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		"Captain James Cook, The World's Explorer" ^Votes:0 We've moved! Check out the new site, on its own domain, featuring fewer advertisements and no pop-ups. Captain James Cook: "The World's Explorer" This site was created to honor Captain James Cook, the man who saw the whole world first. He traveled from his homeland of Great Britain to lands where few had gone before; bringing home much for his country. He was a discoverer, a mapmaker, and an innovator in the process of long distance sea travel. site copyright © 1998-2001 Nathan Kerl # of hits to this site LE FastCounter Captain James Cook: "The World's Explorer" \| Main Page \| Original Biography by Nate Kerl \| Portraits and Images \| Cook Forum \| \| Sources and Links \| Family Tree \| Latest Cook News \| Cook Guestbook \| E-mail the author \| Read More Go to Site


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		1492 -- Christopher Columbus ^Votes:0 1492 -- Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus Man and Myth After five centuries, Columbus remains a mysterious and controversial figure who has been variously described as one of the greatest mariners in history, a visionary genius, a mystic, a national hero, a failed administrator, a naive entrepreneur, and a ruthless and greedy imperialist. Columbus's enterprise to find a westward route to Asia grew out of the practical experience of a long and varied maritime career, as well as out of his considerable reading in geographical and theological literature. He settled for a time in Portugal, where he tried unsuccessfully to enlist support for his project, before moving to Spain. After many difficulties, through a combination of good luck and persuasiveness, he gained the support of the C Read More Go to Site

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		Anders Celsius (1701-1744) ^Votes:0 Anders Celsius 1701-1744 Anders Celsius , born in Uppsala, was one of a large number of scientists (all related) originating from OvanÅker in the province of HÄlsingland. The family name is a latinised version of the name of the vicarage (HÖgen). His grandfathers were both professors in Uppsala: Magnus Celsius the mathematician and Anders Spole the astronomer. His father, Nils Celsius, was also professor in astronomy. Celsius, who was said to have been very talented in mathematics from an early age, was appointed professor of astronomy in 1730. He began his "grand tour", lasting for four years, in 1732, and he visited during these years almost all the notable european observatories of the day, where he worked with many of the leading 18th century astronomers. Soon after his retur Read More Go to Site

		Athena Review 1,3: Darwin at Tierra del Fuego (1832) ^Votes:0 free trial issue subscribe back issues Athena Review, Vol. 1, No.3 Darwin at Terra del Fuego (1832) The British survey ship H.M.S. Beagle , under Captain Fitz Roy, circumnavigated the globe in 1831-1836. Aboard the ship as naturalist was Charles Darwin, then a young man in his mid- to late twenties. During this voyage, Darwin began to formulate the theories later published in his landmark study of evolution, The Origin of Species (1859). One of the Beagle's most important stops was at Tierra del Fuego, where Captain Fitz Roy was returning to their homeland three natives of the Yahgan tribe he had taken to England a few years previously: a boy named Jemmy Button, a girl named Fuegia Basket, and a man named York Minster. Darwin's commentary, taken from Chapter 10 of his Journal of Researches Read More Go to Site

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		CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: John and Sebastian Cabot ^Votes:0 Home Encyclopedia Summa Fathers Bible Library A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Home > Catholic Encyclopedia > C > John & Sebastian Cabot John & Sebastian Cabot John Cabot (Giovanni Cabota of Gabota.) A celebrated navigator and the discoverer of the American mainland, born in the first half of the fifteenth century at Genoa ; date of death unknown. In 1461 he went to Venice and, after living there fifteen years, the prescribed residence for obtaining citizenship, was naturalized, 28 March, 1476. For this reason he is generally called a Venetian . On his commercial journeys, which took him to the shores of Arabia , he heard of the countries rich in spices which lay to the far East. This may have led him to conceive the plan of a great voyage of discovery. About 1490 he wen Read More Go to Site

		CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Nicolaus Copernicus ^Votes:0 Home Encyclopedia Summa Fathers Bible Library A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Home > Catholic Encyclopedia > C > Nicolaus Copernicus Nicolaus Copernicus Latinized form of Niclas Kopernik, the name of the founder of the heliocentric planetary theory; born at Torun (Thorn), 19 February, 1473, died at Frauenburg, 24 May, 1543. Early life Whether the family came originally from Silesia or from Poland , certain it is that his father Niclas, a merchant, emigrated from Krakow to Torun, and married the sister of Lucas Watzelrode, later Prince- Bishop of Ermland . Of the four children the oldest and youngest, Andreas and Nicolaus, adopted the clerical career, while the older girl became a Cistercian nun and Abbess of Culm , and the younger married . The whole family belonged to Read More Go to Site

		CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Vasco da Gama ^Votes:0 Home Encyclopedia Summa Fathers Bible Library A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Home > Catholic Encyclopedia > G > Vasco da Gama Vasco da Gama The discover of the sea route to East Indies; born at Sines, Province of Alemtejo, Portugal , about 1469; died at Cochin , India, 24 December, 1524. His father, EstevÃo da Gama, was Alcaide Mor of Sines, and Commendador of Cercal, and held an important office at court under Alfonso V. After the return of Bartolomeu Dias , EstevÃo was chosen by JoÃo II to command the next expedition of discovery, but, as both died before the project could be carried into execution, the commission was given by Emmanuel I to Vasco, who had already distinguished himself at the beginning of the year 1490 by defending the Portuguese colonies on the coast Read More Go to Site

		CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Vasco Nunez de Balboa ^Votes:0 Home Encyclopedia Summa Fathers Bible Library A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Home > Catholic Encyclopedia > B > Vasco NuÑez de Balboa Vasco NuÑez de Balboa Discoverer of the Pacific Ocean from the west coast of Central America, born in Spain , 1475, either at Badajoz or at Jerez de los Caballeros; died at Darien, 1517. He went to Central America, in 1500 with Rodrigo de Bastidas and thence, in secret, with MartÍn FernÁndez de Enciso to Cartagena . The story that he got aboard either in an empty barrel or wrapped up in a sail may be true . He soon assumed an important role among the participants of the expedition, and settled Darien in 1509. Then he proclaimed himself governor, and sent both Enciso and Nicuesa away. From Darien he undertook, with a few followers, the ha Read More Go to Site

		Columbus in American History ^Votes:0 "We arouse and arrange our memories to suit our psychic needs." -- Michael Kammen America's national memory is filled with icons and symbols, avatars of deeply held, yet imperfectly understood, beliefs. The role of history in the iconography of the United States is pervasive, yet the facts behind the fiction are somehow lost in an amorphous haze of patriotism and perceived national identity. Christopher Columbus, as a hero and symbol of the first order in America, is an important figure in this pantheon of American myth. His status, not unlike most American icons, is representative not of his own accomplishments, but the self-perception of the society which raised him to his pedestal in the American gallery of heroism. This gallery was not in place at the birth of the political nation. Ame Read More Go to Site

		Daniel Boone ^Votes:0 Daniel Boone The name Daniel Boone will forever be synonymous with the saga of the American frontier. Born and raised in Pennsylvania, Boone was the inveterate wayfarer who achieved lasting fame guiding land-hungry settlers to the Kentucky frontier and fighting to defend them against Indian attack. Boone was born November 2, 1734 (some sources say October 22 - more info here and here ), in the log farmhouse that evolved into - and was replaced by - the main house of the Daniel Boone Homestead, situated east of Reading in Berks County. Daniel's father, Squire Boone, was an English Quaker born in Devonshire in 1696. While still a youth, Squire, his brother George and sister Sarah embarked for Philadelphia to appraise the possibilities of settlement for their father's family, who immigrated f Read More Go to Site

