1. CHOROGRAPHICAL MAPS ABIN.V.ARKKAT

2. INTRODUCTION The art of describing or mapping a region or district.A description or map of a region. The physical conformation and features of such a region. 3. HISTORY Chorography is a term deriving from the writings of the ancient geographer Pomponius Mela and Ptolemy, meaning the geographical description of regions. Concepts of chorography have been associated with a type of visual literacy through imagery offering a qualitative mapping of place and region. 4. DEFNITIONS Richard Helgerson states that "chorography defines itself by opposition to chronicle. It is the genre devoted to place, and chronicle is the genre devoted to time. Darrell Rohl prefers a broad definition of "the representation of space or place. 5. 1780- A chorographical mapsemiotic northernspecific 1780- A chorographical map of the mapping of department of NorthChorography is the qualitative and of the northern department America place and its of region or America elements, North Chorography is a pre-disciplinary tradition with More Definitions firm roots in classical antiquity. 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While most modern definitions defined by Ptolemy in 149 AD, is a form of visual meaning emphasize chora+graphia, Chorography, as writing about a country orattributes of place and region. literacy qualitatively describing the inherent region, [8]Camden's Britannia was predominantly concerned with the history and antiquities of Britain, and, probably as a result, the term chorography in English came to be particularly associated with antiquarian texts. William Lambarde, John Stow, John Hooker, Michael Drayton, Tristram Risdon, John Aubrey and many others used it in this way, arising from a gentlemanly topophilia and a sense of service to one's county or city, until it was eventually often applied to the genre of county history. A late example was William Grey'sChorographia (1649), a survey of the antiquities of the city of Newcastle upon Tyne. Even before Camden's work appeared, Andrew Melville in 1574 had referred to chorography and chronology as the "twa lights" [two lights] ofhistory.[9]Example of Christopher Saxton's cartography.However, the term also continued to be used for maps and map-making, particularly of sub-national or county areas. William Camden praised the county mapmakersChristopher Saxton and John Norden as "most skilfull Chorographers";[10] and Robert Plot in 1677[11] and Christopher Packe in 1743[12] both referred to their county maps as chorographies.By the beginning of the eighteenth century the term had largely fallen out of use in all these contexts, being superseded for most purposes by either "topography" or "cartography". Samuel Johnson in his Dictionary (1755) made a distinction between geography, chorography and topography, arguing that geography dealt with large areas, topography with small areas, but chorography with mediumsized areas, being "less in its object than geography, and greater than topography".[13] In practice, however, the term is only rarely found in English by this date.Ferdinand von RichhofenModern usages[edit]Ptolemy categorically stated chorography could only be rendered by a skilled artist, Translate graphia more broadly as designating chorography to be a pictorial representation rather than written text. representation, with choros rather than chora; thus, in the simplest terms, I define chorography as the representation of space or place. In more technical geographical literature, the term had been abandoned as city views andcity maps became more and more sophisticated and demanded a set of skills that required not only skilled draftsmanship but also some knowledge of scientific surveying. However, its use was revived for a second time in the late nineteenth century by the geographerFerdinand von Richthofen. He regarded chorography as a specialization within geography, comprising the description through field observation of the particular traits of a given area.[14]The term is also now widely used by historians and literary scholars to refer to the early modern genre of topographical and antiquarian literature.[15] 6. Ferdinand von Richhofen Ptolemy 7. EXAMPLE A Chorographical Map Of The Province Of New-York In North America.. 8. Chorographical map of NEW YORK state. 9. Chorographical map of NEW YORK state. 10. DESCRIPTION State/ Province:New York Published in January 1st 1779Scale 1:335,400 The last and best of the large scale surveys of the American Colonies before the Revolution. Military grants outline colored in red. 11. DESCRIPTION Includes text and advertisement. Manors in green Townships in yellow. Relief shown by hachures. Endless interesting detail. 12. Leonardo da vinci - Chorographical map of Tuscany and the neighboring-regions 13. 