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American explorers

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

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.
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…
Bradford WashburnPhotographer · Photography
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…
Charles Fletcher LummisPhotographer · PhotographyIllustration — Lummis
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).
Clarence KingAuthor · BooksClarence Rivers King (January 6, 1842 – December 24, 1901) was an American geologist, mountaineer, and author.
Davy CrockettAuthor · BooksDavid Crockett (August 17, 1786 – March 6, 1836) was an American politician, militia officer and frontiersman.
Delia AkeleyPhotographer · PhotographyDelia Julia "Mickie" Akeley (Denning, formerly Reiss, later Howe; December 5, 1869 – May 22, 1970) was an American explorer.
Edmund March BluntAuthor · Maps and atlasesEdmund March Blunt (June 20, 1770 – January 4, 1862) was an American navigator, writer, and publisher of nautical magazines.
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.
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 WilkesonAuthor · Maps and atlasesIllustration — Frank Wilkeson
Harriet Chalmers AdamsPhotographer · PhotographyHarriet Chalmers Adams (October 22, 1875 – July 17, 1937) was an American explorer, writer and photographer.
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.
John C. FrémontAuthor · BooksMajor-General John Charles Frémont (January 21, 1813July 13, 1890) was a United States Army officer, explorer, and politician.
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.
Michael RockefellerPhotographer · PhotographyMichael Rockefeller was an American anthropologist, photographer, explorer and ethnologist (1938–1961). He was born in Manhattan and died in Asmat.
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.
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.
Titian PealePhotographer · PhotographyTitian Ramsay Peale (November 17, 1799 – March 13, 1885) was an American artist, naturalist, and explorer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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 Henry GilderPerson · Music memorabiliaWilliam Henry Gilder Jr (August 16, 1838 – February 5, 1900) was an American soldier, journalist, explorer and writer.

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