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		Discoverers Web: Juan Bautista de Anza ^Votes:0 Juan Bautista de Anza Son of Juan Bautista de Anza (presidial captain) and Maria Rosa Bezerra Nieto of Fronteras, Sonora, Mexico Grandson of Antonio de Anza (pharmacyst) and Lucia de Sassoeta of Hernani, Guipuzcoa, Spain Grandson of Antonio Bezerra Nieto (presidial captain) and Gregoria Gomez de Silva of Janos, Chihuahua, Mexico Born July 1736, possibly at Fronteras but more likely at Cuquiarachi, Sonora, Mexico Juan Bautista de Anza, senior, killed by Apaches in May, 1740, with the younger Juan Bautista was not quite three years of age Joined Spanish militia in December 1751 at San Ignacio, Sonora, Mexico Became a "cadete" in presidial cavalry in 1754 under the tutelage of his brother-in-law, Gabriel de Vildosola, at Fronteras, Sonora, Mexico Advanced to cavalry lieutenant at Fronteras in Read More Go to Site

		EDWIN HUBBLE 1889-1953 By Allan Sandage (1989, JRASC Vol. 83, No.6) ^Votes:0 THE JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF CANADA JOURNAL DE LA SOCIÉTÉ ROYALE D ASTRONOMIE DU CANADA Vol. 83, No.6 December 1989 Whole No. 621 EDWIN HUBBLE 1889-1953 By Allan Sandage The Observatories of the Carnegie Institution, Pasadena, California, U.S.A. (Received September 22, 1989) Hubble's role. This year marks the centennial of the birth of Edwin Hubble. There can be no doubt that future historians, writing about the scientific advances of this age will describe the 20th century as epoch-changing in giving us the first correct view of how the universe is organized. The principal cosmological problem of discovering the large scale content of the universe was solved observationally between 1920 and 1936. Hubble was a major figure in this development. Knowledge that galaxies ma Read More Go to Site

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		Francisco de Almeida: Mumbai/Bombay pages ^Votes:0 Mumbai Pages Home New FAQ Site map User guide Tourism Geography History Statistics Contact Quick links Architecture Biographies Languages Food Ethnic groups All text is available under the GNU Free Document License . For details see © Copyright and disclaimer . References and sources . Created on Jul 20, 1995. Last modified Nov 17, 1999. Francisco de Almeida Born: 1450, Lisbon, Portugal. Died: March 1, 1510, Table Bay (Cape Town), South Africa. Born in Lisbon, in the year 1450, Francis Almeida gained fame in the Moorish wars. He was made the first Portuguese Viceroy of India in March 1505 by the king, Manuel I. He sailed round the Cape of Good Hope with 21 ships, and destroyed Mombasa before taking up residence in Cochin. He entered into fierce wars with Indian and South Asian kingdoms in Read More Go to Site

		Gertrude Margaret Lowthian Bell ^Votes:0 Distinguished Women of Past and Present First Page Name Index Subject Index Related Sites Search Gertrude Margaret Lowthian Bell (1868-1926) Gertrude Bell, a British archaeologist, writer and government official, was born on July 14, 1868 in Durham County, England. Her parents were the industrialist Hugh Bell and Mary Shield Bell. Gertrude was educated at Lady Margaret Hall, University of Oxford and was the first woman to obtain first-class honors there. She travelled extensively and from 1899 to 1914 made several archaeological expeditions in the Middle East. In addition, she learned to speak Persian and Arabic and wrote about her travels. Her works include Safar Nameh (1894), a volume of travel sketches; Poems from the Divan of Hafiz (1897); The Desert and the Sown (1907) on her Syrian t Read More Go to Site

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		Informit ^Votes:0 Home \| About us \| Contact us \| Log in in Products Support Products Free trial & quote Purchase News centre Training & Support text size You are here: Home > Please contact us for pricing --> Copyright © 2007 RMIT Training \| About Informit \| Sitemap RMIT Publishing \| Informit \| Privacy Policy \| Accessibility Policy \| Quality Policy Read More Go to Site

