Extensive North American Conquest site describing Hernando de Soto and Cabeza de Vaca during the mid-1500's, through 14 states and 100's of today's cities.

Meeting of Frontiers is a bilingual, multimedia English-Russian digital library that tells the story of the American exploration and settlement of the West, the parallel exploration and settlement of Siberia and the Russian Far East, and the meeting of the Russian-American frontier in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest. Includes archival materials from the Library of Congress, the National Library ...

Latitude Changed Knowledge of the World What Changed Without Latitude In 1440 European Sailors Only Knew But With Latitude In 1516 They Knew Ships Beacons Maps Latitude Compass Roses Earth's Magnetism Traditional Sailing Science of Sailing Coastal Navigation Ocean Currents Ocean Weather Longitude Traditional Astronomy Math in Maps Calendars Site Map Net Resources Learning Page Portuguese ...

Click on the heading to read the full version Welcome to the Duyfken 1606 Replica Foundation website and home of the 2002 VOC Voyagie. The Duyfken replica is sailing in the wake of her original predecessor on her way to The Netherlands for the 2002 VOC Celebrations. Follow Duyfken's first journey in the 2000 Duyfken Expedition. See the building process of the replica as it took shape in ...

This site is dedicated to the stamps, postal history and heroic explorers of the great White Continent. Inside you will find extensive biographical data on the early explorers in addition to significant statistics and examples of the philately of Antarctica and the sub-Antarctic islands.

The Conquistadors is a four-part series airing on PBS in Spring 2001. The Conquistadors website explores the adventures of Hernan Cortes, Francisco Pizarro, Fracisco de Orellana and Cabeza de Vaca in the New World as Michael Wood retraces their journeys in modern-day South America and the southern United States. ...

Map Collections | Cities/Towns | Conservation/Environment | Discovery/Exploration | General Maps | Cultural Landscapes | Military Battles/Campaigns | Transportation/Communication Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress Discovery and Exploration: Search by Keyword | Browse the Subject Index | Creator Index | Geographic Location Index | Title Index This category documents the discovery and ...

The American Museum of Natural History Digital Library Congo Expedition digital collection ...

Hakluyt Society: scholarly books on voyages, history of navigation, nautical travels, maritime history and geographical discovery ...

Society for the History of Discoveries - maps, discovery, voyages, history of exploration, navigation, nautical travels, maritime history and geographical discovery ...

This site provides information about Canada's Arctic geography, environment, culture and history, exploring their interconnected influence on the shaping of European and Inuit interaction.

Francisco Vasquez de Coronado Spanish, born in Salamanca, ca. 1510, died in Mexico City, 1554. Coronado was governor of New Galicia (contemporary Sinaloa and Nayarit, Mexico). As such he had already sent out Fray Marcos de Niza on a voyage to the north, to New Mexico. When Marcos returned he told about a wealthy, golden city, called Cibola. Of course this raised Coronado's interest, and he ...

The Bibliographic Buccaneer The Royal Crescent Navy (A Nautical Guild in the Society for Creative Anachronism) Morgan's Reading List Online Resources Pirates The Pirates Page Beej's Pirate Image Archive Granuail (Grace O'Malley) The Treasures of the Pirate Ship Whydah (The only pirate ship ever salvaged) Pirate Utopias by Peter Lamborn Wilson Oak Island - The Money Pit Pirates of the Caribbean ...

Virtual Exploration Society Welcome to the Virtual Exploration Society. Go over to the bar and get a root beer, then have a seat by the fire. Listen while the older members recount exciting true stories of explorers who have risked life and limb in the persuit of knowledge. Paddle down the Amazon with Percy Fawcett. Drive a dogsled to the North Pole with Peary and Henson. Go to a mysterious ...

Le site web officiel de la celebre exploratrice, ecrivain et orientaliste Alexandra David-Neel.

The Egyptiam quest for the land of Punt, the circumnavigation of Africa under Necho ...

Hall of Explorers ...

Slovakopedia Count Moric Benovsky www.slovak.org Slovak Adventurer and King of Madagascar Mat Moric Be ovsky Maurice Benyowsky (20 Sep 1746 - 23 May 1786) left a legacy of a brave explorer, a knight carrying the flag of liberty over three continents, a citizen of the world. Baron Benyowsky was a nobleman of Hungary of Slovak origin from Vrbove (near Trnava). He began his career as an officer ...

Tell me when this page is updated By Luke Bonavia Introduction Dutch, French and British Explorers have been discovering pieces of Australia since the 16th century until the first fleet arrived in 1788. If it wasn't for the great explorers such as Abel Tasman and Capt. James Cook, Australia would not exist on the world map. This web page focuses on the great achievements of the Australian ...

Biographical Description of Prince Maximilian of Wied (1782-1867).

Home Article on Pond's Life Newsletters Bibliography Links Guest Book Welcome to the Peter Pond Society This is the story of Peter Pond (1740-1807), an overlooked Connecticut Yankee who was the precursor to Lewis and Clark. He was born in Milford, CT, became a giant in the Canadian fur trade and returned to Milford to spend his final years. The location of his grave is unknown. Pond inspired ...

A history of Antarctica and the explorers who sent expeditions. Also contains information on the books and movies, specifically The Last Place on Earth.