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Explorers
 

 

Links to Explorers
Afonso de Albuquerque - Portugal - 1453-1515
Sir Francis Drake - England - 1577
Enchanted Learning Site - brief bio and map
Brief Bio
Encyclopaedia Britannica
National Maritime Museum
Sir Francis Drake - focused on Sir Francis Drake, and in particular on his "Famous Voyage" - the circumnavigation of the world in the sixteenth century, during the reign of Queen Elizabeth - many links
Enchanted Learning
World Book
Vasco Núñez de Balboa - Spain - 1513
Henry Hudson - 1607
World Book - good bio and map
Think Quest
Hispanos Famosos
Discoverer's Web
Enchanted Learning Site
u.s.history.com - biography
An Englishman in Dutch Service
PBS - Henry Hudson
World Book
John Cabot - England - 1497
Ferdinand Magellan - Portugal - 1520
Enchanted Learning - John Cabot the Explorer
The Mariner's Museum - John and Sebastian Cabot
The Matthew of Bristol Site
National Maritime Museum
World Book
National Maritime Museum
Modern History Sourcebook
Cybersleuth - A comprehensive educational directory that provides a wide variety of resources on Ferdinand Magellan
World Book
ThinkQuest
Pedralvarez Cabral - Portugal - 1500
Francisco Pizarro - Spain - 1500
Enchanted Learning
Catholic Encyclopedia entry
NationMaster Encyclopedia
PBS - Conquest of the Incas - Pizarro
The Euroopean Voyages of Exploration
World Book
ThinkQuest
Jacques Cartier - 1540
Marco Polo
Discoverer's Web
The Virtual Museum of New-France
Jacques Cartier - Expolorer of the St. Lawrence
World Book
The Silk Road
Marco Polo's Asia
Catholic Encyclopedia
Metropolitan Museum of Art On-Line Exhibit
Christopher Columbus - Spain - 1492
Prince Henry the Navigator
National Maritime Museum
The Columbus Navigation Home Page
Article Reprint from Encarta Encyclopedia
World Book
ThinkQuest
Discoverer's Web
Prince Henry the Navigator
Catholic Encyclopedia
Hernando Cortes- Spain - 1500
Amerigo Vespucci - 1500
PBS - Cortes
Conquest of the Aztec Empire
Hernando Cortes on the Web - Links to 165 sites about Cortes
World Book
Modern History Sourcebook
The Explorer for Whom America Was Named
Catholic Encyclopedia
World Book
ThinkQuest
Vasco DaGama - Portugal - 1497
Giovanni da Verrazano - 1524
Modern History Sourcebook
Enchanted Learning
BBC History
World Book
World Book
Biography and overview
Italian History
U.S.History.com
DeSoto - 1540
Zheng He (Cheng Ho) - 1371 - 1433
World Book
ThinkQuest
Florida History
DeSoto's Georgia Trails
Chinapage - more links on bottom of page
answers.com
Hyperhistory
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Bartolomeu Diaz - Portugal - 1487
General Sites
Catholic Encyclopedia
Enchanted Learning
Portuguese Explorers
World Book - good history of many explorers and an overview of exploration
The Mariner's Museum
Great Links to Many Sites - check out the Library of Congress site, the first link on the page

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