[Introduction:] Creation myths and cartographic encounters -- Amerindian mappings -- [Colonial cartographies:] Encounters in a settled land -- Landing/ in a strange land -- [Imperial cartographies:] Surveying the West: Lewis and Clark and others -- Expedition into the 'desert' -- Fremont and Tah-Kai-Buhl -- 'Warren's map' -- Closing the frontier in the west -- [Conclusions:] Cartographic encounters in Australia ; Journey's end
Summary
In this reinterpretation of U.S. history, the author argues that, until now, writing about and popular understanding of the exploration and mapping of the New World has largely ignored the pivotal role played by Indigenous people
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-162) and index
