Online resources
Plate 117 from the report of the voyage of HMS Challenger (1872-1876)
There are a variety of online resources that relate to historical marine collections at the Natural History Museum, including detailed collection summaries, databases and archive documents.
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Collections databases and online resources
Get access to a summary of databases and useful links relating to the Museum’s historical marine collections.
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HMS Challenger and Discovery expedition station databases
Get information about the stations visited on the Discovery (1901-1999) and the HMS Challenger (1872-1876) expeditions, and find out how to relate them to Natural History Museum collections.
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Museum archives
Learn more about archive documents relating to important 19th and 20th century research cruises, such as the HMS Challenger and Discovery expeditions.