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Exploration
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Lewis and Clark |
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| 1421: The Year China Discovered the World |  |
| Companion to book by Gavin Menzies and television documentary. Features maps and images describing the evidence behind the theory that the Chinese circumnavigated and charted the globe a century before the Europeans. | Reviewed by netlibrarian 1421.tv Information |
| Barren Lands | |
| J.B. Tyrrell's expeditions for the Geological Survey of Canada, 1892-1894 with images from original field notebooks, correspondence, photographs, maps and published reports, biographical information, interactive maps. | Reviewed by netlibrarian digital.library.utoronto.ca Information |
| By Aeroplane to Pygmyland | |
| Provides access to materials from the 1926 Dutch and American Expedition to New Guinea which was a mission to document the lives of the so-called "pygmy" tribes of the Sudirman mountain range, New Guinea. | Reviewed by netlibrarian sil.si.edu Information |
| Captain Cook Society | |
| Features chronologies of James Cook's life, information about his ships and family history, images of engravings and stamps featuring Cook, the wills of Cook and his crew, extracts from Cook's journals from 1773-1774, book reviews. | Reviewed by netlibrarian captaincooksociety.com Information |
| Congo Expedition | |
| The natural history, geography, and people of the Congo as documented by Lang and Chapin on their 1909-1915 expedition. Overview, slide presentation, field notes, photographs, maps. | Reviewed by hbird64 diglib1.amnh.org Information |
| Conquistadors | |
| Information about the Spanish Conquistadors in the New World and the legacy of their contact with Native Americans. Includes timelines and guides for teachers. | Reviewed by netlibrarian pbs.org Information |
| Curious Variety of Mazes and Meanderers, A | |
| An exhibit that traces the history of Captain James Cook and his explorations of the Pacific in the 18th century. | Reviewed by netlibrarian library.ucla.edu Information |
| Exploring the Early Americas | |
| Features selections from the Jay I. Kislak Collection at the Library of Congress, including rare maps, documents, paintings, prints, and images of artifacts. Major themes are Pre-Contact America; Explorations & Encounters; Aftermath of the Encounter. | Reviewed by netlibrarian loc.gov Information |
| Harriman Alaska Expedition | |
| Collection of photographs from an 1899 expedition by Edward H. Harriman and 23 scientists to explore the waters and coastal territory of Alaska. | Reviewed by netlibrarian content.lib.washington.edu Information |
| Journey of Christopher Columbus | |
| Information about the 1492-1493 journey headed by Christopher Columbus with background about support for the journey, timeline with excerpts from journals and a map. | Reviewed by netlibrarian glencoe.com Information |
| Lost in the Grand Canyon | |
| Information about John Wesley Powell's expedition down the Colorado River and a timeline of his life. Includes an lesson on running rapids and a look at the geologic history of the area. | Reviewed by netlibrarian pbs.org Information |
| Spain, the United States, and the American Frontier | |
| Contains material which documents the history of Spanish expansion in North America, reflecting the different perspectives of Spain and the United States. Available in English and Spanish. | Reviewed by netlibrarian international.loc.gov Information |
| Voyages: Circumnavigations 1679-1859 | |
| Contains the accounts of individual scientific voyages with illustrations. Includes the expeditions of Dampier, Anson, Bougainville, Cooke, Darwin. | Reviewed by netlibrarian lindahall.org Information |
| 1492: An Ongoing Voyage |  |
| Exhibit at the Library of Congress divided into sections: What Came To Be Called "America"; Mediterranean World; Christopher Columbus: Man and Myth; Inventing America; Europe Claims America. | Reviewed by netlibrarian ibiblio.org Information |
| Age of Exploration Timeline | |
| Timeline that covers from 3200 BC to 1779. | Reviewed by Antie_Em mariner.org Information |
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