Maps
Map showing the first exploration of Australia’s continental boundary followed by the more careful process of surveying and charting continental boundary
Introduction – Maps
There are many maps on this web site. Collectively they present a pictorial history of human migration, increasing social organization, and changing land management and land-use.
For convenience the maps that appear on the site are presented here in more or less chronological order within topic. They show, in summary form, the changing face of the world and the continent of Australia.
The Australian story begins with the arrival of humans on the north coast and migration across the continent to form hundreds of language groups or ‘nations’. It shows the first tentative maritime exploration by Europeans in the 18th century as the Dutch, British and French in turn make an asessment of what the land might hold. Followed subsequently by British settlement between 1788 and 1826 on all four major coaslines. European coastal exploration, establishment of coastal settlements and inland exploration, followed by the claiming of land for farming and pasture along with the opening up of land by roads, railways and airports.
Human migration
Path of ancient human migration
Paths of human migration based on mtDNA. Numbers refer to thousands of years ago. Accessed from Wikipedia 18 June 2013.
Neolithic Revolution Map
Map of the world showing approximate centres of origin of agriculture
Pattern of human migrations peopling of the Pacific region
Pattern of human migrations peopling of the Pacific region
migrations
Indo-European expansion
Indo-European expansion 4000–1000 BCE following the Kurgan hypothesis Courtesy Wikimedia Commons – Dbachmann – Accessed 26 September 2020
Australia’s First People
Australian languages
Australian Language Groups Pama–Nyungan languages (mustard and grey). Mustard-coloured languages may be related to Pama–Nyungan
Aboriginal language groups pre European settlement
Aboriginal language groups pre European settlement
European maritime exploration of Australia
Tasmanroutes
Tasman’s two voyages. Courtesy Andre Engels, Wikimedia Commons
British colonial settlements in the period 1788-1836
British colonial settlements in the period 1788-1836
Early French maritime exploration
Early French maritime exploration
Early maritime explorers
Early maritime explorers
Maritime survey
Map showing the first exploration of Australia’s continental boundary followed by the more careful process of surveying and charting continental boundary
Inland exploration of Australia
Stuart-map
Stuart exploration
Oxley-map
Oxleys exploration
Blaxland
Blaxland crosses the Blue Mountains
Leichhardt
Kennedy
Eyre
Burke_and_Wills_Track
Empires
FrenchEmpire
French empire
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First published on the internet – 28 August 2020
