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18th-century explorers

57 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Adelbert von ChamissoAuthor · BooksAdelbert von Chamisso (30 January 1781 – 21 August 1838) was a German poet, writer and botanist.
Alexander von HumboldtAuthor · BooksFriedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt (14 September 1769 – 6 May 1859) was a German polymath, geographer, naturalist, explorer, and proponent of Romantic philosophy and science.
Andrew EllicottAuthor · Maps and atlasesAndrew Ellicott (January 24, 1754 – August 28, 1820) was an American land surveyor who helped map many of the territories west of the Appalachians, surveyed the boundaries of the District…
Antoine Philippe de MarignyAuthor · Maps and atlasesAntoine Philippe de Marigny de Mandeville (17 July 1721 – 6 November 1779), Chevalier de St. Louis, was a French geographer and explorer.
Astolphe-Louis-Léonor de Custine, Marquis de CustineAuthor · BooksAstolphe-Louis-Léonor, Marquis de Custine (18 March 1790 – 25 September 1857) was a French aristocrat and writer who is best known for his travel writing, in particular his account of his…
Carl Friedrich Philipp von MartiusAuthor · Maps and atlasesCarl Friedrich Philipp von Martius (17 April 1794 – 13 December 1868) was a German botanist and explorer.
Charles Alexandre LesueurArtist · PaintingsCharles Alexandre Lesueur (1 January 1778 in Le Havre – 12 December 1846 in Le Havre) was a French naturalist, artist, and explorer.
Charles Marie de La CondamineAuthor · BooksCharles Marie de La Condamine (28 January 1701 – 4 February 1774) was a French explorer, geographer, and mathematician.
Charles WilkesAuthor · BooksCharles Wilkes (April 3, 1798 – February 8, 1877) was an American naval officer, ship's captain, and explorer. He led the first United States Exploring Expedition (1838–1842).
Christopher Dufrost de La JemerayeAuthor · Maps and atlasesChristopher Dufrost de La Jemeraye (December 6, 1708May 10, 1736), also known as Christophe Dufrost de La Jemerais with various variations on the last name, was the lieutenant and nephew of…
Cyrille Pierre Théodore LaplaceAuthor · Maps and atlasesCyrille Pierre Théodore Laplace (7 November 1793 – 24 January 1875) was a French navigator famous for his circumnavigation of the globe on board La Favorite.
David ThompsonAuthor · Maps and atlasesDavid Thompson (disambiguation)David Thompson
Davy CrockettAuthor · BooksDavid Crockett (August 17, 1786 – March 6, 1836) was an American politician, militia officer and frontiersman.
Edme-François JomardAuthor · Maps and atlasesEdme-François Jomard (lang; 1777 – September 22, 1862) was a French cartographer, engineer, and archaeologist.
Edmund March BluntAuthor · Maps and atlasesEdmund March Blunt (June 20, 1770 – January 4, 1862) was an American navigator, writer, and publisher of nautical magazines.
Edward BelcherAuthor · BooksSir Edward Belcher (27 February 1799 – 18 March 1877) was a British naval officer, hydrographer, and explorer.
Fabian Gottlieb von BellingshausenAuthor · Maps and atlasesFaddey Faddeyevich Bellingshausen or Fabian Gottlieb Benjamin von Bellingshausen (–) was a Russian cartographer, explorer, and naval officer of Baltic German descent, who attained the rank…
Ferdinand BauerIllustrator · IllustrationFerdinand Lucas Bauer (20 January 1760 – 17 March 1826) was an Austrian botanical illustrator who travelled on Matthew Flinders' expedition to Australia.
Francis BeaufortAuthor · Maps and atlasesFrancis Beaufort (disambiguation)
Francis Rawdon ChesneyAuthor · BooksFrancis Rawdon Chesney (16 March 1789 – 30 January 1872) was a British general and explorer.
François LevaillantAuthor · BooksFrançois Levaillant (born Vaillant, later in life as Le Vaillant, "The Valiant") (6 August 1753 – 22 November 1824) was a French writer, explorer, naturalist, zoological collector, travel…
Franz SieberDesigner · DesignFranz Wilhelm Sieber (30 March 1789 – 17 December 1844) was a Czech-Austrian botanist and collector who travelled to Europe, the Middle East, Southern Africa and Australia.
Frederick CatherwoodArtist · PaintingsFrederick Catherwood (27 February 1799 – 27 September 1854) was an English artist, architect and explorer, best remembered for his meticulously detailed drawings of the ruins of the Maya…
Grigory LangsdorffAuthor · BooksGeorg Heinrich Freiherr von Langsdorff (8 April 1774 – 9 June 1852) was a German naturalist and explorer, as well as a Russian diplomat, better known by his Russian name, Grigori Ivanovich…
Hermann, Fürst von Pückler-MuskauDesigner · DesignHermann, Fürst von Pückler-Muskau (born as Count Pückler, from 1822 Prince; 30 October 1785 – 4 February 1871) was a German nobleman, renowned as an accomplished artist in landscape…
Hester StanhopeAuthor · BooksLady Hester Lucy Stanhope (12 March 1776 – 23 June 1839) was a British adventurer, writer, antiquarian, and one of the most famous travellers of her age.
