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19th-century explorers

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

Adolf BastianAuthor · BooksAdolf Philipp Wilhelm Bastian (26 June 18262 February 1905) was a 19th-century polymath remembered best for his contributions to the development of ethnography and the development of…
Alain GerbaultAuthor · BooksAlain Jacques Georges Marie Gerbault (November 17, 1893 – December 16, 1941) was a French sailor, writer and tennis champion, fighter pilot during the First World War, who made a…
Alberto Maria De AgostiniAuthor · Maps and atlasesAlberto Maria de Agostini (2 November 1883 – 25 December 1960) was an Italian missionary priest of the Salesians of Don Bosco, born in Pollone, Piedmont, who worked as a mountaineer,…
Alexandra David-NéelAuthor · BooksAlexandra David-Néel (born Louise Eugénie Alexandrine Marie David; 24 October 1868 – 8 September 1969) was a French explorer, spiritualist, Buddhist, anarchist, opera singer, and writer.[1]…
Alfons GabrielAuthor · Maps and atlasesAlfons Gabriel (1894–1976) was an Austrian geographer, explorer and travel writer who made several trips to the deserts of Iran, in 1927, 1928, 1933, and 1937.
Alfred Percival MaudslayPhotographer · PhotographyIllustration — Alfred Percival Maudslay, interior of southern chamber, Casa de Monjas at Chichen Itza, 1889
Alfred Russel WallaceAuthor · BooksAlfred Russel Wallace (8 January 1823 – 7 November 1913) was an English naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist and illustrator.
Alfred Thomas AgateArtist · PaintingsAlfred Thomas Agate (February 14, 1812 – January 5, 1846) was an American painter and miniaturist.
Alpheus Hyatt VerrillPhotographer · PhotographyIllustration — Hyatt Verrill c.
Andrey VilkitskyAuthor · Maps and atlasesIllustration — Andrey Vilkitsky
Ardito DesioAuthor · Maps and atlasesCount Ardito Desio (18 April 1897 – 12 December 2001) was an Italian explorer, mountain climber, geologist, and cartographer.
Arnold Henry Savage LandorArtist · PaintingsArnold Henry Savage Landor (2 June 1865 – 26 December 1924) was an English painter, explorer, writer, and anthropologist.
Benedikt LivshitsAuthor · BooksIllustration — Portrait by David Burliuk, 1911
Berthold Carl SeemannAuthor · BooksBerthold Carl Seemann (25 February 1825, in Kingdom of Hanover – 10 October 1871, in Nicaragua) was a German botanist.
Burton HolmesPhotographer · PhotographyElias Burton Holmes (January 8, 1870 – July 22, 1958) was an American traveler, photographer and filmmaker credited with the invention of the "travelogue", though the term itself was…
Carl BockPhotographer · PhotographyCarl Alfred Bock (17 September 1849 – 10 August 1932) was a Norwegian government official, author, naturalist and explorer.
Charles Fletcher LummisPhotographer · PhotographyIllustration — Lummis
Charles Montagu DoughtyAuthor · Books
Clarence KingAuthor · BooksClarence Rivers King (January 6, 1842 – December 24, 1901) was an American geologist, mountaineer, and author.
Claudius Henricus de GoejeAuthor · Maps and atlasesClaudius Henricus de Goeje (4 May 1879 – 8 June 1955) was a Dutch Navy officer and cartographer, who took a special interest in the Wayana and Tiriyó peoples he encountered on his…
Curt von FrançoisAuthor · Maps and atlasesCurt Karl Bruno von François (2 October 1852 – 28 December 1931) was a German geographer, cartographer, Schutztruppe officer and commissioner of the imperial colonial army of the German…
David KakabadzeArtist · PaintingsDavit Kakabadze (დავით კაკაბაძე; 20 August 1889 – 10 May 1952) was a leading Georgian avant-garde painter, graphic artist and scenic designer.
David LivingstoneAuthor · BooksDavid Livingstone (19 March 1813 – 1 May 1873) was a Scottish doctor, Congregationalist, pioneer Christian missionary with the London Missionary Society, and an explorer in Africa.
