Africa -- Discovery and exploration
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Sir Joseph Banks papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 58
Abstract:
The papers consist of correspondence, writings, notes, and other papers documenting the personal life and professional career of Sir Joseph Banks, a British naturalist and explorer. Correspondence with stewards and landowners in Lincolnshire and elsewhere detail Banks' interest in agriculture and farming. Other papers relate to family estates, to Banks' scientific investigations and to his interest in the exploration of Africa and other regions. A translation of Frederic Horneman's "Travels...
Dates:
1763-1830
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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Sir Joseph Banks papers
Frederick Russell Burnham papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 115
Abstract:
The papers consist of correspondence, subject files, writings, scrapbooks, film, and photographs documenting the personal and professional life of Frederick Russell Burnham, especially his years in Africa, and his exploration work in Mexico.
Dates:
1864-1976