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		Leo Africanus: Description of Timbuktu ^Votes:0 Leo Africanus: Description of Timbuktu from The Description of Africa (1526) El Hasan ben Muhammed el-Wazzan-ez-Zayyati was born in the Moorish city of Granada in 1485, but was expelled along with his parents and thousands of other Muslims by Ferdinand and Isabella in 1492. Settling in Morocco, he studied in Fez, and as a teenager accompanied his uncle on diplomatic missions throughout North Africa and and to the Sub-Saharan kingdom of Ghana. Still a young man, he was captured by Christian pirates and presented as an exceptionally learned slave to the great Renaissance pope, Leo X. Leo freed him, baptised him under the name "Johannis Leo de Medici," and commissioned him to write in Italian the detailed survey of Africa which provided most of what Europeans knew about the continen Read More Go to Site

		Louise Arner Boyd ^Votes:0 Distinguished Women of Past and Present First Page Name Index Subject Index Related Sites Search Special thanks to the Microsoft Corporation for their contribution to our site. The following information came from Microsoft Encarta : Louise Arner Boyd Boyd, Louise Arner (1887-1972), American explorer of the Arctic Ocean and the first woman to fly over the North Pole. Boyd was born to a wealthy family in San Rafael, California, a suburb of San Francisco. Boyd inherited her family's fortune in 1920 and spent the next few years traveling in Europe. Her interest in polar exploration began in 1924 when she first visited Arctic regions aboard a Norwegian cruise ship. Two years later Boyd chartered a Norwegian ship and took a group of friends on a trip from Norway into the Arctic Ocean. They visit Read More Go to Site

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		MOUNTAIN MEN AND THE FUR TRADE ^Votes:0 This website is an on-line Research Center devoted to the history, traditions, tools, and mode of living, of the trappers, explorers, and traders known as the Mountain Men. About this Project. Library - Books on the Mountain Men, including their Diaries, Narratives, and Letters. Archive - Fur Trade Era Business Records. Gallery - Artwork of the Fur Trade era, Portraits of Mountain Men, maps and other images. Museum - Pictures and information on Period Artifacts. Bibliographical Resources. Miscellaneous Items of Interest. Search this Web Site for Keywords. E-Mail Discussion Group Links to Related Sites. What's New. This web site is sponsored by members of the American Mountain Men. Read More Go to Site

		North Park University ^Votes:0 Home About North Park Athletics Library Admission Giving Academics News Current Students Prospective Students Faculty/Staff Alumni/Friends Pastors/Churches Parents/Families 404 Error You have reached this page, because of a bad link, or a moved page. We are sorry for this. We will check into it. Search our web site Try searching for what you want. Our search is powered by Google. Site Index Find what you are looking for with this helpful resource. Tell us about it Please send any comments to webmaster@northpark.edu North Park University • 3225 West Foster Avenue • Chicago, Illinois 60625-4895 • (773) 244-6200 • (800) 888-6728 Read More Go to Site

		PBS - THE WEST - Francisco V?zquez de Coronado ^Votes:0 --> PEOPLE A-C Austin, Stephen F. Bent, William Big Foot Black Kettle Brannan, Samuel Brown, John "Buffalo Bill" Cabeza de Vaca, Alvar NuÑez Carson, Kit Chivington, John M. Chief Joseph Clark, William Clemens, Samuel Cody, William F. Coronado, Francisco Cortina, Juan Crazy Horse Crocker, Charles Crook, George Cushing, Frank Hamilton Custer, George Armstrong D-H I-R S-Z Francisco V?zquez de Coronado (1510-1554) Although he failed in his quest for treasure to enrich the Spanish empire, Francisco V?zquez de Coronado led one of the most remarkable European explorations of the North American interior. Coronado was born into a noble family in Salamanca, Spain, in 1510. He came to the Americas at the age of twenty-five as an assistant to New Spain's first viceroy. Within three years of Read More Go to Site

