Chart

Japanese: chart
Chart

…A map is a representation of a part or the whole of the Earth's surface, drawn on a flat surface. In English, a land map is called a map, a sea or lake map a chart, and a large-scale map (drawing) of a small area a plan, but in Japan the term map is commonly used. However, the term map has only been used since the early Meiji period, and in the Edo period it was called an illustrated map. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "chart" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…地球表面の一部または全部を縮小して平面上に描き表したものが地図である。英語では陸の地図をマップmap,海や湖の地図をチャートchart,また狭い地域の大縮尺の地図(図面)をプランplanと区別して呼ぶが,日本では地図という用語が共通に使われている。もっとも地図という用語は明治初期以降の用語であって,江戸時代には絵図(えず)と呼ばれていた。…

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