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John Claude White
This photograph shows the Potala Palace. The palace is the traditional home of the Dalai Lama, and is visited by many pilgrims. The map can be found…
Zasak Taring
This map of the city of Lhasa prominently shows the Potala Palace, a site of Buddhist pilgrimage. The map can be found here.
William Heather
Routes traveled by pilgrims to Mecca and Jerusalem can be seen on the southern portion of this map of Egypt. The map can be found here.
Westrem, Scott D.
This reproduction of the Hereford Map, from the book 'The Hereford Map: A Transcription and Translation of the Legends with Commentary' is one of many…
Fanny Bullock Workman
This map was made by Workman and her husband to show their route over the Hushe and Kondus glaciers. The image can be found this book.
Reproduced from the book "A Girdle Round the Earth" this photo depicts various hats worn by women travelers during their expeditions.
Brooke Kroeger
Bly’s trip around the world made headlines in many newspapers, including The New York World, where she worked. This image can be found in this…
Amelia Earhart
Amelia Earhart
This book shows Earhart standing in “Friendship,” the plane in which she flew across the Atlantic Ocean. This image can be found in this…
Mary Meader
This map, reproduced from the book "Focus on Africa" by Richard Upjohn Light, shows the route Mary Meader and Richard Light flew over Africa while…
This map shows the continent of Africa in the years before Mary Meader and her husband Richard Light flew from South Africa to Egypt, taking some of…