		PBS - THE WEST - Kit Carson ^Votes:0 --> PEOPLE A-C Austin, Stephen F. Bent, William Big Foot Black Kettle Brannan, Samuel Brown, John "Buffalo Bill" Cabeza de Vaca, Alvar NuÑez Carson, Kit Chivington, John M. Chief Joseph Clark, William Clemens, Samuel Cody, William F. Coronado, Francisco Cortina, Juan Crazy Horse Crocker, Charles Crook, George Cushing, Frank Hamilton Custer, George Armstrong D-H I-R S-Z Kit Carson (1809-1868) Enshrined in popular mythology even in his own lifetime, Kit Carson was a trapper, scout, Indian agent, soldier and authentic legend of the West. Born on Christmas eve in 1809, Carson spent most of his early childhood in Boone's Lick, Missouri. His father died when he was only nine years old, and the need to work prevented Kit from ever receiving an education. He was apprenticed to a saddle-m Read More Go to Site

		PBS - THE WEST - William Clark ^Votes:0 --> PEOPLE A-C Austin, Stephen F. Bent, William Big Foot Black Kettle Brannan, Samuel Brown, John "Buffalo Bill" Cabeza de Vaca, Alvar NuÑez Carson, Kit Chivington, John M. Chief Joseph Clark, William Clemens, Samuel Cody, William F. Coronado, Francisco Cortina, Juan Crazy Horse Crocker, Charles Crook, George Cushing, Frank Hamilton Custer, George Armstrong D-H I-R S-Z William Clark (1770-1838) Forever linked to the epic achievements of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, William Clark returned from that adventure to become a respected administrator of Indian affairs during the early years of American expansion into the West. Clark was born into a Virginia plantation family in 1770, the youngest of six sons and the youngest brother of George Rogers Clark, the hero of the American Rev Read More Go to Site

		Pierre Brazza ^Votes:0 Pierre de Brazza by Lisanne Schuller Class of 1997 Pierre Paul Francois Camill Savargna de Brazza was a French explorer who made a name for himself during the Scramble for Africa during the late 1800's. His expedition fueled the French public's desire for heroic activities of imperialism, and helped develop the French Congo. Brazza became a French citizen in 1874, thus all land claimed by him was under the French flag. Brazza traveled up the Congo river. In addition to obtaining land around the banks were he sailed, he acted as a colonial administrator to help control the natives. Brazza's achievements also led him to fame because they were compared to those of Stanley's by the European press. Brazza's adventure up the Congo involved many trials and tribulations. In one incident, he had to Read More Go to Site

		Roald Amundsen Linkpage ^Votes:0 Where None Have Gone Before: The Life of Roald Amundsen By Linn Ryne Linn Ryne is assistant editor in Norinform It is 87 years since Roald Amundsen, on December 14th 1911, stood victorious at the South Pole. He had reached a goal that was the dream of many men. For the first time, human voices broke the awesome silence of the world's southernmost point. The achievement was to bring fame to Amundsen and his men. But in a letter, describing his reactions at that time, Amundsen openly confessed that "no man has ever stood at the spot so diametrically opposed to the object of his real desires", which for the ambitious Norwegian was the North Pole. For Amundsen a new goal always beckoned. He himself described his life as a "constant journey towards the final destination." Amundsen was born in 1 Read More Go to Site

		Samuel de Champlain's 1607 Map (Reason): American Treasures of the Library of Congress ^Votes:0 Home - Overview - Treasure Talks - Learn More About It - Object Checklist (Current) - Credits Exhibition Sections: Top Treasures - Memory - Reason - Imagination Samuel de Champlain's 1607 Map Samuel de Champlain (1567-1635) Descripsion des costs, pts., rades, illes de la Nouvele France . . . . Manuscript chart on vellum, 1607 Geography & Map Division ( November 21, 2002 ) This unique exploration document, originally intended for presentation to the king of France, was compiled by Samuel de Champlain (1567-1635), founder of New France. One of the great cartographic treasures of America, it provides the first thorough delineation of the New England and Canadian coast from Cape Sable to Cape Cod. It shows Port Royal; Frenchman's Bay; the St. John, St. Croix, Penobscot, and Kennebec Rivers; an Read More Go to Site

