Cartography in the traditional African, American, Arctic, Australian, and Pacific societies / edited by David Woodward and G. Malcolm Lewis.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 543-577) and index.

1. Introduction / David Woodward and G. Malcolm Lewis -- Traditional Cartography in Africa -- 2. Cartographic Content of Rock Art in Southern Africa / Tim Maggs -- 3. Indigenous Mapmaking in Intertropical Africa / Thomas J. Bassett -- Traditional Cartography in the Americas -- 4. Maps, Mapmaking, and Map Use by Native North Americans / G. Malcolm Lewis -- 5. Mesoamerican Cartography / Barbara E. Mundy -- 6. Mapmaking in the Central Andes / William Gustav Gartner -- 7. Indigenous Cartography in Lowland South America and the Caribbean / Neil L. Whitehead -- Traditional Cartography in Arctic and Subarctic Eurasia -- 8. Traditional Cartography in Arctic and Subarctic Eurasia / Elena Okladnikova -- Traditional Cartography in Australia -- 9. Icons of Country: Topographic Representations in Classical Aboriginal Traditions / Peter Sutton -- 10. Aboriginal Maps and Plans / Peter Sutton -- Traditional Cartography in the Pacific Basin -- 11. The Pacific Basin: An Introduction / Ben Finney -- 12. Traditional Cartography in Papua New Guinea / Eric Kline Silverman -- 13. Nautical Cartography and Traditional Navigation in Oceania / Ben Finney -- 14. Maori Cartography and the European Encounter / Phillip Lionel Barton -- 15. Concluding Remarks / David Woodward and G. Malcolm Lewis.

""Certain to be the standard reference for all subsequent scholarship."--John Noble Wilford, New York Times Book Review, on the History of Cartography series"The maps in this book provide an evocative picture of how indigenous peoples view and represent their worlds. They illuminate not only questions of material culture but also the cognitive systems and social motivations that underpin them" (from the introduction).Although they are often rendered in forms unfamiliar to Western eyes, maps have existed in most cultures. In this latest book of the acclaimed History of Cartography, contributors from a broad variety of disciplines collaborate to describe and address the significance of traditional cartographies. Whether painted on rock walls in South Africa, chanted in a Melanesian ritual, or fashioned from palm fronds and shells in the Marshall Islands, all indigenous maps share a crucial role in representing and codifying the spatial knowledge of their various cultures. Some also serve as repositories of a group's sacred or historical traditions, while others are exquisite art objects.The indigenous maps discussed in this book offer a rich resource for disciplines such as anthropology, archaeology, art history, ethnology, geography, history, psychology, and sociology. Copious illustrations and carefully researched bibliographies enhance the scholarly value of this definitive reference."--Publisher description.

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