At Maastricht University (NL), a bachelor research course titled On Expedition was organized from February till June 2014. In the scope of the project Expedition Wikipedia, Wikipedian in Residence Sandra Fauconnier assisted participating students in contributing some of their acquired knowledge to Wikipedia.
At Maastricht University (NL), a bachelor research course titled On Expedition was organized from February till June 2014. This course fell into the scope of the university's MARBLE programme, which focuses on research-based learning.
The course On Expedition was open to students from the university's Faculty of Art and Social Sciences (Cultuurwetenschappen/Arts and Culture and European Studies) and the University College Maastricht, as well as from other faculties.
During the course, students were assigned to read and analyze a travel report from the rich collection of the Maastricht Jesuit Library. Goals of the course were:
Students wrote a research paper about their chosen travel report. In addition, they were invited to contribute some of their acquired knowledge to Wikipedia (the English Wikipedia or other) and, if relevant, donate digitized illustrations from the books to Wikimedia Commons. Sandra Fauconnier, Wikipedian in Residence for the project Expedition Wikipedia, tutored and assisted the students in this process.
Three great starting points for beginners:
Wikipedia's Five Pillars:
Every student is assigned one book from this list. There is also a longlist with many more titles.
Region | Images | Student | Travel timespan | Year of publication | Author | Citation | Further info |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(North) America | Pie7 | 1492 | 1782-1788 | Joachim Heinrich Campe | Campe, Joachim Heinrich (1782). Kolumbus oder die Entdekkung von Westindien, ein angenehmes und nüzliches Lesebuch für Kinder und junge Leute. Tübingen: Wilh. Heinr. Schramm. | ... | |
(North) America | ZDellink | 1671 | 1671 | Arnoldus Montanus (1625-1683) | Montanus, Arnoldus (1671). De nieuwe en onbekende weereld: of Beschryving van America en't Zuid-land: vervaetende d'oorsprong der Americaenen en Zuidlanders, gedenkwaerdige togten derwaerds ... t'Amsterdam: by Jacob Meurs ... | ... | |
(North) America | Maurmink | 1739 | 1757 | Miguel Venegas | Venegas, Miguel (1757). Noticia de la California y de su conquista temporal, y espiritual hasta el tiempo presente sacada de la historia manuscrita, formada en Mexico año de 1739. por el padre Miguèl Venegas ... añadida de algunos mapas particulares ... dedicada al rey N.tro señor por la provincia de Nueva-España SJ. Madrid: En la imprenta de la viuda de Manuel Fernandez ... | ... | |
China | PaulVanO | 1655-1657 | 1665 | Johan Nieuhof (1618-1672) | Nieuhof, Johan; Jacob van Meurs (1665). Het gezantschap der Neêrlandtsche Oost-Indische Compagnie, aan den grooten Tartarischen Cham, den tegenwoordigen Keizer van China: waar in de gedenkwaerdighste geschiedenissen, die onder het reizen door de Sineesche landtschappen, Quantung, Kiangsi, Nanking, Xantung en Peking, en aan het Keizerlijke Hof te Peking, sedert 1655 tot 1657 zijn voorgevallen, op het bondigste verhandelt worden : beneffens een naukeurige beschryving der Sineesche steden, dorpen, regeering ... [etc.] : verçiert met over de 150 afbeeltsels, na 't leven in Sina getekent, en beschreven. t'Amsterdam: Jacob van Meurs. | ||
China | Equinox78 | 1692-1694 | 1710 | Evert Ysbrants Ides (1657-1708/09) & Nicolaes Witsen (1641-1717) | Ides, E. Ysbrants; Nic Witsen (1710). Driejaarige reize naar China, te lande gedaan door den Moskovischen afgezant, E. Ysbrants Ides, van Moskou af, over Groot Ustiga, Siriania, Permia, Sibiriën, Daour, Groot Tartaryen tot in China ...: hier is bygevoegt, eene beknopte beschryvinge van China, door eenen Chineesen schryver t'zamengestelt,. T'Amsterdam: Gedrukt by Pieter de Coup ... | ... | |
Japan | ... | ThomasGidney | 1811-1813 | 1818 | Vasily Golovnin, Jean-Baptiste Benoît Eyriès (trad) | Eyriès, Jean-Baptiste Benoît (1818). Voyage de m. Golovnin ... contenant le récit de sa captivité chez les japonois, pendant les années 1811, 1812 et 1813, et ses observations sur l'empire du Japon suivi de la relation du voyage de m. Ricord ... A Paris: Gide fils. | ... |
Japan | Anikoch91 | 1819-1820 | 1824-1825 | Isaac Titsingh (1745-1812) | Titsingh, Isaac; Johannes (wed Allart, 's-Gravenhage) (1824). Bijzonderheden over Japan, behelzende een verslag van de huwelijks plegtigheden, begrafenissen en feesten der Japanezen, de gedenkschriften der laatste Japansche keizers, en andere merkwaardigheden nopens dat rijk. 's-Gravenhage: Wed. J. Allart. | ... | |
Africa | ... | Elinamarble | 1843-1846 | 1868 | Mansfield Parkyns | Parkyns, Mansfield (1868). Life in Abyssinia : being notes collected during three years' residence and travels in that country / by Mansfield Parkyns. London: John Murray. | |
Africa | EMMA_HINE | 1886 | 1886 | Charles de Martrin-Donos (1858-1904) | Martrin-Donos, Charles de (1886). Les Belges dans l'Afrique centrale: voyages, aventures et découvertes d'après les documents et journaux des explorateurs. Bruxelles: P. Maes. |
For a general overview, see the Commons category Images from Universiteitsbibliotheek Maastricht.