		Sir Frances Drake ^Votes:0 Sir Frances Drake Sir Frances Drake gathered together his own band of adventurers and made three profitable voyages to the New World, plundering Spanish settlements and destroying Spanish ships. In 1572 he made a daring march across the Isthmus of Panama. From a high tree he caught his first glimpse of the Pacific Ocean. Sir Frances Drake's great voyage around the world, between 1577 and 1580, was secretly financed by Queen Elizabeth I and the war party in her council. Drake set out sailing with five ships. He intended to pass through the Strait of Magellan, at the southern tip of South America, and then explore the waters he had seen from the Isthmus of Panama. When the straits were passed, Drake's ship, the Golden Hind, pushed on alone, the other vessels having either turned back or been Read More Go to Site

		Sir Francis Drake ^Votes:0 Sir Francis Drake These pages are focused on Sir Francis Drake, and in particular on his"Famous Voyage" - the circumnavigation of the world in the sixteenthcentury, during the reign of Queen Elizabeth. A synopsis of Drake's voyage around the world News Flash!!! Drake invades British Columbia! Population panics, scholars flee!! The American West Coast landing controversy (with eight sub-pages) Special! Drake & Music ~ Hear a tune from Drake's time played on a small, refined bagpipe! Blunders on the net Crackpots at Drakes Bay: Nat'l Parks, the Guild and the Press Democrat California summer snow and ice ~Drake, El Nino & La Nina! Art vs. History at the University of California - Stung Again! Mythology as news in Nova Albion - the Santa Rosa Press Democrat , October 14, 1997 The scheme to r Read More Go to Site

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		TaosWebb - Taos Visitor's Guide to Taos, New Mexico and Northern New Mexico ^Votes:0 Home Art/Culture Communities/Maps Lodging Eat/Drink/Be Merry Recreation Shopping Calendar/Events Real Estate Body/Mind/Spirit Gatherings Snaps/Flix Related NM Links AREA VISITOR GUIDES Angel Fire Chimayo El Rito Farmington Ghost Ranch Northeast NM Ojo Caliente Red River Sipapu Taos Taos Pueblo Taos Ski Valley Inn on the Rio Inn on the Rio in Taos was rated by Outside Traveler Magazine as one of the top 10 hottest properties in the world! visit website Red River Ski Area Enjoy breath-taking views of the entire Red River area from the summer chairlift. Check site for next season's ski info. visit website News / Highlights What's New: Robert Mirabal Wins "Best Male Artist" for 2007 at Native American Music Awards October 12 2007 R. C. Gorman Gallery Gorman Artwork Featured in 2008 Calenda Read More Go to Site

		Texas Explorers - Coranado (II) ^Votes:0 Armadillo's WWW Server Letters on the Texas Explorers Coranado (II) From dperkins@chico.rice.edu Wed Dec 28 05:51:01 1994 From: Martha Jordan King Subject: Coranado To: Multiple recipients of list DILLO On Tue, 13 Dec 1994, Josh Briggs wrote: > > Dear Mr. Fromme, > > My name is Josh Briggs. If you couldd send me some facts about > Coronado, it would mean a great deal to me. Here is a little information on Coronado, Josh. I hope it will help you with your report. According to the Institute of Texan Cultures pamphlet called The Spanish Texans , his full name was Francisco Vasquez de Coronado and he was told by the leader, the Vicroy in Mexico to lead an expedition in search of the Seven Cities of Cibola. The tales of seven cities of gold had been circulated by the Indians and by Steven, or E Read More Go to Site

