Explorers and Early Travels
Excavating Lewis and Clark: The Archaeology of an Expedition
Lots of archaeological investigations have been undertaken in the path of American explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, who traveled into the wilderness that was the American continent at the start of the nineteenth century.
Marco Polo
European explorer Marco Polo explored China and was one of the first to make contact between the West and the East. Discover more about his travels online. From your About guide to Geography, Matt Rosenberg.
An Early Florida Adventure Story: a book review
There was a sword-maker in Seville... so starts the account of Andrés de Segura, a teenaged Spanish sailor shipwrecked off the coast of the New World in 1595.
American Journeys
A fabulous collection of documents pertaining to the colonization of the American continents, from Eric the Red to George Catlin. From the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the WIsconsin Historical Society.
American Notes: Travels in America 1750-1920
A digital collection of manuscripts from the Library of Congress, sure to be enormously useful and fun for the researcher and afficionado alike.
Catlin in the Classroom
Artist George Catlin wandered a lot of the North American continent in the 1830s, visiting with the residents and painting and writing about the cultures he found there. This site is primarily aimed at teachers, but is well worth a visit.
Conquistadors
From the PBS series of the same name, a web site with information on four 16th century explorers of the Americas: Cortes, Cabeza de Vaca, Pizarro, and Orellana.
Discovery and Exploration
From the American Memory Project, a collection of maps of the Americas dating from the late 15th to the 17th centuries.
Excavating Lewis and Clark
From your guide, a visit to the archaeological studies related to the Lewis and Clark expedition.
Explorers and Expeditions
From Matt Rosenberg, Guide for Geography at About.com, more explorers.
Exploring India
The history of exploration of the Harappan civilization by British explorers and archaeologists is not all good news.
Frobisher the Fraud
A new article in British Archaeology by Réginald Auger discusses the archaeological evidence the explorer Martin Frobisher may have marooned a handful of his men on Baffin Island.
Mountain Men and the Fur Trade
An extensive collection of links and references to the exploration of the American west, assembled by Dean Rudy.
The Fate of the Franklin Expedition
In 1845 Sir John Franklin went looking for the Northwest Passage, but never made it. A clearinghouse for information on the web about his illfated trip.
The Lewis and Clark Journals
A clickable, searchable congregation of excerpts from the journals of the men of the Corps of Discovery, put together for the PBS series.