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How early Australian settlers drew maps to erase Indigenous people and push ideas of colonial superiority
- Author(s):
- Imogen Wegman (see profile)
- Date:
- 2021
- Subject(s):
- Cartography, History, Imperialism, Australia
- Item Type:
- Online publication
- Tag(s):
- van diemen's land, colonial australia, exploration, History of cartography, Colonial history, Australian history
- Permanent URL:
- http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/nety-7r40
- Abstract:
- In reality, the role of surveyors and cartographers throughout history was often far from peaceful. It was their initial explorations that paved the way for destructive waves of colonising armies and civilians. At each stage of mapping an area, clues are preserved about the priorities and prejudices of the person wielding the pencil, and those instructing them. Today, researchers can spot these clues and draw out the contextual history of the time.
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- Published as:
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- Pub. URL:
- https://theconversation.com/how-early-australian-settlers-drew-maps-to-erase-indigenous-people-and-push-ideas-of-colonial-superiority-161097
- Publisher:
- The Conversation
- Pub. Date:
- 27 May 2021
- Website:
- The Conversation
- Status:
- Published
- Last Updated:
- 2 years ago
- License:
- Attribution-NoDerivatives
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How early Australian settlers drew maps to erase Indigenous people and push ideas of colonial superiority