[OSGeo Africa] Maps of sub-saharan African cartography

[Gavin Fleming]

The HartRAO educational centre shows indigenous constellations (if that’s what you mean by space maps)
 
> On 04 Jul 2017, at 14:36, Douglas Anderson <djandersonza at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Aaah, hmm, the problem there is that prior to colonialism indigenous people were illiterate. Apart from rock paintings and engravings I know of no attempt at drawing maps. Maybe some-one at the Iziko Museum or UCT archaeological department may assist you? 
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> On 4 July 2017 at 13:31, Aslam Parker <Aslam.Parker at drdlr.gov.za <mailto:Aslam.Parker at drdlr.gov.za>> wrote:
> Thank you very much Doug, I appreciate the information
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> I am actually looking for evidence of  maps, or depiction of space/geography by indigenous people.
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> Good Afternoon Aslam.
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> There is this map showing the distribution of the Khoi and San peoples in the Cape during the early stages of colonization and exploration
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> A very interesting 'What if' map can be found here
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> http://bigthink.com/strange-maps/africa-uncolonized <>
> Showing what Africa may've looked like had colonization by European countries not occurred, but it is speculative as Islamic colonization and indigenous colonization would alter this map quite considerably.
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> On 4 July 2017 at 10:34, Chris Berens <chris at mapland.co.za <>> wrote:
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> Hi Aslam, the closest I have come to an indigenous map is a verbal route map or song-line that I heard in 2009 which described a route taken by herders from Pella in the northern Cape as they went from waterhole to waterhole.  I was able to follow the route during the recitation using your 1:250,000 map which had enough named points in common.  Unfortunately we did not have a chance to record the audio/video.  The herding route (described/sung by Oom Paul Waterboer in Pella) predated the shift in ownership in that area.
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> On 4 July 2017 at 08:07, Aslam Parker <Aslam.Parker at drdlr.gov.za <>> wrote:
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> Does anyone know of literature or resources that describes the depiction of space and/or maps  by African indigenous communities, specifically in Southern Africa.
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