Early Maps
This page brings together a selection of early maps that illustrate the development of Antarctic soil and geomorphological research in the late 1950s through the 1960s. They provide a valuable record of how the first soil surveys and regional maps were produced and used in the field. There are also two articles which give some background to New Zealand’s early soil science work in Antarctica, including a journal article with a map and descriptions of the soils of Taylor Dry Valley, Victoria Land, and a retrospective article written fifty years later reflecting on the Soil Bureau’s involvement in Antarctic soil science.
Soils of Taylor Valley, Victoria Land (McCraw, 1967)
Soil News 50 years Antarctic expeditions
19xx_Darwin-Glacier_1.jpg
19xx_Darwin-Glacier_2.jpg
19xx_Geomorphology-and-glacial-geology-of-the-Victoria-Valley-System_BL.jpg
19xx_Geomorphology-and-glacial-geology-of-the-Victoria-Valley-System_BR.jpg
19xx_Geomorphology-and-glacial-geology-of-the-Victoria-Valley-System_TL.jpg
19xx_Geomorphology-and-glacial-geology-of-the-Victoria-Valley-System_TR.jpg
19xx_Map-of-Priestley-Glacier-area.jpg
19xx_Victoria-Valley-System_grey.jpg
19xx_Victoria-Valley-System.jpg
196x_Mawson-and-Aviator-Glaciers_annotated.jpg
1955_-NZMS-94_Map-of-the-Antarctic-Regions.jpg
1957_NZMS-135_Ross-Sea-Region.jpg
1959_Provisional-soil-map-of-Taylor-Dry-Valley_grey.jpg
1959_Provisional-soil-map-of-Taylor-Dry-Valley_transparency.jpg
1959_Provisional-soil-map-of-Taylor-Dry-Valley.jpg
1960_NZMS166_Tucker-Glacier.jpg
1960_Soils-of-the-NZ-Antarctica-and-Adjacent-Islands.jpg
1961_NZMS166_Darwin-Glacier.jpg
1963_Geological-map-of-Darwin-Mountains_Legend.jpg
1963_NZGS-Southern-field-party-1962-3-and-earlier-expeditions.jpg
1963_NZMS-94_Map-of-the-Antarctic-Regions.jpg
1964_NZMS166_Liv-Glacier_annotated.jpg
1964_NZMS166_Liv-Glacier.jpg
1964_NZMS166_Plunket-Point.jpg
1964_NZMS166_Shackleton-Glacier_annotated.jpg
1964_NZMS166_Shackleton-Glacier.jpg
1967_Soils-of-Taylor-Dry-Valley.jpg
1969_Facilties-in-the-vicinity-of-Vanda-Station_bw.jpg
1969_Facilties-in-the-vicinity-of-Vanda-Station_grey.jpg
1969_Lake-Vanda-lake-level-recording.jpg
1970_Scott-Glacier-area_back.jpg
1970_Scott-Glacier-area.jpg