a representation of the earth or the heavens; "the cosmography of Ptolemy" the science that maps the general features of the universe; describes both heaven and earth (but without encroaching on geography or astronomy)
A description of the world or of the universe; or the science which teaches the constitution of the whole system of worlds, or the figure, disposition, and relation of all its parts
[ käz-'mä-gr&-fE ] (noun.) 14th century. Middle English cosmographie, from Late Latin cosmographia, from Greek kosmographia, from kosmos + -graphia -graphy.