Mirko and Stjepan Seljan

Mirko Seljan (April 5, 1871 – 1912/13?) and Stjepan Seljan (August 19, 1875 – June 7, 1936) were important Croatian explorers.

Reasons

It is obvious today that the journeys of the two explorers were partly influenced or disrupted by world politics and by newly industrialized society. During their travels, they conducted numerous observations and provided documentation later used for works in geomorphology, climatology, and ethnography. Their initial intention was to enrich their lives and the world with new knowledge and understanding. In their diaries, they described the areas they passed through, discussed Indian tribes they met, and left numerous sketches, photographs, maps, data, and memories regarding the nature and cultures that they had so much enjoyed meeting.

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World - Politics - Society - Geomorphology - Climatology - Ethnography

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They were highly regarded by Emperor Menelik the II, and received an abundance of gifts, of which some are today in the possession of their families, while some are on display at the Ethnographic Museum in Zagreb.

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Ethnographic Museum - Zagreb

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