HYDROG'RAPHY, noun [Gr. water, and to describe.] The art of measuring and describing the sea, lakes, rivers and other waters; or the art of forming charts, exhibiting a representation of the sea coast, gulfs, bays, isles, promontories, channels, soundings, etc.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.