ICHNOGRAPHY

Etymology

Noun

ichnography (countable and uncountable, plural ichnographies)

The ground plan of a building

the art of constructing ground plans

Source: Wiktionary


Ich*nog"ra*phy, n. Etym: [Gr. ichonographie.] (Drawing)

Definition: A horizontal section of a building or other object, showing its true dimensions according to a geometric scale; a ground plan; a map; also, the art of making such plans.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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