Naval Historical Foundation Director and author Andy Jampoler is developing a panel for the 2013 McMullen Naval History Symposium at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, 19-20 September 2013. The panel is tentatively titled “US Navy Exploration and Adventure at Sea in the 19th Century.”
Possible topics include:
- the United States Exploring Expedition to the South Pacific, 1838-1842, led by Lieutenant Charles Wilkes
- Captain William Lynch and his “Narrative of the United States’ Expedition to the River Jordan and the Dead Sea”
- Commander William Lewis Herndon and the exploration of the Amazon
- Lieutenant Emory Taunt and the U.S. Navy Congo River Expedition of 1885
If interested contact Andy Jampoler at [email protected].
“Valley of Voona,” 1840 engraving by Alfred T. Agate during the Wilkes Expedition. Navy Art Collection 98-89-F
