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Surveying the Record: North American Scientific Exploration to 1930
A review of a collection of essays on the history and adventure of American exploration with several references to sophisticated analyses of trigonometric surveys, the science of empire building, and natural history exchange networks.
Multimedia | book profile
Visions of the Land: Science, Literature, and the American Environment from the Era of Exploration to the Age of Ecology
The work of John Charles Fremont, Richard Byrd, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, John Wesley Powell, Susan Cooper, Rachel Carson, and Loren Eiseley represents a widely divergent body of writing. Michael A. Bryson provides a thoughtful examination of these authors, their work, and the ways in which science and nature unite them.
Perspectives Article
Mandy Martin’s Artistic Explorations
In this article, Jane Carruthers outline the merits of Mandy Martin’s artwork and the nature of her projects.
Arcadia
What Would Indigenous Taxonomy Look Like? The Case of Blandowski's Australia
In 1862, Wilhelm von Blandowski produced The Encyclopedia of Australia as a large visual atlas of 142 plates dedicated to a comprehensive representation of the continent Australia.
Exhibition chapter
Introduction | The Northwest Passage
A mere dream for centuries, the Northwest Passage has now become a place and a topic where scientific and traditional knowledge intersect. This is the introductory chapter of “The Northwest Passage: Myth, Environment, and Resources”—a virtual exhibition written by historian Elena Baldassarri.
Exhibition chapter
The Northwest Passage as a Voyage to Myth and Adventure | The Northwest Passage
Is the Arctic the last frontier? With text, audio, and video, historian Elena Baldassarri describes the historical struggle to find a passage through the perilous environments of the Far North. This is a chapter of the virtual exhibition “The Northwest Passage: Myth, Environment, and Resources.”
Exhibition chapter
The Northwest Passage as a Matter of National Security | The Northwest Passage
Once an environment in which the notion of nations was unheard of, the Arctic region is now a disputed space among superpowers. This is a chapter of the virtual exhibition “The Northwest Passage: Myth, Environment, and Resources”—written and curated by historian Elena Baldassarri.
Exhibition chapter
Through the unknown reaches of Australia | Ludwig Leichhardt
In this chapter of the virtual exhibition “Ludwig Leichhardt: A German Explorer’s Letters Home from Australia,” museum curator and cultural studies researcher Heike Hartmann presents the life and deeds of Dr. Leichhardt.
Exhibition chapter
Travel and reception of Leichhardt’s letters to his family | Ludwig Leichhardt
In this chapter of the virtual exhibition “Ludwig Leichhardt: A German Explorer’s Letters Home from Australia,” cultural studies researcher Heike Hartmann presents the traveps of Dr. Leichhardt’s letters—from the unexplored expanses of Australia to the archives of the Deutsches Museum.