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Congo Expedition
The natural history, geography, and people of the Congo as documented by Lang and Chapin on their 1909-1915 expedition. Overview, slide presentation, field notes, photographs, maps.
Exploring the Early Americas
Features selections from the Jay I. Kislak Collection at the Library of Congress, including rare maps, documents, paintings, prints, and images of artifacts. Major themes are Pre-Contact America; Explorations & Encounters; Aftermath of the Encounter.
By Aeroplane to Pygmyland
Provides access to materials from the 1926 Dutch and American Expedition to New Guinea which was a mission to document the lives of the so-called "pygmy" tribes of the Sudirman mountain range, New Guinea.
Journey of Christopher Columbus
Information about the 1492-1493 journey headed by Christopher Columbus with background about support for the journey, timeline with excerpts from journals and a map.
1421: The Year China Discovered the World
Companion to book by Gavin Menzies and television documentary. Features maps and images describing the evidence behind the theory that the Chinese circumnavigated and charted the globe a century before the Europeans.
Harriman Alaska Expedition
Collection of photographs from an 1899 expedition by Edward H. Harriman and 23 scientists to explore the waters and coastal territory of Alaska.
Voyages: Circumnavigations 1679-1859
Contains the accounts of individual scientific voyages with illustrations. Includes the expeditions of Dampier, Anson, Bougainville, Cooke, Darwin.
Captain Cook Society
Features chronologies of James Cook's life, information about his ships and family history, images of engravings and stamps featuring Cook, the wills of Cook and his crew, extracts from Cook's journals from 1773-1774, book reviews.
Curious Variety of Mazes and Meanderers, A
An exhibit that traces the history of Captain James Cook and his explorations of the Pacific in the 18th century.
Lost in the Grand Canyon
Information about John Wesley Powell's expedition down the Colorado River and a timeline of his life. Includes an lesson on running rapids and a look at the geologic history of the area.
Conquistadors
Information about the Spanish Conquistadors in the New World and the legacy of their contact with Native Americans. Includes timelines and guides for teachers.
Spain, the United States, and the American Frontier
Contains material which documents the history of Spanish expansion in North America, reflecting the different perspectives of Spain and the United States. Available in English and Spanish.
Barren Lands
J.B. Tyrrell's expeditions for the Geological Survey of Canada, 1892-1894 with images from original field notebooks, correspondence, photographs, maps and published reports, biographical information, interactive maps.
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