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Maps - Anthropological (Australia)

Archive Collections / Dr Joseph Benjamin Birdsell / Series AA689/07 / Maps - Anthropological (Australia)

  1. 'Gene Flow from Timor Entry'
    Hand drawn map in pencil on tracing paper. Dimensions: 84.0x67.0cm.

  2. 'Pre-contact Movements, NBT (see AA 338) 1975, plotted JBB'
    Movements hand drawn in red pencil. Dimensions: 58.5x56.0cm.

  3. 'Map showing the Distribution of the Aboriginal Tribes of Australia by Norman B Tindale, 1940.'
    Published 'Map II Trans. Roy. Soc. SA 64(1), 26 July 1940.
    Areas shaded in coloured pencil. 'Map 1' written on reverse. Dimensions: 76.0x64.5cm.

  4. 'Map showing the Distribution of the Aboriginal Tribes of Australia by Norman B Tindale, 1940.'
    Published 'Map II Trans. Roy. Soc. SA 64 (1), 26 July 1940.
    Areas shaded in coloured pencil differs from map 231.
    'Map 2' written on reverse. Dimensions: 76.0x64.5cm.

  5. 'Aboriginal Landscape of the Lower Murray Valley South Australia'
    Based on information obtained by NB Tindale.
    Published: South Australian Department of Lands. 1978.
    Dimensions: 59.0x83.5cm.

  6. 'Man-Land. Tribal Distribution'
    Hand drawn in pencil on tracing paper. Dimensions: 91.0x75.0cm.

  7. 'Basic Series 1976'
    This map appears to relate to Birdsell's Man-Land project.
    Hand drawn in pencil on tracing paper. Dimensions: 78.5x59.0cm.

  8. Map outlining the circumcision and subincision boundaries and 'tribes included in 1976 series'
    This map appears to relate to Birdsell's Man-Land project.
    Hand drawn in pencil on tracing paper. Dimensions: 70.5x54cm.

  9. Map showing the relative Tribal groups throughout Australia.
    Hand drawn in coloured pencil on tracing paper.
    This map appears to relate to Birdsell's Man-Land project.
    Dimensions: 78.5x65cm.

  10. 'Map showing the Distribution of the Aboriginal Tribes of Australia by Norman B Tindale 1940.'
    This map is attached to a fabric backing. Dimensions: 79x62.5cm.

  11. 'Map showing the Distribution of the Aboriginal Tribes of Australia by Norman B Tindale 1940.'
    Dimensions: 79x62.5cm.

  12. 'Pacific Ocean Western Part including Eastern Archipelago'
    Publisher: US Navy Hydrographic Office, February 1938. (2nd edition) No. 5590.
    Possible migration routes into Australia during low sea levels marked in red pencil.
    Dimensions: 110.5x85.0cm.

  13. Map showing the tribal fragmentation across the circumcision and subincision boundaries.
    Hand drawn in pen on tracing paper. Dimensions: 91.0x61.0cm.

  14. 'Timor Entry'
    Map showing result of gene flow into Australia via Timor Sea.
    Hand drawn in pencil on tracing paper. Dimensions: 79.0x72.0cm.

  15. 'Cape York Gene Flow'
    Title hand written by Birdsell on reverse
    Map showing result of gene flow into Australia via Cape York Peninsular.
    Hand drawn in pencil on tracing paper. Dimensions: 48.0x51.5cm.

  16. Map relates to the Nauo group of South Australia and relates to their movement throughout the Australian continent.
    Hand drawn map. Table, formally glued to front of map, now detached.
    'Fig. 8' written on reverse. Dimensions: 74.0x58.0cm.

  17. 'Estimated Carpentarian Gene Frequencies'
    Hand drawn map. 'Fig. 9' written on reverse. Dimensions: 74.0x58.0cm.

  18. 'Hypothetical Gene Frequencies for Tawny Hair'
    Hand drawn map. 'Fig. 14' written on reverse. Dimensions: 74.0x58.0cm.

  19. 'Observed Phenotypic Frequencies for Tawny Hair'
    Hand drawn map. 'Fig. 13.' written on reverse. Dimensions: 74.0x58.0cm.

  20. 'Estimate of Hypothetical Gene Frequencies for Tawny Hair'
    'Fig. 15' written on reverse. Dimensions: 74.0x58.0cm. This items is not held.

  21. 'Estimated Carpentarian Gene Frequencies' Sahul Shelf Entry.
    'Fig. 11' written on reverse. This items is not held.

  22. 'Fig. 1'
    'Fig. 1' written on reverse. This items is not held.

  23. 'Estimated Carpentarian Gene Frequencies' Torres Strait Entry.
    'Fig. 10' written on reverse. This items is not held.

  24. Distribution of tawny hair in Australia.
    'Fig. 16' written on reverse. This item is not held.

  25. Australia - 'Colac,' Victoria.
    Australian Army Map SJ54-12. Edition 1-AAS, Series R502.
    Boundaries written by Birdsell in pencil 'W Buckley' written on reverse.
    Dimensions: 73.5x57.0cm. This item is not held.