1780- A chorographical mapsemiotic northernspecific 1780- A chorographical map of the mapping of department of NorthChorography is the qualitative and of the northern department America place and its of region or America elements, North Chorography is a pre-disciplinary tradition withA chorographical map of the firmRenaissance revival[edit] in classical antiquity. roots Province of New-York in North Ptolemy's text was rediscovered in counties, the fifteenth and byhumanist An early instance is a map America, early fifteenth-centuryintothewhichatisthe beginning ofchorographica.century,Dee inthe term "chorography" was revivedunderling, andscholars.of Geographie", by whichsmall-scale[plan of Britain in divided manuscript, west labelled atabula an John 1570 regarded the practice as "an a twig the "plat" or drawing] of a particular place would be exhibited to the eye. manors, William Camden and townships; patents [4][5][6]Its name is Greek: (chorographia), as a combination of Exhibiting likewise all the private (chora, country) or grants of land made and located in (choros, space or place) + that Province; (graphia, writing). While most modern definitions emphasize chora+graphia, meaning Compiled from actual surveys writing about a country or region, The term also came to be used, however, for written descriptions of regions. These regions were extensively visited by the writer, who then combined local topographical description, summaries of the historical sources, and local knowledge and stories, into a text. The most influential example (at least in Britain) was probably William Camden's Britannia (first edition 1586), which described itself on its title page as a Chorographica descriptio. William Harrison in 1587 similarly described his own "Description of Britaine" as an exercise in chorography, distinguishing it from the historical/chronological text of Holinshed's Chronicles(to which the "Description" formed an introductory section).[7] Peter Heylyn in 1652 defined chorography as "the exact description of some Kingdom, Countrey, or particular Province of the same", and gave as examples Pausanias's Description of Greece (2nd century AD); Camden's Britannia (1586); Lodovico Guicciardini's Descrittione di tutti i Paesi Bassi (1567) (on the Low Countries); and Leandro Alberti's Descrizione d'Italia (1550).[8]Camden's Britannia was predominantly concerned with the history and antiquities of Britain, and, probably as a result, the term chorography in English came to be particularly associated with antiquarian texts. William Lambarde, John Stow, John Hooker, Michael Drayton, Tristram Risdon, John Aubrey and many others used it in this way, arising from a gentlemanly topophilia and a sense of service to one's county or city, until it was eventually often applied to the genre of county history. A late example was William Grey'sChorographia (1649), a survey of the antiquities of the city of Newcastle upon Tyne. Even before Camden's work appeared, Andrew Melville in 1574 had referred to chorography and chronology as the "twa lights" [two lights] ofhistory.[9]Example of Christopher Saxton's cartography.However, the term also continued to be used for maps and map-making, particularly of sub-national or county areas. William Camden praised the county mapmakersChristopher Saxton and John Norden as "most skilfull Chorographers";[10] and Robert Plot in 1677[11] and Christopher Packe in 1743[12] both referred to their county maps as chorographies.By the beginning of the eighteenth century the term had largely fallen out of use in all these contexts, being superseded for most purposes by either "topography" or "cartography". Samuel Johnson in his Dictionary (1755) made a distinction between geography, chorography and topography, arguing that geography dealt with large areas, topography with small areas, but chorography with mediumsized areas, being "less in its object than geography, and greater than topography".[13] In practice, however, the term is only rarely found in English by this date.Ferdinand the Patent Office at New deposited invon Richhofen Modern usages[edit] York, by Inorder of His Excellency as city views andcity maps became more and more sophisticated and demanded a set of skills that required not only skilled more technical geographical literature, the term had been abandoned draftsmanship but also some knowledge of scientific surveying. However, its use was revived for a second time in the late nineteenth century by the geographerFerdinand von Richthofen. He regarded chorography as specialization within Tryon, by Translate graphia more broadly as Major Generala William geography, comprising the description through field observation of the particular traits of a given area. The term is also now widely used by historians and literary scholars to refer to the early modern genre of topographical and antiquarian literature. Claude Joseph Sauthier, Esqr. with choros rather than chora; representation, Engraved and published by William thus, in the simplest terms, I define Faden. [14][15]chorography as the representation of space or place. 14. 1780- A chorographical mapsemiotic northernspecific 1780- A chorographical map of the mapping of department of NorthChorography is the qualitative and of the northern department CREATED/PUBLISHED its elements, America place and of region or America a pre-disciplinary tradition with North Chorography is London, 1779. NOTES roots in classical antiquity. firmRenaissance revival[edit] Scale 1:322,000.rediscovered in the west at the beginning of the fifteenth century, and the term "chorography" was revived byhumanist scholars. Ptolemy's text was [4] An early instance is a small-scale map of Britain in an early fifteenth-century manuscript, which is labelled atabula chorographica.[5] John Dee in 1570 regarded the practice as "an underling, and a twig of Geographie", by which the "plat" [plan or drawing] of a particular place would be exhibited to the eye.