Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition
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Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition is a multi-volume 19th-century account by Charles Wilkes detailing the U.S. Navy’s pioneering global scientific and exploratory voyage of 1838–1842.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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exploration report ⓘ travel narrative ⓘ |
| author | Charles Wilkes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
United States Navy
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United States government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describesEvent | United States Exploring Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describesTimePeriod | 1838–1842 ⓘ |
| documentsActivity |
anthropological observation
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coastal charting ⓘ hydrographic surveying ⓘ scientific specimen collection ⓘ |
| documentsRegion |
Antarctic coast
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Fiji NERFINISHED ⓘ Hawaii NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Northwest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
nautical literature
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non-fiction ⓘ scientific report ⓘ |
| hasIllustrations | true ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
key primary source on 19th-century American naval exploration
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major early U.S. contribution to global scientific exploration ⓘ |
| includes |
maps
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plates ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| numberOfVolumes | 5 ⓘ |
| originalPublicationYear | 1845 ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| publisher | Lea & Blanchard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Atlas to the Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
Antarctica
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Oregon Country NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ South Seas NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Exploring Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ ethnography ⓘ natural history ⓘ scientific exploration ⓘ |
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