Multi-talented. Tea drinker. Cartophile. Lecturer in History at the University of Tasmania.
"The coolest (possibly the only) historian I know."
| Hometown | nipaluna/Hobart in Tasmania, Australia |
| University profile | http://utas.edu.au/profiles/staff/humanities/imogen-wegman |
I forgot about this photo until I was looking for a fresh banner image to put up here. This was a mid-winter sunset over kunanyi/Mt Wellington, or – as Hobartians know it – simply 'The Mountain'.
And this really wasn't even anything special, just a run-of-the-mill evening.
Um, hullo?
I'm a historian (or #histodons, adorable) on the small(ish) island of Tasmania, at the bottom of Australia. I grew up here and occasionally like to go awandering, but do so love this island a lot.
I research colonial landscapes, particularly in the early years of a colony – I'm interested in how colonisers interpreted the land and adapted to it. Most of my work so far has looked at Tasmania, but I'm starting to branch out. I am a teeny bit of a map nerd, and am keen to find my fellow #HGIS and #GIS friends out here.
And this is one of my favourite maps, purely for the details on the illustration. #mapmonstermonday ain't got nothing on the wild creatures of Tasmania.
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