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  • 4 - Scientists, Cartographers, Photographers, and the Establishment of Western Knowledge of the Kaokoveld

  • from Part 3 - Encapsulation and Pastoralisation, 1900s to 1940s
  • Michael Bollig
  • Book:
    Shaping the African Savannah
    Published online:
    22 June 2020
    Print publication:
    02 July 2020, pp 71-92

  • Summary

    Chapters 4, 5, and 6 deal with the first thirty years of colonial rule in the region. Chapter 4 discusses how knowledge on the region was gained by agents of the colonial administration, scientists, and travellers. The media for storing knowledge were lengthy travel reports, photography, and maps. North-western Namibia is construed as a frontier region in which wildlife and 'primitive tribes' have survived. The chapter discusses in detail how knowledge gained and enshrined in expeditions is laid down in different media.