An interactive map that displays trade and exploration voyage routes. The map also displays ports that have associated documents in the database (clicking on the ports brings up a list of related documents).
A listing of thematic areas that group documents found in this collection. These entries provide short introductions to the thematic area along with links to notable documents. There are also a few lists of popular search terms that act as shortened indexes to content found in the collections. These can be great starting places for finding topics/locations covered in the collection that you might not have thought to search for initially.
A collection of online exhibitions provide introductions and access points to the context and content found in this collection.
Collection highlights include convict and transportation records for individuals sent to Australia, immigration oral histories, and a group of interactive research tools, including maps and tours of the New York Tenement Museum.