In addition to their remarkable scope and range, these collections contain a striking visual record of exploration: the impulse to collect the world is reflected in a large and diverse image archive.

除了范围极其广泛之外，这些收藏还包含了惊人的探索视觉记录：这个庞大多样的图像档案反映了要把世界收藏起来的冲动。