cosmography

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

cosmography
    n 1: the science that maps the general features of the universe;
         describes both heaven and earth (but without encroaching on
         geography or astronomy)
    2: a representation of the earth or the heavens; "the
       cosmography of Ptolemy"

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Cosmography \Cos*mog"ra*phy\ (k?z-m?g"r?-f?), n.; pl.
   {Cosmographies} (-f?z). [Gr. kosmografi`a; ko`smos the world
   + gra`fein to write: cf. F. cosmographie.]
   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.
   [1913 Webster]