Juan Belaieff travelled at a period when the map still had blanks on it, and filled some of them.
The record lists Juan Belaieff as Paraguayan geographer (1875–1957).
Juan Belaieff was born at Saint Petersburg in 1875. His recorded nationality is Russian Empire.
Nineteenth-century exploration turned inland - Africa, Asia and Australia - and was entangled from the start with empire, missions and the geographical societies that funded it.
He is recorded as geographer, military personnel and cartographer.
The record of exploration is also a record of the people already living in the places reached.
Recognition followed: Order of Saint Anna, 3rd class, Order of Saint Stanislaus, 3rd class and Order of St. George, 4th class.
Juan Belaieff died in 1957, aged 82. The routes and charts outlived the journey, which is how exploration is actually measured.
Achievements
- Order of Saint Anna, 3rd class
- Order of Saint Stanislaus, 3rd class
- Order of St. George, 4th class
- Recorded as geographer, military personnel and cartographer
