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Explorers  (230)
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The Age of Discovery - Chapter-length article written in 1966 reviewing the literature on exploration. Includes references, by Wilcomb E. Washburn.
Age of Exploration - Curriculum guide to maritime exploration throughout history, including a time line list of major events, 3200 B.C. - 1779 A.D..
1492: An Ongoing Voyage - A US Library of Congress exhibit which examines indigenous peoples in five parts of the Americas and their sustained contact with European explorers, conquerors and settlers from 1492 to 1600.
Ancient Egypt: Voyages of Exploration - A summary of early Egyptian voyages along the eastern African coast and the attempted circumnavigation of Africa.
Antarctic Philately - History, biographies, and memorabilia of explorers of the "great white continent".
Expeterra: Expeditions, Explorations, Discoveries - News articles of the sea, space, peaks, poles, time, travel, events and books.
Maps of Exploration and Discovery - Searchable collection of historical manuscripts and maps, from the US Library of Congress.
Meeting of Frontiers - "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." From the US Library of Congress.
New World oyages - Provides articles, presentations, and links related to pre-Columbian maritime exploration by various cultures.
North American Exploration: A New World Disclosed Volume 1 - Essays covering the pre-Columbian period through the sixteenth century by John Logan Allen, 1997 by subscription.
Ships of Discovery - Underwater archaeology and shipwrecks. "Sheds light on the ships that have made our planet one world."
Society for the History of Discoveries - Offers an annual prize for an essay on voyages, history of exploration, navigation, nautical travels, maritime history, and geographical discovery.
1421: The Year The Chinese Discovered the World - Official website for Gavin Menzies' book on Zheng He and the Ming treasure fleets. Features include maps, complete bibliography, speech transcripts, image gallery, and related links.
Voyage of Exploration: Discovering New Horizons - Leads visitors on a journey through the past centuries looking at the explorers, the dangers they faced, where they went, and their motivations for exploration. In English and Dutch.