The heyday of Baltic German explorers’ expeditions was around 200 years ago. Coincidentally, 2024 marks the 200th anniversary of the publication of the first volume of Adam Johann von Krusenstern’s Atlas of the Pacific Ocean. For decades after its release, this atlas, which also included the results of the expeditions of Baltic German seafarers, was one of the most reliable and detailed naval atlases, later used by many famous seafarers and cartographers.

The book titled Famous Sea Voyages. The Broadening Horizons of Europeans is a companion catalogue to the exhibition of the same name opened at the Seaplane Harbour, which, through a variety of objects, takes a look at both the discovery of the Pacific Ocean and the history of exploration in general.

Book is in Estonian.