Hugh ClappertonAuthor · BooksBain Hugh Clapperton (18 May 1788 – 13 April 1827) was a British naval officer and explorer of West and Central Africa.
Jacques AragoArtist · Comics and comic artJacques Étienne Victor Arago (6 March 1790 – 27 November 1855), known as Jacques Arago, was a French writer, artist and explorer, author of a Voyage Round the World.
James CookAuthor · Maps and atlasesCaptain James Cook (7 November 1728 – 14 February 1779) was a British Royal Navy officer, explorer, and cartographer who led three voyages of exploration to the Pacific and Southern Oceans…
Johann Baptist von SpixIllustrator · IllustrationJohann Baptist Ritter von Spix (9 February 1781 – 13 March 1826) was a German biologist.
Johann Ludwig BurckhardtAuthor · BooksJohann Ludwig (also known as John Lewis, Jean Louis) Burckhardt (24 November 1784 – 15 October 1817) was a Swiss traveller, geographer, and Orientalist.
John BarrowAuthor · BooksSir John Barrow, 1st Baronet (19 June 1764 – 23 November 1848) was an English geographer, linguist, writer and civil servant.
John Clements WickhamAuthor · Maps and atlasesJohn Clements Wickham (21 November 17986 January 1864) was a Scottish explorer, naval officer, magistrate and administrator.
John RossArtist · PaintingsRear-Admiral Sir John Ross (24 June 1777 – 30 August 1856) was a British naval officer and explorer.
John WebberEngraver · Prints
Joseph NicolletAuthor · Maps and atlasesJoseph Nicolas Nicollet (July 24, 1786 – September 11, 1843), also known as Jean-Nicolas Nicollet, was a French geographer, astronomer, and mathematician known for mapping the Upper…
Joseph von Hammer-PurgstallAuthor · BooksJoseph Freiherr von Hammer-Purgstall (9 June 1774 – 23 November 1856) was an Austrian orientalist, historian and diplomat.
Jules Dumont d'UrvilleAuthor · Maps and atlasesJules Sébastien César Dumont d'Urville (23 May 1790 – 8 May 1842) was a French explorer and naval officer who explored the south and western Pacific, Australia, New Zealand and Antarctica.
Karl Ludwig GieseckePerson · Film memorabiliaCarl Ludwig Giesecke FRSE (6 April 1761 in Augsburg – 5 March 1833 in Dublin) was a German actor, librettist, polar explorer and mineralogist.
Otto FabriciusAuthor · BooksOtto Fabricius (6 March 174420 May 1822) was a Danish missionary, naturalist, ethnographer, and explorer of Greenland.
Phillip Parker KingAuthor · Maps and atlasesPhillip Parker King (13 December 1791 – 26 February 1856) was an early explorer of the Australian and Patagonian coasts.
Pierre JacotinAuthor · Maps and atlasesPierre Jacotin (1765–1827) was the director of the survey for the Carte de l'Égypte (Description de l'Égypte), the first triangulation-based map of Egypt, Syria and Palestine.
Robert MoffatAuthor · BooksRobert Moffat was a translator, missionary, explorer and writer (1795–1883). He was born in Ormiston and died in Leigh.
Sándor Kőrösi CsomaAuthor · BooksKőrösi Csoma Sándor
Thaddäus HaenkeAuthor · Maps and atlasesThaddäus Xaverius Peregrinus Haenke (also Thaddeus Haenke; Tadeáš Haenke; Tadeo Haenke; 5 October 1761 – 4 November 1816) was a Czech botanist and explorer.
Titian PealePhotographer · PhotographyTitian Ramsay Peale (November 17, 1799 – March 13, 1885) was an American artist, naturalist, and explorer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Tomás de SuríaEngraver · PrintsTomás de Suría (May 1761–1835) was a Spanish artist and explorer. He accompanied Alessandro Malaspina during his expedition along the west coast of North America from 1789 to 1795.
William Charles WentworthAuthor · BooksWilliam Charles Wentworth (August 179020 March 1872) was an Australian statesman, author, explorer, lawyer, newspaper editor and pastoralist, who became one of the wealthiest and most…
William HodgesArtist · PaintingsWilliam Hodges (28 October 1744 – 6 March 1797) was an English painter. He was a member of James Cook's second voyage to the Pacific Ocean, and is best known for the sketches and paintings…
William John BurchellArtist · PaintingsWilliam John Burchell (23 July 1781 – 23 March 1863) was an English explorer, naturalist, traveller, artist, and author.
William WestallArtist · PaintingsWilliam Westall (12 October 1781 – 22 January 1850) was a British landscape artist best known as one of the first artists to work in Australia.

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