Through Asia
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"Through Asia" is a two-volume travel narrative by Swedish explorer Sven Hedin, detailing his extensive expeditions and geographical discoveries across Central Asia in the late 19th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Through Asia canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4340484 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Through Asia Context triple: [Sven Hedin, notableWork, Through Asia]
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A.
Great Asian Railway Journeys
Great Asian Railway Journeys is a British travel documentary series in which Michael Portillo explores countries across Asia by train, highlighting their history, culture, and landscapes.
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B.
Asia Quest
Asia Quest is an Asian-themed exhibit area at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium featuring wildlife, habitats, and cultural elements from across the Asian continent.
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C.
Asia - Trail of the Tiger
Asia - Trail of the Tiger is an Asian-themed exhibit at the Virginia Zoo featuring tigers and other wildlife from the region in a naturalistic habitat setting.
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D.
Die Völker des östlichen Asien
Die Völker des östlichen Asien is a multi-volume ethnographic study by German anthropologist Adolf Bastian that examines the cultures, societies, and traditions of East Asian peoples.
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E.
North to the Orient
North to the Orient is a 1935 travel memoir by Anne Morrow Lindbergh recounting her pioneering survey flights with her husband Charles Lindbergh across the North Atlantic and into East Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Through Asia Target entity description: "Through Asia" is a two-volume travel narrative by Swedish explorer Sven Hedin, detailing his extensive expeditions and geographical discoveries across Central Asia in the late 19th century.
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A.
Great Asian Railway Journeys
Great Asian Railway Journeys is a British travel documentary series in which Michael Portillo explores countries across Asia by train, highlighting their history, culture, and landscapes.
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B.
Asia Quest
Asia Quest is an Asian-themed exhibit area at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium featuring wildlife, habitats, and cultural elements from across the Asian continent.
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C.
Asia - Trail of the Tiger
Asia - Trail of the Tiger is an Asian-themed exhibit at the Virginia Zoo featuring tigers and other wildlife from the region in a naturalistic habitat setting.
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D.
Die Völker des östlichen Asien
Die Völker des östlichen Asien is a multi-volume ethnographic study by German anthropologist Adolf Bastian that examines the cultures, societies, and traditions of East Asian peoples.
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E.
North to the Orient
North to the Orient is a 1935 travel memoir by Anne Morrow Lindbergh recounting her pioneering survey flights with her husband Charles Lindbergh across the North Atlantic and into East Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
exploration narrative
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non-fiction book ⓘ travel book ⓘ |
| author | Sven Hedin ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Sweden ⓘ |
| describes |
Sven Hedin's expeditions in Central Asia
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deserts of Central Asia ⓘ geographical discoveries in Central Asia ⓘ mountain ranges of Central Asia ⓘ rivers and lakes of Central Asia ⓘ |
| documentedBy | maps and sketches by Sven Hedin ⓘ |
| genre |
exploration literature
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travel literature ⓘ |
| hasContributor |
explorer Sven Hedin
ⓘ
linked to:
Sven Hedin
|
| hasFormat | two-volume work ⓘ |
| hasIllustrations |
drawings
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maps ⓘ photographic plates ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | European explorer viewpoint ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Silk Road regions
ⓘ
linked to:
Silk Road cultural sphere
ethnographic observations of Central Asian peoples ⓘ political conditions in Central Asia in the 19th century ⓘ trade routes in Central Asia ⓘ |
| influenced | later Central Asian exploration literature ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late 19th-century travel writing ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Asian cultures
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Central Asian geography ⓘ expeditions ⓘ geographical exploration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed cartographic observations
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first-hand accounts of remote Central Asian regions ⓘ |
| numberOfVolumes | 2 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Swedish ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
My Life as an Explorer
ⓘ
Trans-Himalaya ⓘ
linked to:
Transhimalaya
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| setting |
Central Asia
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Kashmir ⓘ Taklamakan Desert ⓘ Tarim Basin ⓘ Tibet ⓘ
linked to:
Ü-Tsang
|
| timePeriodDescribed | late 19th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Through Asia Description of subject: "Through Asia" is a two-volume travel narrative by Swedish explorer Sven Hedin, detailing his extensive expeditions and geographical discoveries across Central Asia in the late 19th century.
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