Delia AkeleyPhotographer · PhotographyDelia Julia "Mickie" Akeley (Denning, formerly Reiss, later Howe; December 5, 1869 – May 22, 1970) was an American explorer.
Désiré CharnayPhotographer · PhotographyClaude-Joseph Désiré Charnay (2 May 182824 October 1915) was a French traveller and archaeologist notable both for his explorations of Mexico and Central America, and for the pioneering use…
Edward Adrian WilsonArtist · PaintingsEdward Wilson (disambiguation)
Edward Augustus InglefieldPhotographer · PhotographySir Edward Augustus Inglefield FRGS (27 March 1820 – 4 September 1894) was a Royal Navy officer who led one of the searches for the missing Arctic explorer John Franklin during the 1850s.
Elisabeth Krämer-BannowPhotographer · PhotographyIllustration — Elisabeth Krämer-Bannow
Ernest NoirotPhotographer · PhotographyJean-Baptiste Ernest Noirot (18 August 1851 – 28 December 1913) was a French comic actor, photographer, explorer and colonial administrator in Senegal and French Guinea in West Africa.
Eugène FlandinIllustrator · IllustrationJean-Baptiste Eugène Napoléon Flandin (15 August 1809 in Naples – 29 September 1889 in Tours), French orientalist, painter, archaeologist, and politician.
Eugène MageAuthor · BooksEugène Abdon Mage (30 July 1837 – 19 December 1869) was a French naval officer and explorer of Africa.
Évariste Régis HucAuthor · BooksÉvariste Régis Huc, C.M, also known as the Abbé Huc (1 August 1813 – 31 March 1860) was a French Catholic priest, Lazarite missionary, and traveller.
Ezra MeekerAuthor · BooksEzra Morgan Meeker (December 29, 1830December 3, 1928) was an American pioneer who traveled the Oregon Trail by ox-drawn wagon as a young man, migrating from Iowa to the Pacific Coast.
Félix Marie Charles TexierDesigner · DesignFélix Marie Charles Texier (22 August 1802, Versailles – 1 July 1871, Paris) was a French historian, architect and archaeologist.
Ferdynand Antoni OssendowskiAuthor · Maps and atlasesFerdynand Antoni Ossendowski (fɛrˈdɨnant anˈtɔɲi ɔssɛnˈdɔfskʲi; 27 May 1876 – 3 January 1945) was a Polish writer, explorer, university professor, and anticommunist political activist.
Francis GaltonPhotographer · PhotographySir Francis Galton (16 February 1822 – 17 January 1911) was an English polymath and the originator of eugenics during the Victorian era;
Francis YounghusbandAuthor · BooksLieutenant Colonel Sir Francis Edward Younghusband (31 May 1863 – 31 July 1942) was a British Army officer, explorer and spiritual writer.
Frank DebenhamAuthor · Maps and atlasesFrank Debenham, OBE (26 December 1883 – 23 November 1965) was Emeritus Professor of Geography at the Department of Geography, Cambridge University and first director of the Scott Polar…
Frank E. KleinschmidtPhotographer · PhotographyFrank Emil Kleinschmidt (1871–1949) was a photographer and documentary cinematographer who explored the Arctic and filmed with the Austro-Hungarian army during World War I.
Frank SwannellPhotographer · PhotographyIllustration — Frank Swannell 1910
Frank WilkesonAuthor · Maps and atlasesIllustration — Frank Wilkeson
Freya Madeline StarkPhotographer · PhotographyDame Freya Madeline Stark (31 January 18939 May 1993) was a British-Italian explorer and travel writer.
Gabriel BonvalotAuthor · BooksIllustration — Gabriel Bonvalot photograph by Eugène Pirou.
George Mercer DawsonAuthor · Maps and atlasesGeorge Mercer Dawson (August 1, 1849 – March 2, 1901) was a Canadian geologist and surveyor.
Gertrude BellPhotographer · PhotographyGertrude Margaret Lowthian Bell (14 July 1868 – 12 July 1926) was an English writer, traveller, political officer, administrator, and archaeologist.
