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Summary

Discusses the role of the Smithsonian Institution in exploration and mapping of North America, Asia and Africa, and in diffusing that knowledge through publications and the production of maps.

Category

Smithsonian Institution History Bibliography

Contained within

The Smithsonian Institution, 1846-1896, The History of its First Half Century (Book)

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

1897

Topic

  • Geography
  • Cartography
  • Scientific expeditions
  • SI, Early History
  • Museums
  • Museum publications

Place

  • Asia
  • Africa
  • West (U.S.)

Physical description

pp. 773-784

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