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- Andrews, William
- Across the Atlantic in a Twelve-Foot Boat, by Frederick A. Talbot
(Strand, 1901B)
- Andrews, who is not in fact a captain but has earned the title of "The Lonely Skipper," "holds the record both for having crossed the Atlantic in the smallest boat and in the quickest time by a craft of these diminutive dimensions." It is a feat he undertook not just once but many times.
- Baldwin, Evelyn Briggs
- How I Hope to Reach the North Pole, by Evelyn Briggs Baldwin
(Windsor Magazine, 1902A)
- "This article constitutes Mr. Baldwin's only public announcement to the public of the plans and purposes of the Baldwin-Ziegler Polar Expedition, which recently sailed from Tromsoe, Norway." Baldwin was born in Missouri in 1862. He accompanied the Peary expedition as a meteorologist, and hoped to join the ill-fated Andrée balloon expedition, but there was no room. He then accompanied the Wellman Expedition of 1899. (Spoiler alert - the 1902 expedition failed and the crew was stranded in the Arctic for two years before being rescued; all but one crew member survived.)
- Balmat, Jacques
- The Hero of Mont Blanc
(Pictorial Museum of Sport & Adventure, ca. 1890)
- Jacques Balmat (1762–1834) was a mountaineer, a Savoyard mountain guide, born in the Chamonix valley in Savoy. A chamois hunter and collector of crystals, Balmat completed the first ascent of Mont Blanc with physician Michel-Gabriel Paccard on 8 August 1786. For this feat, King Victor Amadeus III gave him the honorary title le Mont Blanc. - Wikipedia
- Borchgrevink, C.E.
- Antarctic Exploration, by C.E. Borchgrevink
(The Strand, 1897A)
- Mr. C.E. Borchgrevink - Illustrated Interviews, by William G. FitzGerald
(The Strand, 1900B)
- Conway, Sir W. Martin
- Sir W. Martin Conway - Illustrated Interviews, by Framley Steelcroft
(The Strand, 1897A)
- Artist and Himalayan explorer/mountain climber.
- Coxwell, Henry
- Mr. Henry Coxwell at Tottenham, by T. Hanson Lewis
(English Illustrated Magazine, 1895B)
- A famous British balloonist and aeronaut.
- Mr. Henry Coxwell - Illustrated Interviews, by Harry How
(The Strand, 1896A)
- D'Albertis, Signor
- Travels in New Guinea
(Pictorial Museum of Sport & Adventure, ca. 1890)
- Fitzgerald, E.A.
- The Ascent of Aconcagua, by E.A. Fitzgerald
(The Strand, 1898B)
- The first account of how E.A. Fitzgerald's party climbed the highest peak ever yet ascended, Aconcagua in the Andes.
- Glave, Edward Jones
- Glave's Career, by Robert Howard Russell
(Century Magazine, 1895B)
- A member of Stanley's expedition force; he was about to embark on a journey to search out the strongholds of Arab slavers when he died of a fever.
- Glimpses of Life in Africa from the Journals of the Late E.J. Glave, by E.J. Glave
(Century Magazine, 1896B)
- Includes "Glave in Nyassaland - British Raids on the Slave-Traders," "Glave's Journey to the Livingstone [Memorial] Tree," "Glave in the Heart of Africa - Peace and War Between Lakes Bangweolo and Tanganyika" and "New Conditions in Central Africa: The Dawn of Civilization Between Lake Tanganyika and the Congo" (from Century Magazine, 1897A).
- Greely, Adolphus W.
- When I Stood Face-to-Face with Death, by Gen. A.W. Greely (Ladies Home Journal, 1898)
- Peril at a polar station.
- Gregory, Dr. J.W.
- Exploring East Africa, by J.D. Symon
(Windsor Magazine, 1896A)
- Traveler and scientific explorer.
- Hatton, Frank
- Frank Hatton in North Borneo, by Joseph Hatton
(Century Magazine, 1885B)
- Hedin, Dr. Sven
- The Latest Great Explorer, by Robert Sherard
(Windsor, 1898A)
- Dr. Sven Hedin's account of his life and travels in the East.
- Holub, Dr.
- Adventures in South Africa
(Pictorial Museum of Sport & Adventure, ca. 1890)
- Humboldt, Alexander von
- Alexander von Humboldt, an Intrepid Traveler
(Pictorial Museum of Sport & Adventure, ca. 1890)
- Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was a Prussian geographer, naturalist, explorer, and influential proponent of Romantic philosophy and science. Humboldt's quantitative work on botanical geography laid the foundation for the field of biogeography. Humboldt's advocacy of long-term systematic geophysical measurement laid the foundation for modern geomagnetic and meteorological monitoring. - Wikipedia
- Kennan, George
- George Kennan, by Anna Laurens Dawes
(Century Magazine, 1888B)
- A writer and reporter best known for his study of the Russian prison system in Siberia, Kennan was also one of the first American explorers of Siberia itself.
