Project Gutenberg 2006-12-23 Public domain in the USA. 107 Langeler, J. W. Doorman, L. A. C. M. Nieuw-Guinee en de exploratie der "Meervlakte" De Aarde en haar Volken, 1918 Reading ease score: 69.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net/ "Nieuw-Guinee en de exploratie der 'Meervlakte'" by Langeler and Doorman is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work documents the exploration of New Guinea, focusing primarily on the challenges faced by explorers as they seek to map and understand the region's geography, peoples, and ecosystem. The book covers historical expeditions and introduces the key figures involved in these explorations, offering a detailed picture of the era's exploration efforts. The opening of the book provides an introduction to the history of New Guinea, emphasizing its discovery and subsequent exploration attempts by various European powers. It recounts the difficulties encountered by Dutch explorers, including hostile encounters with local populations and threats from diseases like malaria. The narrative also details the establishment of various exploration detachments by the Dutch government, outlining their goals in mapping the interior of the island and documenting its geography, flora, and fauna. It further highlights key expeditions, the setting of the initial camps, and the early efforts to engage with local communities, setting the stage for a comprehensive examination of the challenges and discoveries made in the region. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nl Papua (Indonesia) -- Discovery and exploration DU Text De Aarde en haar Volken Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 350604 349291 2024-11-09T04:16:24.776509 2023-09-09T07:05:46.422154 text/html text/html 344752 2021-01-01T16:42:21 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 4255774 2021-01-01T16:42:21 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 4588971 2024-11-09T04:16:37.628507 application/epub+zip 4595828 2024-11-09T04:16:30.471518 application/epub+zip 199180 2024-11-09T04:16:27.716533 application/epub+zip 5217713 2024-11-09T04:16:42.034531 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4592658 2024-11-09T04:16:35.357453 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 256476 2022-09-09T13:11:23.577500 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 292451 292360 2024-11-09T04:16:23.559551 2023-09-09T07:05:45.450277 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 292098 2006-12-23T06:43:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 110733 2021-01-01T16:42:21 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19504 2024-11-09T04:16:42.179451 application/rdf+xml 21701 2024-11-09T04:16:28.279548 image/jpeg 4259 2024-11-09T04:16:27.997490 image/jpeg 4351564 2024-11-09T04:16:24.972623 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog