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12:20 Dec 17, 2014 |
French to English translations [PRO] Social Sciences - Geography / The history of maps | |||||||
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4 | armchair geographer/cartographer |
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3 | desktop geographer |
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desktop geographer Explanation: http://cltr.blogspot.fr/2008/05/gographes-de-cabinet.html "Les géographes de cabinet dressent leurs cartes à partir de plusieurs sources humaines et matérielles, faute d’effectuer eux-mêmes des relevés sur le terrain." I think it is probably OK/necessary to improvise here. This is about 17th and 18th century gentlemen who drew maps and wrote treatises in the comfort of their libraries without getting their boots muddy in the pursuit of any first-hand observations. |
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armchair geographer/cartographer Explanation: Thanks to B.D. for the reference, but I think armchair conveys a more instant meaning than tabletop. |
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