Gregor von HelmersenAuthor · Maps and atlasesGregor von Helmersen or Grigory Petrovich Helmersen (–) was a Baltic German geologist.
Gustaaf Adolf Frederik MolengraaffPhotographer · PhotographyGustaaf Adolf Frederik Molengraaff (27 February 1860 – 26 March 1942) was a Dutch geologist, biologist and explorer.
Gustav Frederik HolmAuthor · Maps and atlasesHonorary membership of the Greenlandic Society (Grønlandske Selskab)
Hanna Resvoll-HolmsenPhotographer · PhotographyHanna Marie Resvoll-Holmsen (née Resvoll) (11 September 1873 in Vaage Municipality, Oppland – 13 March 1943 in Oslo) was a Norwegian botanist – a female pioneer in Norwegian natural history…
Hans HendrikAuthor · BooksHans Hendrik (Suersaq; 2 June 1832 – 11 August 1889) was a Kalaaleq interpreter, Arctic explorer, and the first Inuk to publish an account of his travels.
Hans MeyerAuthor · Maps and atlasesHans Heinrich Josef Meyer (22 March 1858 – 5 July 1929) was a German geographer from Hildburghausen, who was the son of publisher Herrmann Julius Meyer (1826–1909).
Harald MoltkeArtist · PaintingsHarald Viggo Moltke (14 December 1871 – 24 June 1960) was a Danish painter, author and explorer.
Harriet Chalmers AdamsPhotographer · PhotographyHarriet Chalmers Adams (October 22, 1875 – July 17, 1937) was an American explorer, writer and photographer.
Harry BolusArtist · PaintingsHarry Bolus (28 April 1834 – 25 May 1911) was a South African botanist, botanical artist, businessman and philanthropist.
Harry JohnstonPhotographer · PhotographySir Harry Hamilton Johnston GCMG (12 June 1858 – 31 July 1927) was a British explorer, botanist, artist, colonial administrator, and linguist who travelled widely across Africa to speak…
Heinrich BarthAuthor · BooksJohann Heinrich Barth (lang; 16 February 1821 – 25 November 1865) was a German explorer of Africa and scholar.
Henry Mangles DenhamAuthor · Maps and atlasesAdmiral Sir Henry Mangles Denham FRS (28 August 1800 – 3 July 1887) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station.
Hermann von RosenbergAuthor · Maps and atlasesHermann Karl Benjamin von Rosenberg (April 7, 1817 – November 15, 1888) was a German naturalist born in Darmstadt.
Hermann WissmannAuthor · BooksHermann Wilhelm Leopold Ludwig Wissmann, after 1890 Hermann von Wissmann (4 September 1853 – 15 June 1905), was a German military officer, colonial explorer and served as an administrator…
Hubert WilkinsPhotographer · PhotographySir George Hubert Wilkins MC & Bar (31 October 188830 November 1958), commonly referred to as Captain Wilkins, was an Australian polar explorer, ornithologist, pilot, soldier, geographer,…
Isabella BirdPhotographer · PhotographyIsabella Bird is recorded as having received Colorado Women's Hall of Fame and Fellow of t
Isabelle EberhardtAuthor · BooksIsabelle Wilhelmine Marie Eberhardt (17 February 1877 – 21 October 1904) was a Swiss explorer and author.
Ivor Thord-GrayAuthor · BooksIvor Thord-Gray (born Thord Ivar Hallström) (April 17, 1878 – August 18, 1964) was a Swedish-born adventurer, sailor, prison guard, soldier, government official, police officer, rubber…
James RicaltonPhotographer · PhotographyJames Ricalton (born May 13, 1844, in Half Way, near Waddington, New York – d. October 28, 1929, in Waddington) was an American school teacher, traveler, inventor, and photographer.
James William AbertAuthor · Maps and atlasesJames William Abert (November 18, 1820 – August 10, 1897) was an American soldier, explorer, bird collector and topographical artist.
Jane DieulafoyPhotographer · PhotographyJane Dieulafoy (29 June 1851 – 25 May 1916) was a French archaeologist, explorer, novelist, feminist and journalist. She was the wife of Marcel-Auguste Dieulafoy.
