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- Title
UNDERSTANDING ABORIGINAL CULTURAL LANDSCAPES IN THE ILLAWARRA: THE ROLE OF HISTORICAL MAPS.
- Authors
Moylan, Elizabeth
- Abstract
Historical maps from the Illawarra region contain information about the landscape that predates European influence. This paper investigates how these maps might contribute to the understanding of Aboriginal cultural landscapes in the Illawarra. Three cultural landscape themes are explored by reviewing information extracted from historical maps and related surveying records. The first theme is the process of naming features as part of the European exploration process. A review of early NSW coastline maps is used to compare the Aboriginal landscape view with that of the European explorer. The second theme is road development into the area. Maps and survey records are reviewed to investigate links to older trails that predate Europeans. The third theme is land use. Landscape features in parish and town maps are used to identify a range of cultural landscape links relating to land use. Features identified include swamps, hills, vegetation, waterways, and sand dunes. Of particular interest is the role historical maps play in identifying landscape features that now no longer exist due to landscape modification processes. The investigation concludes that in-depth analysis of historical maps can contribute to a greater understanding of the complexity of features that make up the Aboriginal cultural landscape in the Illawarra.
- Subjects
AUSTRALIA; ILLAWARRA (N.S.W.); NEW South Wales; CULTURAL landscapes; ABORIGINAL Australians; HISTORICAL maps; MAPS
- Publication
Globe (0311-3930), 2017, Issue 82, p13
- ISSN
0311-3930
- Publication type
Article