Voyages of discovery

Voyages of scientific exploration 1770 - 1899

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How it works

This map displays historical maritime voyages which collected biodiversity specimens. These specimens are now deposited in institutions around the world, this map shows where and when they were collected.

Voyage routes have been identified using historical ship log data. Specimens have been identified from GBIF, by geotemporal covariance with each route.

To view collected specimens, please select a voyage above.

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1775

1770

1899