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To investigate the interconnected life cycle—production, circulation, and consumption—of a 1913 manuscript map of the Huayabamba Valley and re-evaluate the social origins of geographical knowledge.

December 1, 2025Cartographica The International Journal for Geographic Information and Geovisualization

A Story behind the Map: The Strange Life of Maps and Their Makers

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MSMirela Slukan-Altić

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Historical case study uncovers hidden layers of production and circulation in a 1913 manuscript map, highlighting how indigenous intermediaries shaped post-colonial geographical knowledge.

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To investigate the interconnected life cycle—production, circulation, and consumption—of a 1913 manuscript map of the Huayabamba Valley and re-evaluate the social origins of geographical knowledge.
Applied a processual cartographic framework focusing on production, circulation routes, and institutional consumption.
Examined archival field records and the 1913 manuscript map from a Peruvian-American expedition preserved in the Royal Geographical Society's Collection.
Analyzed the socio-historical roles of expedition participants, institutional curators, and local indigenous intermediaries.
Identified unexpected geographical features mapped during the expedition alongside non-linear pathways of map transmission and archival storage.
Demonstrated that cartographic knowledge was critically shaped by local conditions, personal narratives, and indigenous intermediaries rather than imperial cartographers alone.

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Mirela Slukan-Altić (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1100ad39dd87f6d0eeb84a https://doi.org/10.3138/cart-2025-0005

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December 1, 2025Cartographica The International Journal for Geographic Information and Geovisualization

A Story behind the Map: The Strange Life of Maps and Their Makers

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Authors

MSMirela Slukan-Altić

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Overview

Historical case study uncovers hidden layers of production and circulation in a 1913 manuscript map, highlighting how indigenous intermediaries shaped post-colonial geographical knowledge.

Key Points

To investigate the interconnected life cycle—production, circulation, and consumption—of a 1913 manuscript map of the Huayabamba Valley and re-evaluate the social origins of geographical knowledge.
Applied a processual cartographic framework focusing on production, circulation routes, and institutional consumption.
Examined archival field records and the 1913 manuscript map from a Peruvian-American expedition preserved in the Royal Geographical Society's Collection.
Analyzed the socio-historical roles of expedition participants, institutional curators, and local indigenous intermediaries.
Identified unexpected geographical features mapped during the expedition alongside non-linear pathways of map transmission and archival storage.
Demonstrated that cartographic knowledge was critically shaped by local conditions, personal narratives, and indigenous intermediaries rather than imperial cartographers alone.

Cite This Study

Mirela Slukan-Altić (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1100ad39dd87f6d0eeb84a https://doi.org/10.3138/cart-2025-0005

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