Description: [view in Spanish]The first international scientific expedition sponsored by the United States circumnavigated the globe between 1838 and 1842, gathering natural history collections so vast they were estimated to weigh 40 tons. The U.S. Congress resolved to preserve these artifacts "collected at the expense of the government...Information about the first international
Description: [view in English][edan-image:id=siris_sic_13396,size=200,left]Gran parte de las primeras colecciones de historia natural de la Institución Smithsonian provino de México, el Caribe y América Central y del Sur. En el Cuarto Informe Anual (1850) se reseñan varias expediciones latinoamericanas, en particular la exploración de las islas cercanas a Nicaragua por Ephraim G.Esta