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Accepted Paper:
The cartography of Kallihirua: Inughuit abduction and indigenous map making
Peter Martin
(University of Cambridge)
Paper short abstract:
Contributing to literatures which examine the production of indigenous cartographic materials, the paper will discuss a map drawn by Kallihirua, a member of the Inughuit community of northern Greenland who was abducted during the 1850-51 Franklin Search.
Paper long abstract:
This paper will examine the circumstances surrounding the abduction of Kallihirua, a member of the Inughuit community who was recruited by the crew of the Assistance during the 1850-51 expedition in search of the missing ships Erebus and Terror. To aid the navigators on board the Assistance, Kallihirua was asked to draw a map depicting the Northwest coastline of Greenland. This map was later included in a guide on 'Arctic Geography and Ethnology' that was produced by the Royal Geographical Society and presented to George Nares in preparation for his 1875-76 Arctic expedition. Drawing on the recent literature urging us to examine more closely the circumstances in which indigenous cartographic materials were produced, the paper will study the events surrounding the production of this intriguing map and will consider Kallihirua's role in shaping cartographic knowledge about the Arctic.