Historical cartography and archaeology: voicing the sealers and whalers of 19th century Antarctica

SENATORE, MARIA XIMENA; ZARANKIN, ANDRES

Portland

Congreso; XXXII SCAR Open Science Conference; 2012

Scientific Committe of Antarctic Research SCAR

The aim of this paper is to present the analyses of archaeological evidence and historical cartography linked to whaling and sealing activities in the South Shetland Islands during the 19th century. In order to contribute to the rethinking of the history told by the Master Narratives, the efforts were directed to studying the contribution of whalers and sealers to the knowledge and experience of Antarctica.