Other maps are such shapes, with their islands and capes! But we' ve got our brave Captain to thank (So the crew would protest) "that he' s bought us the best-A perfect and absolute blank!" Milestones for the fusion of art maps and counter-cartography are, among others, the works of Öyvind Fahlström (since the 1970s) and Mark Lombardi (1990s) (see article page 26). These artists notably contributed to the new wave of counter-cartographies that emerged with the new millennium. They included, for example, the Bureau d'Études (see article page 26) and hackitectura.net 5. Currently, the Argentinian art and research duo Iconoclasistas plays a major role in the dissemination of counter-cartographies. Introduction Editorial-This Is Not an Atlas (2001-2006) the Grupo de Arte Callejero actively participated in the escraches, which translates into acts of public shaming to condemn the injustice, violence and genocides committed during the military dictatorship (see grupodeartecallejero.wordpress.com). 7. Some examples for relevant indigenous mapping projects and groups from different regions are The Nunavut Atlas (Riewe, 1992), The Maya Atlas (Toledo Maya Cultural Council, 1997), Aboriginal Mapping Network (nativemaps.org) and Nova Cartografia Social da Amazonia (see article page 46). It seems that China is the only region around the world with an indigenous population but without an indigenous counter-mapping culture (Rundstrom, 2009: 316). Counter-Cartographies Politics, Art and the Insurrection of Maps André Mesquita andremesquita.redezero.org flows of power systems, monopolies and administrative networks. The maps of these collectives give us an idea about which forms of counter-power we need to create and what social struggles are, as they are much more than mere representations. In order to create counter-cartographies, their practices invert sovereignty of a cartography of control. And, in fact, these maps can also be seen as starting points for subversive actions.