas
Bound collection of charts
- globeSpherical representation of landmasses
- chartsVisual data displays
- projectionSomething that extends outward
Mercator · latitude · longitude · meridian · equator · scale · geography · topography · terrain · continents
universe
Complete system or domain
- galaxiesGravitationally bound stellar assemblies
- starsLuminous celestial bodies
- constellationsRecognized celestial groupings
nebulae · planets · astrophysics · celestial · heavens · firmament · zodiac · spheres · Ptolemy · Copernicus
compass
Device showing cardinal directions
- sextantMaritime angular measurement device
- astrolabeAncient altitude-measuring instrument
- quadrantFourth of a circle
wayfinding · bearing · course · nautical · mariner · oceanic · stargazing · Polaris · chronometer · pilot
voyage
Journey by sea
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- discoveryAct of finding something
- unchartedNot yet documented
explorers · Columbus · Magellan · circumnavigation · frontier · quest · odyssey · pioneers · seafaring · colonization
manuscripts
Handwritten or typed originals
- treatisesFormal scholarly compositions
- scholarsExperts in a field
- antiquarianScholar of old artifacts
Renaissance · medieval · ancient · libraries · observatories · instruments · calculations · diagrams · illustrations · engravings
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Those who map landforms
surveyors · city planners · land surveyors · microscopists · anatomists
cosmographersgeographers
Earth science specialists
ethnographers · biographers · historiographers · chroniclers · demographers
cosmographersgeographers
Earth science specialists
topographers · hydrographers · oceanographers · cartographers
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