ABSTRACT Reports of patrols through remote areas of Papua and New Guinea led by officers of the Australian administration have much to contribute to understandings of the work entailed in rendering both land and people legible to the colonial state. But these must be read with care. Using the text and maps produced by one patrol, led by John McGregor in 1968, we demonstrate how topographic maps, produced well after particular patrols were undertaken, may be used to both refine interpretations provided in such reports and reveal factors that shaped the knowledge patrol officers produced.

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阅读巡逻报告时– 1：布吕赫山脉以南

摘要由澳大利亚政府官员领导的在巴布亚和新几内亚偏远地区进行巡逻的报告大大有助于人们理解使土地和人民易于进入殖民地状态的工作。但是，必须仔细阅读这些内容。使用由约翰·麦格雷戈（John McGregor）在1968年领导的一支巡逻队制作的文字和地图，我们演示了在进行特定巡逻之后效果良好的地形图如何可用于完善此类报告中提供的解释并揭示影响知识巡逻的因素人员产生。