Heinrich von Littrow travelled at a period when the map still had blanks on it, and filled some of them.
The record lists Heinrich von Littrow as Austrian writer and cartographer (1820–1895).
Heinrich von Littrow was born at Vienna in 1820. His recorded nationality is Austrian Empire.
Enlightenment expeditions carried naturalists and instruments; the Pacific was charted with chronometers and the intention of measuring, not merely claiming.
He is recorded as cartographer, writer and poet.
The record of exploration is also a record of the people already living in the places reached.
Recognition followed: Order of St. Sylvester.
Heinrich von Littrow died in 1895, aged 75. The routes and charts outlived the journey, which is how exploration is actually measured.
Achievements
- Order of St. Sylvester
- Recorded as cartographer, writer and poet
