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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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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

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Attribution-NoDerivatives

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