[6]Its name used, Greek: (chorographia), Hand colored.also came to beishowever, for written descriptions of regions. These regions were extensively visited by the writer, who then combined local topographical description, summaries of the The term William Camdenas a combination of (chora, country) or Prime meridian: London. (choros, space or place) + Relief shown by hachures. Depths (graphia, writing). While most modern shown by form lines. definitions emphasize chora+graphia, meaning Inscribed: To His Excellency Major writing about General William Tryon ... a country or region,historical sources, and local knowledge and stories, into a text. The most influential example (at least in Britain) was probably William Camden's Britannia (first edition 1586), which described itself on its title page as a Chorographica descriptio. William Harrison in 1587 similarly described his own "Description of Britaine" as an exercise in chorography, distinguishing it from the historical/chronological text of Holinshed's Chronicles(to which the "Description" formed an introductory section).[7] Peter Heylyn in 1652 defined chorography as "the exact description of some Kingdom, Countrey, or particular Province of the same", and gave as examples Pausanias's Description of Greece (2nd century AD); Camden's Britannia (1586); Lodovico Guicciardini's Descrittione di tutti i Paesi Bassi (1567) (on the Low Countries); and Leandro Alberti's Descrizione d'Italia (1550).[8]Camden's Britannia was predominantly concerned with the history and antiquities of Britain, and, probably as a result, the term chorography in English came to be particularly associated with antiquarian texts. William Lambarde, John Stow, John Hooker, Michael Drayton, Tristram Risdon, John Aubrey and many others used it in this way, arising from a gentlemanly topophilia and a sense of service to one's county or city, until it was eventually often applied to the genre of county history. A late example was William Grey'sChorographia (1649), a survey of the antiquities of the city of Newcastle upon Tyne. Even before Camden's work appeared, Andrew Melville in 1574 had referred to chorography and chronology as the "twa lights" [two lights] ofhistory.[9]Example of Christopher Saxton's cartography.However, the term also continued to be used for maps and map-making, particularly of sub-national or county areas. William Camden praised the county mapmakersChristopher Saxton and John Norden as "most skilfull Chorographers";[10] and Robert Plot in 1677[11] and Christopher Packe in 1743[12] both referred to their county maps as chorographies.By the beginning of the eighteenth century the term had largely fallen out of use in all these contexts, being superseded for most purposes by either "topography" or "cartography". Samuel Johnson in his Dictionary (1755) made a distinction between geography, chorography and topography, arguing that geography dealt with large areas, topography with small areas, but chorography with mediumsized areas, being "less in its object than geography, and greater than topography".[13] In practice, however, the term is only rarely found in English by this date.Ferdinand von RichhofenModern usages[edit]draftsmanship but also some for a second time in the nineteenth century "Advertisement. Thewithin geography, comprising the description use was revived broadly a given area. by the geographerFerdinand von Richthofen. He regarded chorography as a specialization tracts of land more Translate knowledge of scientific surveying. However, its through field observation of the particularlatetraits of as graphia The term is also colored red, arenow widely used by historians and literary scholars to refer to the early modern genre of topographical and antiquarian literature. military grants .. In more technical geographical literature, the term had been abandoned as city views andcity maps became more and more sophisticated and demanded a set of skills that required not only skilled [14]representation, with choros rather than chora; thus, green edge are manors, Those with ain the simplest terms, I define and those coloured yellow as the representation of space or chorography are townships ... " place. [15] 15. Chorographical map of Southern part of North America 16. A Chorographical Map, of the Country, round Philadelphia 17. DESCRIPTION Map Maker: Bernard Romans Place / Date: Amsterdam / 1778Coloring: Hand Colored Size: 13 x 11.5 inches It depicts the region within a roughly 75-mile radius of Philadelphia, including much of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Delaware. Major topographical features are shown as are rivers and streams, major roads, hundreds of place names, and county and state boundaries. The map is, among other things, one of the earliest to identify Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania as States rather than Colonies or Provinces. 18. Abraham Ortelius Cartographer, map collector, and businessman, is considered "the father of the atlas. His great work, Theatrum Orbis Terrarum , was published in Antwerp in 1570. Conceiving of geography as "the eye of History," necessary for a true understanding of history. Ortelius presented his maps as a "theater of the world," in a format which he hoped would be convenient to those who did not have the room to hang on their walls "those great and large Geographical maps or Charts, which are folded or roll's up." His project thus both expanded and contracted the world, uncovering new insights into the known and unknown portions of the globe. 19. Abraham Ortelius Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. Antwerp, 1595. 20. Chorography & Geography Chorography deals, for the most part, with the nature rather than the size of the lands. It has regard everywhere for securing a likeness, but not to the same extent [as geography] for determining relative positions. Geography, on the other hand is concerned with quantitative rather than qualitative matters.Therefore, chorography has need of topography and no one can be a chorographer unless he is also skilled in drawing. 21. ANY QUERIES.? 22. CHOROGRAPHICAL MAPS ABIN.V.ARKKAT