<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">mapmakers</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>map painters</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>mapmaking</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>cartographers</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>maps</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>artists by subject or style of work</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>map-makers</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>mapmaker</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Artists, usually graphic artists or painters, who specialize in drawing or otherwise representing the surface of the earth or another planet on a flat surface, showing the distribution of physical or geographical features. To distinguish those who are scientists in the discipline of cartography, who may also be artists who make maps, use "cartographers." ]]></note></mads>