  26. Australia - 'Melbourne,' Victoria.
    Australian Army Map SJ55-5, Edition 1- AAS, Series R502.
    Annotations by Birdsell in pencil.
    Dimensions: 73.5x57.0cm. This item is not held.

  27. Australia - 'Queenscliffe,' Victoria.
    Australian Army Map SJ 55-9, Edition 1-AAS, Series R502.
    Annotations by Birdsell in pencil.
    Dimensions: 73.5x57.0cm. This item is not held.

  28. 'Australia - 'Charnley,' Western Australia.
    Australian Army Map SE 51-4, Edition 1-AAS, Series R502.
    Annotations by Birdsell in pencil.
    Dimensions: 73.5x57.0cm. This item is not held.

  29. 'Australia - 'Yampi,' Western Australia.
    Australian Army Map SE 57-3, Edition 1-AAS, Series R502.
    Annotations by Birdsell in pencil
    Dimensions: 73.5x57.0cm. This item is not held.

  30. 'Australia - 'Camden Sound,' Western Australia.'
    Australian Army Map SD 51-15, Edition 1-AAS, Series R502.
    Annotations by Birdsell in pencil.
    Dimensions: 73.5x57.0cm. This item is not held.

  31. 'Australia - 'Prince Regent,' Western Australia.'
    Australian Army Map SD 51-16, Edition 1-AAS, Series R502.
    Annotations by Birdsell in pencil.
    Dimensions: 73.5x57.0cm. This item is not held.

  32. 'Tribal Boundaries in Aboriginal Australia. 1974' by Norman B Tindale
    'Australia SW [south-west] Sheet, Tribal Boundary Map'
    No tribal boundaries are printed on this map (blue).
    This map is part of a four sheet set published by Tindale in 1974.
    This item contains references to: South Australia; Western Australia.
    Dimensions: 114.0x89.0cm.

  33. 'Tribal Boundaries in Aboriginal Australia. 1974' by Norman B Tindale
    'Australia SW [south-west] Sheet, Tribal Boundary Map'
    Tribal Boundaries printed in blue.
    This map is part of a four sheet set published by Tindale in 1974.
    This item contains references to: South Australia; Western Australia.
    Dimensions: 114.0x89.0cm.

  34. 'Tribal Boundaries in Aboriginal Australia. 1974' by Norman B Tindale
    'Australia SW [south-west] Sheet, Tribal Boundary Map'
    Tribal Boundaries printed in bed.
    This map is part of a four sheet set published by Tindale in 1974.
    This item contains references to: South Australia; Western Australia.
    Dimensions: 105.0x86.0cm.

  35. 'Tribal Boundaries in Aboriginal Australia. 1974' by Norman B Tindale.
    'Australia NW [north-west] Sheet, Tribal Boundary Map'
    Tribal Boundaries printed in blue.
    This map is part of a four sheet set published by Tindale in 1974.
    This item contains references to: Northern Territory; South Australia; Western Australia.
    Dimensions: 114.0x89.0cm.

  36. 'Tribal Boundaries in Aboriginal Australia. 1974' by Norman B Tindale.
    'Australia NW [north-west] Sheet, Tribal Boundary Map'
    Tribal Boundaries printed in blue.
    This map is part of a four sheet set published by Tindale in 1974.
    This item contains references to: Northern Territory; South Australia; Western Australia.
    Dimensions: 114.0x89.0cm.

  37. 'Tribal Boundaries in Aboriginal Australia. 1974' by Norman B Tindale.
    'Australia NW [north-west] Sheet, Tribal Boundary Map'
    Tribal Boundaries Printed in Blue.
    This map is part of a four sheet set published by Tindale in 1974.
    This item contains references to: Northern Territory; South Australia; Western Australia.
    Dimensions: 114.0x89.0cm.

  38. 'Tribal Boundaries in Aboriginal Australia. 1974' by Norman B Tindale.
    'Australia NW [north-west] Sheet, Tribal Boundary Map'
    Tribal Boundaries printed in blue.
    This map is part of a four sheet set published by Tindale in 1974.
    This item contains references to: Northern Territory; South Australia; Western Australia.
    Dimensions: 114.0x89.0cm.

  39. 'Tribal Boundaries in Aboriginal Australia. 1974' by Norman B Tindale.
    'Australia NW [north-west] Sheet, Tribal Boundary Map'
    Tribal Boundaries printed in blue.
    This map is part of a four sheet set published by Tindale in 1974.
    This item contains references to: Northern Territory; South Australia; Western Australia.
    Dimensions: 114.0x89.0cm.

  40. 'Tribal Boundaries in Aboriginal Australia. 1974' by Norman B Tindale.
    'Australia NW [north-west] Sheet, Tribal Boundary Map'
    Tribal Boundaries printed in blue.
    This map is part of a four sheet set published by Tindale in 1974.
    This item contains references to: Northern Territory; South Australia; Western Australia.
    Dimensions: 114.0x89.0cm.

