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Ever since a Native American prepared a paper "charte" of the lower Colorado River for the Spaniard Hernando de Alarcon in 1540, Native Americans have been making maps in the course of encounters with whites. This book charts the history of these cartographic encounters, examining native maps and mapmaking from the pre- and post-contact periods. G. Malcolm Lewis provides accessible and detailed overviews of the history of native North American maps, mapmaking, and scholarly interest in these topics. Other contributions include a study of colonial Aztec cartography that highlights the connections among maps, space, and historyan account of the importance of native maps as archaeological evidenceand an interpretation of an early-contact-period hide painting of an actual encounter involving whites and two groups of warring natives. Although few original native maps have survived, contemporary copies and accounts of mapmaking form a rich resource for anyone interested in the history of Native American encounters or the history of cartography and geography.

Indian cartography --- Indians of North America --- Inuit --- First contact with Europeans. --- Maps. --- America --- Discovery and exploration

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Indian cartography --- Names, Geographical --- Geographical perception --- Human geography --- Memes --- Social aspects --- Social aspects

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Aztec cartography --- Cartography --- Indian cartography --- History. --- 528.9 --- Cartography. Mapping (textual documents) --- 528.9 Cartography. Mapping (textual documents) --- Cartography, Indian --- Indians --- Cartography, Primitive --- Chartography --- Map-making --- Mapmaking --- Mapping (Cartography) --- Mathematical geography --- Surveying --- Map projection --- Maps --- Aztecs --- Cartography, Aztec --- History --- Mexico --- New Spain --- Cartography - Mexico - History. --- Cartography - New Spain - History. --- Indian cartography - New Spain - History. --- Aztec cartography - History.

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In this reinterpretation of U.S. history, the author argues that, until now, writing about and popular understanding of the exploration and mapping of the New World has largely ignored the pivotal role played by indigenous people.

Cartography --- Indian cartography --- Indians of North America --- History --- First contact with Europeans --- West (U.S.) --- Discovery and exploration. --- Cartography, Indian --- Indians --- Cartography, Primitive --- Chartography --- Map-making --- Mapmaking --- Mapping (Cartography) --- Mathematical geography --- Surveying --- Map projection --- Maps --- American aborigines --- American Indians --- First Nations (North America) --- Indians of the United States --- Indigenous peoples --- Native Americans --- North American Indians --- Culture --- Ethnology --- American West --- Trans-Mississippi West (U.S.) --- United States, Western --- Western States (U.S.) --- Western United States --- First contact with other peoples