- Livingstone, David
- Dr. Livingstone
(Leisure Hour, 1868)
- The Last Journals of David Livingstone
(Harper's Monthly, 1875A)
- Stirring Scenes in Stirring Lives: David Livingstone, by W.G. Blaikie
(Cassell's Family Magazine, 1886)
- Livingstone's Mother and Wife
(Girl's Own Paper, 1888)
- The Heart of Dr. Livingstone
(Century Magazine, 1895B)
- Pictures of a tree in Africa with a memorial to Dr. Livingstone carved into it.
- Markham, Sir Clements
- Sir Clements Markham and the Royal Geographical Society - Illustrated Interviews, by William G. FitzGerald
(The Strand, 1897A)
- Nansen, Fridtjof
- A Talk with Dr. Nansen, by J. Arthur Bain
(The Strand, 1896B)
- A visit with the Arctic explorer.
- Mrs. Nansen, by J. Arthur Bain (The Strand, 1896B)
- A visit with the wife of the Arctic explorer.
- With Nansen in the North: A Chat with Lieut. Johansen, by Archibald Cromwell
(Windsor, 1898A)
- With Nansen in the North, by Lt. Hjalmar Johanssen
(Windsor Magazine, 1898B)
- "A Record of the Fram Expedition" - a full-length serial account of the polar expedition.
- Njordenskold, Prof.
- Professor Njordenskold and the Northeast Passage
(Cassell's Family Magazine, 1880)
- Pinto, Serpa
- Major Pinto in Africa
(Pictorial Museum of Sport & Adventure, ca. 1890)
- Selous, Frederick
- Art and Letters in a Surrey Town, by Charles T. Bateman
(Windsor Magazine, 1900B)
- Alpine Lodge, in Worplesden, Surrey, home of writer and big game hunter Frederick Courteney Selous.
- Spelterini, Edward
- Over the Alps in a Balloon, by Charles Herbert
(The Strand, 1899B)
- Spencer, Percival
- A Chat With Mr. Percival Spencer, by Frederick A. Talbot
(Windsor Magazine, 1900B)
- Exploits of a balloonist.
- Stanley, Henry Morton
- The White Pasha, by Noah Brooks
(St. Nicholas, 1889)
- Varnbery, Arminius
- A Great Traveler, by John Lewees
(St. Nicholas, 1875)
- A Hungarian teacher of languages who traveled extensively in the Middle East.
- Verner, William Willoughby Cole
- Cliff-Climbing and Egg-Hunting, by L.S. Lewis
(The Strand, 1897A)
- The exploits of Lt.-Col. Willoughby-Verner, whose hobby was climbing cliffs to collect birds' eggs.
- von Humboldt, Alexander
- An Intrepid Traveler
(Pictorial Museum of Sport & Adventure, ca. 1890)
- "Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was a Prussian geographer, naturalist, explorer, and influential proponent of Romantic philosophy and science. Humboldt's quantitative work on botanical geography laid the foundation for the field of biogeography. Humboldt's advocacy of long-term systematic geophysical measurement laid the foundation for modern geomagnetic and meteorological monitoring." - Wikipedia
- Our Autograph Books: Voices from the Ice
(Cassell's Family Magazine, 1885)
- Autographs of famous Arctic explorers, along with accounts of their exploits.
- Our Kivigtok: An Episode of the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition, by A.W. Greeley
(Century Magazine, 1887B)
- The life and death of a Greenland Eskimo.
- The Story of Mont Blanc, by J.E. Muddock
(The Strand, 1892B)
- Actually the story of climbers of Mont Blanc.
- Color at the Far North, by Frederick Wilbert Stokes
(Century Magazine, 1894B)
- An artist's experiences as part of the Peary Relief Expedition in the Arctic.
- Big-Game Hunters, by Framley Steelcroft
(The Strand, 1896B)
- See also
- • Lady Travelers
- • Victorian Explorations & Explorers Around the World
- • Polar Explorations
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- Frémont
- The Origin of the Frémont Explorations, by Jessie Benton Fremont
(Century Magazine, 1891A)
- "A Personal Narrative of the Terrible Experiences of Fremont's Fourth Expedition."
- Résumé of Frémont's Expeditions
(Century Magazine, 1891A)
- Rough Times in Rough Places, by Micajah McGehee
(Century Magazine, 1891A)
- Vancouver
- Vancouver the Voyager
(Leisure Hour, 1860)
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