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By Aeroplane to Pygmyland: Revisiting the 1926 Dutch and American Expedition to New Guinea - This online publication, By Aeroplane to Pygmyland: Revisiting the 1926 Dutch and American Expedition to New Guinea, aims to “revisit” a historically important scientific expedition from today’s perspective of 80 years later.
Chronology of Papua - A synopsis of the history of Papua Province.
'De Papoea': What's in a Name? - A 2002 article exploring the history of the name Papoea by Anton Ploeg. [PDF]
The Discovery of New Guinea - Illustrations, facsimile maps and text taken from George Collingridge's book, The First Discovery of Australia and New Guinea.
Documents and Correspondence on New Guinea's Boundaries - Full text of the 1966 book by Paul W. van der Veur.
Majapahit's Influence over Wwanin in New Guinea in the Fourteenth Century - Complete text of a bachelor's thesis by Martin O'Hare.
Raiding the Land of the Foreigners: Power, History and Difference in Biak, Irian Jaya, Indonesia - Complete text of a Ph.D. thesis by Danilyn Fox Rutherford.
Search for New Guinea's Boundaries - Full text of the 1962 book by Paul W. van der Veur. Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.