		The Adventures of Daniel Boone ^Votes:0 Search this site: Early America Home Freedom Documents Declaration of Independence Bill of Rights The U.S. Constitution Early America Review Current Issue Previous Issues World of Early America Firsts First Annual Almanac First National Conscription Act First Thanksgiving Proclamation First Newspaper First Bible Printed With Type From America First U.S. Copper Penny First U.S. Copyright Law First Political Cartoons First State of the Union Address First Gazetteer Notable Women Abigail Adams Catherine Ferguson Dolly Madison Lucretia Mott Mary Philipse Molly Pitcher Betsy Ross Catharine Sedgwick Mercy Warren Martha Washington Mary Ball Washington Phillis Wheatley The Writings of Early America Benedict Arnold's Letter to Americans A Receipt for Guns and Bayonets The Rights of Man Early Americ Read More Go to Site

		The Avalon Project : Privileges and Prerogatives Granted by Their Catholic Majesties to Christopher Columbus : 1492 ^Votes:0 The Avalon Project at Yale Law School Privileges and Prerogatives Granted by Their Catholic Majesties to Christopher Columbus : 1492 FERDINAND and ELIZABETH , by the Grace of God, King and Queen of Castile , of Leon , of Arragon , of Sicily , of Granada , of Toledo , of Valencia , of Galicia , of Majorca , of Minorca , of Sevil , of Sardinia , of Jaen , of Algarve , of Algezira , of Gibraltar , of the Canary Islands , Count and Countess of Barcelona , Lord and Lady of Biscay and Molina , Duke and Duchess of Athens and Neopatria . Count and Countess of Rousillion and Cerdaigne , Marquess and Marchioness of Oristan and Gociano , &c. For as much of you, Christopher Columbus , are going by our command, with some of our vessels and men, to discover and subdue some Islands and Continent in the o Read More Go to Site

		The Columbus Letter ^Votes:0 Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education University of Southern Maine The Columbus Letter Christopher Columbus's letter announcing the success of his voyage to the "islands of the India sea" is one of the most remarkable documents ever published. It is a key document in the social and intellectual histories of both Europe and the Americas. The Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education, University of Southern Maine, is pleased to make this significant historical document available to the people of the state of Maine. Shirley Mathews' SNET review (10/10/97) awarded this site four stars each for its content, eye candy, and design, more than any of the several other Columbus-related websites discussed. Credits Advance to the Table of Contents . Read More Go to Site

		The Donner Party ^Votes:0 We're Hitting the Trail! The Donner Party website is moving to DonnerPartyDiary.com . Update your Favorites or Bookmarks. Thank you. The Donner Party by Daniel M. Rosen In honor of the 150th anniversary of the Donner Party, I created a daily diary of the Donner Party's journey. The daily information includes diary entries and quotes from original sources and histories. Now that the anniversary is over, I will keep the diary on the web for your research, education and enjoyment. The Donner Party was the most famous tragedy in the history of the westward migration . Almost ninety wagon train emigrants were unable to cross the Sierra Nevada before winter, and almost one-half starved to death. Perhaps because they were ordinary people -- farmers, merchants, parents, children -- their story cap Read More Go to Site

		The Frederick A. Cook Society ^Votes:0 "If some insist that history must be served, let them remember that the more we come to understand the physical geography of the Arctic Ocean, the more we recognize the phenomena described by Cook but unknown at the time of his journey." Dr. Walter A. Wood, President of the American Geographical Society (1963) "There is no ground to question the validity of Dr. Cook's assertion that he reached the North Pole." Dr. V.S. Koryakin Polar historian of the Russian Academy of Sciences (1993) "Frederick Cook remains as one of the most perceptive as well as the most vilified of polar explorers...Cook had made a discovery that no amount of humiliation could take from him and one that only the most fortunate and observant of arctic explorers ever learned." Robert McGhee, Read More Go to Site

