Exploration
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| 1421: The Year China Discovered the World |
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| 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. |
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| Barren Lands |
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| 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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| By Aeroplane to Pygmyland |
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| 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. |
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| Captain Cook Society |
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| 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. |
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| Congo Expedition |
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| 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. |
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| Conquistadors |
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| Information about the Spanish Conquistadors in the New World and the legacy of their contact with Native Americans. Includes timelines and guides for teachers. |
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| Exploring the Early Americas |
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| 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. |
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| Harriman Alaska Expedition |
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| Collection of photographs from an 1899 expedition by Edward H. Harriman and 23 scientists to explore the waters and coastal territory of Alaska. |
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| Journey of Christopher Columbus |
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| 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. |
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| Lost in the Grand Canyon |
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| 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. |
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| Spain, the United States, and the American Frontier |
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| 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. |
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| Voyages: Circumnavigations 1679-1859 |
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| Contains the accounts of individual scientific voyages with illustrations. Includes the expeditions of Dampier, Anson, Bougainville, Cooke, Darwin. |
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| 1492: An Ongoing Voyage |
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| Exhibit at the Library of Congress divided into sections: What Came To Be Called "America"; Mediterranean World; Christopher Columbus: Man and Myth; Inventing America; Europe Claims America. |
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