Mapping Colonial Conquest
Subtitle: Australia and Southern Africa
Publisher: University of Western Australia Press
Published: August 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 220
ISBN-13: 9780980296440
Subjects: Maritime history; Australia; Southern Africa; Cartography; Historiography; History; History: World
Description: A cross-disciplinary survey of the history of cartography in Australia and Southern Africa which charts the trajectories of both colonial conquest and mapping technologies in both regions. Cartography is herein revealed to be the product of powerful social formations (fiscal, dynastic, military, commercial and imperial), informing not only where we see ourselves in the world but also how our cultural, historical and economic identities have developed over time.