Record/Write
Writing is an act of self-preservation and legacy-building. For explorers like Martens, the travel journal was more than a scientific document; it was a declaration of presence, a way of inscribing oneself into the grand narrative of discovery and exploration. The choice of language, the narrative style, the details emphasized – all contribute to constructing a personal and collective mythology of exploration that often reinforced colonial fantasies of heroic discovery.
Writing is an act of self-preservation and legacy-building. For explorers like Martens, the travel journal was more than a scientific document; it was a declaration of presence, a way of inscribing oneself into the grand narrative of discovery and exploration. The choice of language, the narrative style, the details emphasized – all contribute to constructing a personal and collective mythology of exploration that often reinforced colonial fantasies of heroic discovery.