At Maastricht University (NL), a bachelor research course titled On Expedition was organized from February till June 2014. In the scope of the project Expedition Wikipedia, Wikipedian in Residence Sandra Fauconnier assisted participating students in contributing some of their acquired knowledge to Wikipedia.
At Maastricht University (NL), a bachelor research course titled On Expedition was organized from February till June 2014. This course fell into the scope of the university's MARBLE programme, which focuses on research-based learning.
The course On Expedition was open to students from the university's Faculty of Art and Social Sciences (Cultuurwetenschappen/Arts and Culture and European Studies) and the University College Maastricht, as well as from other faculties.
During the course, students were assigned to read and analyze a travel report from the rich collection of the Maastricht Jesuit Library. Goals of the course were:
Students wrote a research paper about their chosen travel report. In addition, they were invited to contribute some of their acquired knowledge to Wikipedia (the English Wikipedia or other) and, if relevant, donate digitized illustrations from the books to Wikimedia Commons. Sandra Fauconnier, Wikipedian in Residence for the project Expedition Wikipedia, tutored and assisted the students in this process.
Three great starting points for beginners:
Wikipedia's Five Pillars:
Every student is assigned one book from this list. There is also a longlist with many more titles.
Region | Images | Student | Travel timespan | Year of publication | Author | Citation | Further info |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(North) America | Pie7 | 1492 | 1782-1788 | Joachim Heinrich Campe | Campe, Joachim Heinrich (1782). Kolumbus oder die Entdekkung von Westindien, ein angenehmes und nüzliches Lesebuch für Kinder und junge Leute. Tübingen: Wilh. Heinr. Schramm. | ... | |
(North) America | ZDellink | 1671 | 1671 | Arnoldus Montanus (1625-1683) | Montanus, Arnoldus (1671). De nieuwe en onbekende weereld: of Beschryving van America en't Zuid-land: vervaetende d'oorsprong der Americaenen en Zuidlanders, gedenkwaerdige togten derwaerds ... t'Amsterdam: by Jacob Meurs ... | ... | |
(North) America | Maurmink | 1739 | 1757 | Miguel Venegas | Venegas, Miguel (1757). Noticia de la California y de su conquista temporal, y espiritual hasta el tiempo presente sacada de la historia manuscrita, formada en Mexico año de 1739. por el padre Miguèl Venegas ... añadida de algunos mapas particulares ... dedicada al rey N.tro señor por la provincia de Nueva-España SJ. Madrid: En la imprenta de la viuda de Manuel Fernandez ... | ... | |
China | PaulVanO | 1655-1657 | 1665 | Johan Nieuhof (1618-1672) | Nieuhof, Johan; Jacob van Meurs (1665). Het gezantschap der Neêrlandtsche Oost-Indische Compagnie, aan den grooten Tartarischen Cham, den tegenwoordigen Keizer van China: waar in de gedenkwaerdighste geschiedenissen, die onder het reizen door de Sineesche landtschappen, Quantung, Kiangsi, Nanking, Xantung en Peking, en aan het Keizerlijke Hof te Peking, sedert 1655 tot 1657 zijn voorgevallen, op het bondigste verhandelt worden : beneffens een naukeurige beschryving der Sineesche steden, dorpen, regeering ... [etc.] : verçiert met over de 150 afbeeltsels, na 't leven in Sina getekent, en beschreven. t'Amsterdam: Jacob van Meurs. | ||
China | Equinox78 | 1692-1694 | 1710 | Evert Ysbrants Ides (1657-1708/09) & Nicolaes Witsen (1641-1717) | Ides, E. Ysbrants; Nic Witsen (1710). Driejaarige reize naar China, te lande gedaan door den Moskovischen afgezant, E. Ysbrants Ides, van Moskou af, over Groot Ustiga, Siriania, Permia, Sibiriën, Daour, Groot Tartaryen tot in China ...: hier is bygevoegt, eene beknopte beschryvinge van China, door eenen Chineesen schryver t'zamengestelt,. T'Amsterdam: Gedrukt by Pieter de Coup ... | ... | |
Japan | ... | ThomasGidney | 1811-1813 | 1818 | Vasily Golovnin, Jean-Baptiste Benoît Eyriès (trad) | Eyriès, Jean-Baptiste Benoît (1818). Voyage de m. Golovnin ... contenant le récit de sa captivité chez les japonois, pendant les années 1811, 1812 et 1813, et ses observations sur l'empire du Japon suivi de la relation du voyage de m. Ricord ... A Paris: Gide fils. | ... |
Japan | Anikoch91 | 1819-1820 | 1824-1825 | Isaac Titsingh (1745-1812) | Titsingh, Isaac; Johannes (wed Allart, 's-Gravenhage) (1824). Bijzonderheden over Japan, behelzende een verslag van de huwelijks plegtigheden, begrafenissen en feesten der Japanezen, de gedenkschriften der laatste Japansche keizers, en andere merkwaardigheden nopens dat rijk. 's-Gravenhage: Wed. J. Allart. | ... | |
Africa | ... | Elinamarble | 1843-1846 | 1868 | Mansfield Parkyns | Parkyns, Mansfield (1868). Life in Abyssinia : being notes collected during three years' residence and travels in that country / by Mansfield Parkyns. London: John Murray. | |
Africa | EMMA_HINE | 1886 | 1886 | Charles de Martrin-Donos (1858-1904) | Martrin-Donos, Charles de (1886). Les Belges dans l'Afrique centrale: voyages, aventures et découvertes d'après les documents et journaux des explorateurs. Bruxelles: P. Maes. |
For a general overview, see the Commons category Images from Universiteitsbibliotheek Maastricht.