  41. 'Tribal Boundaries in Aboriginal Australia. 1974' by Norman B Tindale.
    'Australia NW [north-west] Sheet, Tribal Boundary Map'
    Tribal Boundaries printed in red.
    This map is part of a four sheet set published by Tindale in 1974.
    This item contains references to: Northern Territory; South Australia; Western Australia.
    Dimensions: 114.0x89.0cm.

  42. 'Tribal Boundaries in Aboriginal Australia. 1974' by Norman B Tindale.
    'Australia NW [north-west] Sheet, Tribal Boundary Map'
    Tribal Boundaries printed in red.
    This map is part of a four sheet set published by Tindale in 1974.
    This item contains references to: Northern Territory; South Australia; Western Australia.
    Dimensions: 105.0x80.5cm.

  43. 'Tribal Boundaries in Aboriginal Australia. 1974' by Norman B Tindale.
    'Australia. SE [south-east] Sheet, Sheet, Tribal Boundary Map'
    Tribal Boundaries printed in blue
    This map is part of a four sheet set published by Tindale in 1974.
    This item refers to New South Wales; Queensland; South Australia: Tasmania; Victoria.
    Dimensions: 114.0x89.0cm.

  44. 'Tribal Boundaries in Aboriginal Australia. 1974' by Norman B Tindale.
    'Australia. SE [south-east] Sheet, Sheet, Tribal Boundary Map'
    Tribal Boundaries printed in blue
    This map is part of a four sheet set published by Tindale in 1974.
    This item refers to New South Wales; Queensland; South Australia; Tasmania; Victoria.
    Dimensions: 114.0x89cm.

  45. 'Tribal Boundaries in Aboriginal Australia. 1974' by Norman B Tindale.
    'Australia. SE [south-east] Sheet, Sheet, Tribal Boundary Map'
    Tribal Boundaries printed in blue
    This map is part of a four sheet set published by Tindale in 1974.
    This item refers to New South Wales; Queensland; South Australia; Tasmania; Victoria.
    Dimensions: 114.0x89.0cm.

  46. 'Tribal Boundaries in Aboriginal Australia. 1974' by Norman B Tindale.
    'Australia. SE [south-east] Sheet, Sheet, Tribal Boundary Map'
    Tribal Boundaries printed in red
    This map is part of a four sheet set published by Tindale in 1974.
    This item refers to New South Wales; Queensland; South Australia; Tasmania; Victoria.
    Dimensions: 114.0x89.0cm.

  47. 'Tribal Boundaries in Aboriginal Australia. 1974' by Norman B Tindale.
    'Australia. SE [south-east] Sheet, Sheet, Tribal Boundary Map'
    Tribal Boundaries printed in red.
    This map is part of a four sheet set published by Tindale in 1974.
    This item refers to New South Wales; Queensland; South Australia; Tasmania; Victoria.
    Dimensions: 95.0x86.0cm.

  48. 'Tribal Boundaries in Aboriginal Australia. 1974' by Norman B Tindale.
    'Australia. NE [north-east] Sheet, Tribal Boundaries Map'
    Tribal Boundaries printed in blue.
    This map is part of a four sheet set published by Tindale in 1974.
    This item contains references to: Northern Territory; Queensland; South Australia.
    Dimensions: 114.0x 89.0cm.

  49. 'Tribal Boundaries in Aboriginal Australia. 1974' by Norman B Tindale.
    'Australia. NE [north-east] Sheet, Tribal Boundaries Map'
    Tribal Boundaries printed in red.
    This map is part of a four sheet set published by Tindale in 1974.
    This item contains references to: Northern Territory; Queensland; South Australia.
    Dimensions: 114.0x 89.0cm.

  50. 'Tribal Boundaries in Aboriginal Australia. 1974' by Norman B Tindale.
    'Australia. NE [north-east] Sheet, Tribal Boundaries Map'
    Tribal Boundaries printed in red.
    This map is part of a four sheet set published by Tindale in 1974.
    This item contains references to: Northern Territory; Queensland; South Australia.
    Dimensions: 95.0x80.5cm.

  51. Australia Tribal Density and Density Ratio.
    Annotations in coloured pencil. Dimensions: 58.5x56.0cm.

  52. 1. 'Australia Circumcision Subincision Boundaries, and Rainfall Reliability'
    Annotations in coloured pencil. This item was previously identified as 'Birdsell Map 280.' Dimensions: 58.5x56.0cm.
    2. Australia - 'Ballarat,' Victoria.
    Australian Army Map SJ 54-8, Edition 1-AAS, Series R502.
    Annotations in pencil by Birdsell relating to tribal group boundaries.
    This item was previously identified as 'Birdsell Map 280a.' Dimensions: 73.5x57.0cm.

Creator: Dr Joseph Benjamin Birdsell
Control: AA 689/7/229-280
Date Range:  1940  -  1976
Quantity:    53   maps, various dimensions housed in mylar
Series:  AA689/07