- Wilkes, Charles (1798-1877)@
- Expeditions: 150 Years of Smithsonian Research in Latin America
 - Offers sections on the U.S. Exploring Expedition, William Henry Holmes, Caribbean archaeology, and Alexander Wetmore. - Expedition Artists of the Wilkes Expedition
- Describes the visual records of Mount Shasta and its region made by Alfred Thomas Agate, Titian Ramsay Peale, George Foster Emmons, Henry Eld, and James Dwight Dana.
- USS Vincennes@
- Authorization of the Naval Exploring Expedition in the South Seas and Pacific Ocean
- Features the 1830 report to Congress listing the costs for the proposed expedition's scientific gear.
- Engines of Our Ingenuity: The Wilkes Expedition
- Audio and transcript of John Lienhard's programme describing the United States Exploring Expedition.
- Voyages: United States Exploring Expedition
- Information about the expedition and its accomplishments.
- Tempestuous Legacy: Charles Wilkes and the United States Exploring Expedition
(PDF) - Considers the controversies surrounding Wilkes' command and the enduring legacy of his expedition.
- Wikipedia: United States Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842
- Hyperlinked article devoted to the exploring and surveying expedition of the Pacific Ocean.
- United States Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842
- Smithsonian Institution site featuring the official reports of the expedition plus illustrations and artifacts, information on the ships and crew, and more.
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