Berlin, Germany/berlin082
Previous | Home | NextThis 15500-km trip was done in horse-cart. Exploration involved the investigation of all minerals, but gold and platinum were of foremost interest. Platinum had been known from the New World since the 16th century; the European platinum was discovered in the Urals in 1824. The explorers collected a huge collection of minerals, many of which form the collection on the mineralogical section of the museum .
