Singing the Trail: The Story of Mapping Aotearoa New Zealand

by McCrystal, John and John McCrystal

The very first maps were oral maps made by early Polynesian and Maori settlers which were waypoints, described as "survey pegs of memory," lists of places in songs, chants, karakia, and stories that showed direction. Hundreds of years later, the Dutch Abel Tasman sailed here and made the first attempt at a physical map; he was followed more than 100 years later by Cook, whose map was much more detailed as he circumnavigated the country. Once the detail...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1760633593
• ISBN13: 9781760633592
• Release Date: June 2020
• Publisher: A&u New Zealand
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 4.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 10.0" x 11.0"