Explorer websites and online resources
(Click on green links to access resources)
Hudson, Cabot, and Cartier Resources
Age of Exploration and Discovery
Nautical Navigation
European Explorers listed by country
http://exploration.marinersmuseum.org/
Land map and claims / routes
Christopher Columbus
http://exploration.marinersmuseum.org/subject/christopher-columbus/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/famouspeople/christopher_columbus/
Primary Source Letter - 1493 Columbus reports on his first voyage
https://www.gilderlehrman.org/multimedia#!240150
Vasco De Gama
http://exploration.marinersmuseum.org/subject/vasco-da-gama/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/da_gama_vasco.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/tudors/vasco_da_gama_01.shtml
Video De Gama fast facts http://www.history.com/topics/exploration/vasco-da-gama/videos/vasco-da-gama-fast-facts
Amerigo Vespucci
http://exploration.marinersmuseum.org/subject/amerigo-vespucci/
Timeline http://www.softschools.com/timelines/amerigo_vespucci_timeline/87/
Video Vespucci fast facts http://www.history.com/topics/exploration/amerigo-vespucci/videos/amerigo-vespucci-fast-facts
Francisco Pizarro
http://exploration.marinersmuseum.org/subject/francisco-pizarro/
http://www.heritage-history.com/index.php?c=academy&s=char-dir&f=pizarro
Henry Hudson
http://exploration.marinersmuseum.org/subject/henry-hudson/
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/henryhudson.htm
Primary Source Image https://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-by-era/american-indians/resources/landing-henrick-hudson-1609
Robert de La Salle
http://mrnussbaum.com/explorers/robert_sieur_de_la_salle/
http://www.facts4me.com/disp_subject.php?s_id=142
http://exploration.marinersmuseum.org/subject/christopher-columbus/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/famouspeople/christopher_columbus/
Primary Source Letter - 1493 Columbus reports on his first voyage
https://www.gilderlehrman.org/multimedia#!240150
Vasco De Gama
http://exploration.marinersmuseum.org/subject/vasco-da-gama/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/da_gama_vasco.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/tudors/vasco_da_gama_01.shtml
Video De Gama fast facts http://www.history.com/topics/exploration/vasco-da-gama/videos/vasco-da-gama-fast-facts
Amerigo Vespucci
http://exploration.marinersmuseum.org/subject/amerigo-vespucci/
Timeline http://www.softschools.com/timelines/amerigo_vespucci_timeline/87/
Video Vespucci fast facts http://www.history.com/topics/exploration/amerigo-vespucci/videos/amerigo-vespucci-fast-facts
Francisco Pizarro
http://exploration.marinersmuseum.org/subject/francisco-pizarro/
http://www.heritage-history.com/index.php?c=academy&s=char-dir&f=pizarro
Henry Hudson
http://exploration.marinersmuseum.org/subject/henry-hudson/
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/henryhudson.htm
Primary Source Image https://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-by-era/american-indians/resources/landing-henrick-hudson-1609
Robert de La Salle
http://mrnussbaum.com/explorers/robert_sieur_de_la_salle/
http://www.facts4me.com/disp_subject.php?s_id=142