Johan Peter KochAuthor · Maps and atlasesJohan Peter Koch (15 January 1870 – 13 January 1928) was a Danish captain and explorer of the Arctic dependencies of Denmark, born in Vestenskov.
John AndersonPhotographer · PhotographyJohn Anderson (4 October 1833 – 15 August 1900) was a Scottish anatomist and zoologist who worked in India as the curator of the Indian Museum, Calcutta.
John C. FrémontAuthor · BooksMajor-General John Charles Frémont (January 21, 1813July 13, 1890) was a United States Army officer, explorer, and politician.
John PalliserAuthor · BooksJohn Palliser (29 January 1817 – 18 August 1887) was an Irish-born geographer and explorer.
Juan GalindoArtist · PaintingsIllustration — Juan Galindo
Karl von den SteinenAuthor · BooksKarl von den Steinen (born March 7, 1855, in Mülheim, died November 4, 1929, in Kronberg im Taunus) was a German physician (with emphasis in psychiatry), ethnologist, explorer, and author…
Kazimierz NowakPhotographer · PhotographyKazimierz Nowak (11 January 1897 in Stryj – 13 October 1937 in Poznań) was a Polish traveler, correspondent, reporter and photographer.
László MagyarAuthor · Maps and atlasesLászló Magyar (1818–1864) was a Hungarian explorer and map-maker of Southwest Africa.
Laurence WaddellAuthor · BooksIllustration — Laurence Austine Waddell.
Leopold McClintockPhotographer · PhotographyAdmiral Sir Francis Leopold McClintock (8 July 1819 – 17 November 1907) was an Irish explorer in the British Royal Navy, known for his discoveries in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago.
Louisa Anne MeredithIllustrator · IllustrationLouisa Anne Meredith (20 July 1812 – 21 October 1895), also known as Louisa Anne Twamley, was an Anglo-Australian writer, illustrator and possibly one of Australia's earliest photographers.
Marcus BakerAuthor · Maps and atlasesIllustration — Studio portrait of Marcus Baker
Mary Jobe AkeleyPhotographer · PhotographyMary Jobe Akeley (January 29, 1878 – January 19, 1966) was an American explorer, author, mountaineer, and photographer.
Mary KingsleyAuthor · BooksMary Henrietta Kingsley (13 October 1862 – 3 June 1900) was an English explorer, travel writer, and ethnographic observer known for her journeys through West Africa and for her influential…
Ménie Muriel DowieAuthor · BooksIllustration — In The Sketch, 6 March 1895
Nicholas RoerichIllustrator · IllustrationProcopius the Righteous Praying is dated 1914. Snakes facing whisperer a serpent is dated 1947.
Nikolay GumilevAuthor · BooksIllustration — Gumilev during his senior years in gymnasium
Nils StrindbergPhotographer · PhotographyNils Strindberg (4 September 1872 – October 1897) was a Swedish photographer and scientist.
Octavie CoudreauAuthor · BooksMarie Octavie Coudreau (née Renard; 1867–1938) was a French explorer from Anais, Charente, and author of several books on French Guiana and northern Brazil.
Olga FedchenkoAuthor · Maps and atlasesOlga Aleksandrovna Fedchenko or Fedtschenko (Armfeld; 30 October 1845 – 24 April 1921) was a Russian botanist.
Oscar BaumannAuthor · Maps and atlasesOscar Baumann (25 June 1864 in Vienna – 12 October 1899 in Vienna) was an Austrian explorer, cartographer and ethnographer.
Paul KaneArtist · PaintingsPaul Kane (September 3, 1810 – February 20, 1871) was an Irish-born Canadian painter whose paintings and especially field sketches were known as one of the first visual documents of Western…
Percy FawcettAuthor · BooksPercy Harrison Fawcett (18 August 1867 disappeared 29 May 1925) was a British geographer, artillery officer, cartographer/surveyor, archaeologist and explorer of South America.
