He summoned thither astronomers and cartographers and skilled seamen, while he caused stouter and larger vessels to be built for the express purpose of exploration.
Many a cartographer, burning with desire to draw a good map of a newly explored region, has been driven to despair by the inadequacy of the route surveys in his hands.
The chart was a large one, showing the vast territory drained by the Ohio, the Missouri, and the Mississippi, and the imagination of the cartographer had made good his lack of information.
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This book is targeted at soil scientists, soil cartographers and university students, though its use should not be so limited.
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The final word should be given to acartographer.
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The road was narrow, and to its left the cartographers had filled a large open space with those tufts which, on battlefield maps, indicate marshes.
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Are they looking for so many drivers, infantrymen or mechanics, or are they looking for chest surgeons, cartographers or other specialities?
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The average cost of recruiting and training cartographers and photographers, including salary, is now about £9,000 each.
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So great was the damage caused by the hurricane that cartographers are redrawing the map of that country.
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Civilian cartographers provide expertise that is essential—indeed, crucial—to military operations.
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It was done by professional cartographers and is not one of my efforts.
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I suspect that many cartographers and geographers of the highest standards would have great arguments about whether certain parts were or were not moor.
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It even eluded cartographers for centuries.
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He was in particular, one of the principal cartographers of the 18th century.
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Modern cartographers are curious why certain symbols are the most effective.
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Some people may perceive certain objects differently from others, so cartographers try not to use symbols that could be easily confused.
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Provost was also acartographer, engineer, and architect.
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Once those are placed, thecartographerplaces the next most important class of labels, for example major roads, rivers, and other large cities.
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