Age of Discovery

• Explorers@

• Age of Exploration  - Mariners' Museum site presents dozens of explorer biographies, interactive route maps, information and ships and navigation aids, including video presentations. Also features a wide variety of games and activities.

• 1492: An Ongoing Voyage  - Library of Congress exhibit provides information on Columbus and his historic voyage of 1492 and explores the context of societies existing before European arrival.
• Conquistadors  - Educational resource provided for students. Features a timeline of the conquest as well.
• European Voyages of Exploration  - Cites the various discovery expeditions of countries in different continents.
• Latitude: Art and Science of Fifteenth-Century Navigation  - Discusses the measurement system used to estimate the geographical details of continents.
• Metropolitan Museum of Art: In the Footsteps of Marco Polo  - Overview of displayed items, which provides insights to the travel adventure of the person.
• Passageways  - Presents true tales for children about explorations across what would later become Canada.
• Voyage of Exploration  - Presents a timeline of exploration, plus accounts of some of the most famous explorers and their voyages. Includes information on the future of exploration and new frontiers.