Peter FreuchenAuthor · BooksLorenz Peter Elfred Freuchen (20 February 1886 – 2 September 1957) was a Danish explorer, author, journalist and anthropologist.
Peter KropotkinAuthor · BooksPyotr Alexeyevich Kropotkin (8February 1921) was a Russian anarchist political philosopher and geographer known as a proponent of anarchist communism.
Prince Henri d'OrléansPhotographer · PhotographyPrince Henri of Orléans (16 October 1867 – 9 August 1901) was the son of Prince Robert, Duke of Chartres, and Princess Françoise of Orléans.
Princess Theresa of BavariaAuthor · BooksPrincess Therese of Bavaria (Therese Charlotte Marianne Auguste Prinzessin von Bayern;
Richard CollinsonAuthor · Maps and atlasesRichard Collinson was born in 1811. Collinson died in 1883.
Richard Francis BurtonAuthor · Maps and atlases
Roald AmundsenPerson · Film memorabiliaRoald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen (16 July 1872 – c. 18 June 1928) was a Norwegian explorer of polar regions.
Roman GhirshmanPhotographer · PhotographyRoman Ghirshman was a French anthropologist, archaeologist, art historian, explorer, photographer and university teacher (1895–1979). He was born in Kharkiv and died in Budapest.
Roy Chapman AndrewsAuthor · BooksRoy Chapman Andrews (January 26, 1884 – March 11, 1960) was an American explorer, adventurer, and naturalist who became the director of the American Museum of Natural History.
Samuel BakerAuthor · BooksSir Samuel White Baker (8 June 1821 – 30 December 1893) was an English explorer, officer, naturalist, big game hunter, engineer, writer and abolitionist.
Sarat Chandra DasPhotographer · PhotographySarat Chandra Das (18 July 1849 – 5 January 1917) was an Indian scholar of Tibetan language and culture most noted for his two journeys to Tibet in 1879 and in 1881–1882.
Teoberto MalerPhotographer · PhotographyTeobert Maler, later Teoberto (12 January 1842 – 22 November 1917), was an explorer who devoted his energies to documenting the ruins of the Maya civilization.
Thomas MoranArtist · PaintingsThomas Moran (February 12, 1837 – August 25, 1926) was an American painter and printmaker of the Hudson River School in New York whose work often featured the Rocky Mountains.
Titus ToblerAuthor · BooksTitus Tobler (25 July 1806 – 21 January 1877) was a Swiss Oriental scholar.
Verney Lovett CameronAuthor · BooksIllustration — "He walked across Africa"
Victor JacquemontAuthor · BooksVenceslas Victor Jacquemont (8 August 1801 – 7 December 1832) was a French botanist and geologist known for his travels in India.
Vittorio SellaPhotographer · PhotographyVittorio Sella (28 August 1859 – 12 August 1943) was an Italian photographer and mountaineer, whose photographs of mountains are regarded as some of the finest ever made.
Vladimir A. ObruchevAuthor · BooksVladimir Afanasyevich Obruchev (October 10 1863 – June 19, 1956) was a Russian and Soviet geologist who specialized in the study of Siberia and Central Asia.
William H. EmoryAuthor · Maps and atlasesWilliam Hemsley Emory (September 7, 1811 – December 1, 1887) was a prominent American surveyor and civil engineer of the 19th century.
William H. HarveyIllustrator · IllustrationWilliam Henry Harvey, FRS FLS (5 February 1811 – 15 May 1866) was an Irish botanist and phycologist who specialised in algae.
William Henry GilderPerson · Music memorabiliaWilliam Henry Gilder Jr (August 16, 1838 – February 5, 1900) was an American soldier, journalist, explorer and writer.
William Winwood ReadeAuthor · BooksIllustration — Photo of William Winwood Reade published during 1910.
Władysław JarockiDesigner · DesignIllustration — Władysław Jarocki
Yuly ShokalskyAuthor · Maps and atlasesYuly Mikhailovich Shokalsky (Russian: Юлий Михайлович Шокальский; October 17, 1856 in Saint Petersburg – March 26, 1940 in Leningrad) was a Russian oceanographer, cartographer, and…

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