A Voyage to the Islands Madera, Barbados, Nieves, S. Christophers and Jamaica
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A Voyage to the Islands Madera, Barbados, Nieves, S. Christophers and Jamaica is a seminal late 17th-century natural history and travel work by Sir Hans Sloane documenting the flora, fauna, and culture of the Caribbean.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Voyage to the Islands Madera, Barbados, Nieves, S. Christophers and Jamaica Context triple: [Sir Hans Sloane, notableWork, A Voyage to the Islands Madera, Barbados, Nieves, S. Christophers and Jamaica]
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A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean is the official multi-volume account of Captain James Cook’s final expedition, detailing his explorations in the North Pacific and the circumstances leading to his death in Hawaii.
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B.
Voyage to the Moluccas
Voyage to the Moluccas was the early 16th-century Spanish expedition, led by Ferdinand Magellan and later Juan Sebastián Elcano, that first circumnavigated the globe in search of a westward route to the Spice Islands.
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C.
Mardi: And a Voyage Thither
"Mardi: And a Voyage Thither" is a philosophical and allegorical novel by Herman Melville that uses a fantastical sea voyage and invented islands to explore politics, religion, and human nature.
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D.
A Narrative of Voyages and Travels
A Narrative of Voyages and Travels is an early 19th-century travel narrative by American sea captain Amasa Delano, recounting his global maritime journeys and encounters.
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The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket is Edgar Allan Poe’s only completed novel, a dark seafaring adventure that blends nautical realism with gothic horror and the uncanny.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Voyage to the Islands Madera, Barbados, Nieves, S. Christophers and Jamaica Target entity description: A Voyage to the Islands Madera, Barbados, Nieves, S. Christophers and Jamaica is a seminal late 17th-century natural history and travel work by Sir Hans Sloane documenting the flora, fauna, and culture of the Caribbean.
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A.
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean is the official multi-volume account of Captain James Cook’s final expedition, detailing his explorations in the North Pacific and the circumstances leading to his death in Hawaii.
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B.
Voyage to the Moluccas
Voyage to the Moluccas was the early 16th-century Spanish expedition, led by Ferdinand Magellan and later Juan Sebastián Elcano, that first circumnavigated the globe in search of a westward route to the Spice Islands.
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C.
Mardi: And a Voyage Thither
"Mardi: And a Voyage Thither" is a philosophical and allegorical novel by Herman Melville that uses a fantastical sea voyage and invented islands to explore politics, religion, and human nature.
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D.
A Narrative of Voyages and Travels
A Narrative of Voyages and Travels is an early 19th-century travel narrative by American sea captain Amasa Delano, recounting his global maritime journeys and encounters.
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E.
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket is Edgar Allan Poe’s only completed novel, a dark seafaring adventure that blends nautical realism with gothic horror and the uncanny.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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natural history work ⓘ travel narrative ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Royal Society ⓘ |
| author |
Hans Sloane
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linked to:
Sir Hans Sloane
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| authorName | Sir Hans Sloane ⓘ |
| contains |
botanical illustrations
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zoological illustrations ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| depicts |
Barbados
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Jamaica ⓘ Madeira ⓘ Nevis ⓘ Saint Kitts ⓘ
linked to:
island of Saint Kitts
|
| documents |
Caribbean animal species
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Caribbean climate and geography ⓘ Caribbean plant species ⓘ European colonial practices in the Caribbean ⓘ indigenous knowledge of natural resources ⓘ medicinal uses of plants ⓘ |
| genre |
natural history
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travel literature ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | European colonial observer ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early comprehensive natural history of the Caribbean
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important source for Caribbean colonial history ⓘ important source for history of science ⓘ |
| illustrated | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Caribbean colonial culture
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Caribbean ethnography ⓘ Caribbean fauna ⓘ Caribbean flora ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Sloane’s collections for the British Museum ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline |
botany
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ethnography ⓘ medicine ⓘ zoology ⓘ |
| setting |
Atlantic world
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Caribbean Sea region ⓘ
linked to:
Caribbean Sea
|
| timePeriodDescribed | late 17th century ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceBy |
historians of Caribbean slavery
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historians of botany ⓘ historians of colonial medicine ⓘ |
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Subject: A Voyage to the Islands Madera, Barbados, Nieves, S. Christophers and Jamaica Description of subject: A Voyage to the Islands Madera, Barbados, Nieves, S. Christophers and Jamaica is a seminal late 17th-century natural history and travel work by Sir Hans Sloane documenting the flora, fauna, and culture of the Caribbean.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Sir Hans Sloane
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notableWork
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A Voyage to the Islands Madera, Barbados, Nieves, S. Christophers and Jamaica
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Sir Hans Sloane
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notableWork
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Voyage to the Islands Madera, Barbados, Nieves, S. Christophers and Jamaica
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subject linked to:
Sloane Square in London named after him
linked to: A Voyage to the Islands Madera, Barbados, Nieves, S. Christophers and Jamaica