Singing the Trail: The Story of Mapping Aotearoa New Zealand by McCrystal, John

Singing the Trail: The Story of Mapping Aotearoa New Zealand (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781760633592)

Vendor: John McCrystal
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Format: Hardcover
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$39.95
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Singing the Trail: The Story of Mapping Aotearoa New Zealand by McCrystal, John

Singing the Trail: The Story of Mapping Aotearoa New Zealand

$39.95
Singing the Trail: The Story of Mapping Aotearoa New Zealand by McCrystal, John

Singing the Trail: The Story of Mapping Aotearoa New Zealand

$39.95
Format: Hardcover
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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 of the coastline was filled in, more detailed maps of the interior were made by those in search of resources to exploit. A clever look at New Zealand history and also at the intriguing tradition of map making.

Author: John McCrystal
ISBN-10: 1760633593
ISBN-13: 9781760633592
Publisher: A&u New Zealand
Language: English
Published: 06/01/2020
Pages: 276
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 3.90lbs
Size: 11.00h x 10.00w x 1.10d
By John McCrystal
By John McCrystal
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John McCrystal has been working as a freelance writer since 1996, contributing to most of New Zealand's leading newspapers and magazines. Since publishing his first book in 1999, a biography of businessman Bob Owens, he has written, co-written or ghost-written more than 50 nonfiction titles on a diverse range of subjects. He has also published a handful of short stories, a single radio play, and produced the very popular radio series, Shipwreck Tales.

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