Australia na Map

 

.Australia na Map bụ akụkọ ihe mere eme na nketa nke Australasia Hydrographic Society. Ọ na-achọ ịkwalite ihe ọmụma, nghọta na ekele ndị Australia nwere maka akụkọ mmalite nke mba ahụ, malite na 1606 site na njem Willem Janszoon na Duyfken na Luis Váez de Torres na Los Tres Reyes na San Pedro, ma na-aga n'ihu ruo ugbu a.

Duyfken replica under sail

Mmalite

Ọstrelia nọ na ngalaba Map nke Australasia Hydrographic Society bụ ọgbakọ nọchiri anya Australia na Map: 1606–2006. Australia na Map: 1606–2006 bụ Peter Reynders na Rupert Gerritsen hibere na 2002 ka ụgbọ e ji akwalite ncheta na 2006 nke afọ 400th nke charting nke ọdịda anyanwụ Cape York, nleta izizi na Australia nke ndị Europe, na Torres' njem site na Torres Strait obere oge ka nke ahụ gasịrị.

Peter Reynders and Rupert Gerritsen of Australia on the Map

Aims

Based on its Vision, of seeking “to enhance Australians’ knowledge, understanding and appreciation of the nation's early history,” the Australia on the Map Division developed a number of broad aims. These are to:

• Focus on the period from 1606 onwards.

• Give due recognition to all relevant navigators of all nationalities in the mapping of the Australian coast.

Activities

The Australia on the Map Division is a voluntary organisation which engages in a range of activities to promote its vision and aims in the areas of Commemorative Infrastructure, Commemorative Events, Heritage Projects, Research Projects, Research Promotion, Education Projects, (Curriculum and Capacity, Publicity and Promotion) and Strategic Activities.

The Australia on the Map Division website is an important educational tool for the organisation. It features what is known as the “Landings List”, which provides a brief entry on every episode of contact and other significant cartographic developments from 1606 to 1814. It also carries the only online translation of the original 1602 VOC Charter of the Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC - Dutch East India Company), developed as a result research project.

Commemorations

Australia on the Map endeavours to foster commemorations of significant landmarks in early Australian history. In 2011 it promoted the 200th anniversary of the publication of the first full map of Australia in 1811 by Louis de Freycinet.