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Maritime Landscapes

Maritime Landscapes AbstractThe sea is not a palimpsest of human activity, in contrast with much of the land, but none the less both the sea, the foreshore and the coastal margin, when they are suitably observed and interpreted, contain clues to their exploitation in the past. Ships may penetrate beyond the coastal zone as such to nodal points such as ports or bridgeheads, which often lie well inland. The maritime landscape thus has to be interpreted, rather than merely plotted or observed, with the aid of models; these models tend to be more easily formulated for historic periods. This means that, for early or primitive contacts by sea, the informed observation of natural landscape features and an appreciation of the long-established parameters of navigation and pilotage are the best means of envisaging maritime settlement and economy in earlier times. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Landscapes Taylor & Francis

Maritime Landscapes

Parker, A.J.
Landscapes , Volume 2 (1): 20 – Apr 1, 2001
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Publisher
Taylor & Francis
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© 2001 Maney
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2040-8153
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1466-2035
DOI
10.1179/lan.2001.2.1.22
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Abstract

AbstractThe sea is not a palimpsest of human activity, in contrast with much of the land, but none the less both the sea, the foreshore and the coastal margin, when they are suitably observed and interpreted, contain clues to their exploitation in the past. Ships may penetrate beyond the coastal zone as such to nodal points such as ports or bridgeheads, which often lie well inland. The maritime landscape thus has to be interpreted, rather than merely plotted or observed, with the aid of models; these models tend to be more easily formulated for historic periods. This means that, for early or primitive contacts by sea, the informed observation of natural landscape features and an appreciation of the long-established parameters of navigation and pilotage are the best means of envisaging maritime settlement and economy in earlier times.

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Landscapes – Taylor & Francis

Published: Apr 1, 2001

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