		The Polish Antarctic Station, Henryk Arctowski ^Votes:0 PATRON OF THE POLISH STATION Henryk Arctowski was born in Warsaw, Poland, on 15th July, 1871. He started university studies in Geology and Chemistry at Liege (Belgium), and then in France at the Sorbonne in Paris. In 1895 he contacted Adrian de Gerlache de Gomery, organizer of the Belgica Antarctic Expedition, and started work as scientific vice director. Another Pole, Antoni Dobrowolski, also participated in this expedition which lasted from 1897 to 1899 and became the first to winter in the Antarctic. Scientific work providing much valuable data in many disciplines was carried out as the trapped vessel drifted in the sea-ice. In addition to observations of sea-ice formation and types of ice-bergs, Arctowski obtained a full year's cycle of meteorological observations. As oceanographer he Read More Go to Site

		The Voyage of Brendan the Navigator ^Votes:0 St Brendan's Isle Or: Who Really Discovered America? Maps of Columbuss time often included an island called St. Brendans Isle that was placed in the western Atlantic ocean. Map makers of the time had no idea of its exact position but did believe it existed some where west of Europe. It was mentioned in a Latin text dating from the ninth century titled Navigatio Santi Brendani Abatis (Voyage of Saint Brendan the Abbot). It described the voyage as having taken place in the sixth century. Several copies of this text have survived in monasteries throughout Europe. It was an important part of folklore in medieval Europe and may have influenced Columbus. Historians relate that Brendan was born about 484 A.D. near Tralee in County Kerry. He was ordained by Bishop Erc and sailed Read More Go to Site

		TURN BACK TIME ^Votes:0 TURN BACK TIME .... TO THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY AND THE STORY OF ESTEVANICO Index page from Bennie J. McRae, Jr.'s LEST WE FORGET Web Site He was an equal partner in a group of four men that changed the map of the world. Few individuals can make such a claim. He was the first non-Indian to see the present state of Arizona. He blazed the trail that the Coronado expedition would follow later. He did much to allay the unrest of the Indians of Nueva Galicia simply because he was trusted and respected by them. He walked well over five thousand miles in exploring the southern parts of our country. He has been neglected too long. -- Marshall C. Harrold - Centerville, Ohio - 1989 Researcher and Author: Marshall C. Harrold, Centerville, Ohio THE STORY OF ESTEVANICO INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF ESTEV Read More Go to Site

		Who was John Cabot? ^Votes:0 Click Here to buy BOOKS pertaining to Italian americans OR Here for MUSIC (cds, tapes...) Who was John Cabot? John Cabot was an Italian navigator who came to Bristol when he was about fifty years old. Born in Gaeta and later a citizen of Venice,Italy, his Italian name of Giovanni Caboto became shortened to the English style John Cabot after he had lived in Bristol. In Italian, Caboto means a coastal seaman and was quite a common name given to sailors and navigators. He was married to a Venetian wife whose name was Mattea. His ship, the Matthew was almost certainly named after her. Cabot was a lifelong friend of Christopher Columbus who also came from Italy. In 1493, Cabot learned of his friends voyage of discovery that had taken him to the West In Read More Go to Site

		William H. Ashley's 1825 Rocky Mountain Papers ^Votes:0 William H. Ashley's 1825 Rocky Mountain Papers William H. Ashley's 1825 Rocky Mountain Papers Introduction William H. Ashley, with his partner Andrew Henry, owned a fur trading company based in Saint Louis, Missouri. Prior to the period covered by these papers, he had lost a fortune in an ill-fated attempt to establish a trapping business on the upper Missouri river. His new plan was trap the region to the south, just over the divide. The previous year, an Ashley-Henry party led by Jedediah Smith had crossed the continental divide at what came to be known as South Pass and found the valley of the Green river to be rich with beaver. Consequently, the remainder of Ashley's fur company left St. Louis and made their way up the Platte. Ashley left two documents describing the events of 1825: On Read More Go to Site

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