PBS
Empire of the Bay: Champlain's Path to Quebec
Watch a movie clip of Champlain's path to Quebec as you learn about this important early explorer.
University of Calgary
European Voyages of Exploration: Geography and Cartography
This site provides information on mapmaking and cartograohy of the early explorers. Includes pictures of maps.
Other
Northwest Journal: Life of David Thompson
An overview of the life of David Thompson, arguably Canada's greatest explorer.
Curated OER
Map of Cook's First Voyage, Sep 13, 1768 July 13, 1771
This page, and the one after it, have a collection of the earliest maps of Canada by all the best known explorers.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Australia, 1885
A map of Australia in 1885 showing the states and territories of Australia at the time, including Nuyts Land, De Witt Land and Tasman Land in Western Australia, Arnhem land, Alexandra Land in North Australia, Queensland, South Australia,...
Curated OER
Etc: Dev of Colonies and Early Western Explorations, 1700 1775
A map of eastern North America showing the early development of the European colonies and westward exploration to the Mississippi River. The map shows the routes of several early explorers with dates of exploration, including La Salle,...
Curated OER
Etc: Early Voyages of Spaniards in the West Indies, 1512 1580
A map of the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean showing the voyage routes of the early European explorers in the region between 1512 and 1580. The map shows the routes of Alonzo de Ojeda to Darien Colombia, Balboa to the Pacific, Juan Ponce de...
Discovering Lewis & Clark
Discovering Lewis & Clark: David Thompson, Lewis, Clark, Jefferson
This web site is a group effort devoted to Lewis and Clark, the explorers. This section of the site describes David Thompson's role in their expeditions.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Oregon, 1898
A map from 1898 of Oregon showing the capital of Salem, principal cities and towns, railroads, mountain systems, lakes, rivers, and coastal features. "Oregon, name derived from Spanish word signifying 'Wild Thyme,’ so called on account...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Sir John Lederer's Marches, 1672
A facsimile of an early map (1672) showing the three routes taken by explorer John Lederer from the headwaters of the York River inland to the Appalachian Mountains between 1669 and 1670. The map is oriented with north to the right, and...
Curated OER
Map Showing the Land Bridge That Joined North America and Asia
This page, and the one after it, have a collection of the earliest maps of Canada by all the best known explorers.
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Map Showing the Route of Davis' First Voyage, June 7, 1585 September 30, 1585
This page, and the one after it, have a collection of the earliest maps of Canada by all the best known explorers.
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Map Showing the Route of Cook's Third Voyage, July 12, 1776 Oct 1780
This page, and the one after it, have a collection of the earliest maps of Canada by all the best known explorers.
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Map Showing the Route of Amundsen's Second Voyage, June 16, 1903 October 1906
This page, and the one after it, have a collection of the earliest maps of Canada by all the best known explorers.
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Map Showing the Route of Amundsen's First Voyage, to Antarctica, 1897 1899
This page, and the one after it, have a collection of the earliest maps of Canada by all the best known explorers.
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Map Showing the Route of Franklin's Final Voyage, May 18, 1845 to 1848
This page, and the one after it, have a collection of the earliest maps of Canada by all the best known explorers.
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Route of Davis' Second Voyage, May 7 Oct 14, 158
This page, and the one after it, have a collection of the earliest maps of Canada by all the best known explorers.
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Route of Champlain's Second Voyage, 1604 1607, From Cape Breton to Cape Cod
This page, and the one after it, have a collection of the earliest maps of Canada by all the best known explorers.
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Route of Fraser's Voyage From Fort Chipewyan to the Pacific Ocean, 1805 1808
This page, and the one after it, have a collection of the earliest maps of Canada by all the best known explorers.
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Route of Cook's Second Voyage, July 13, 1772 July 29, 1775, South Pole
This page, and the one after it, have a collection of the earliest maps of Canada by all the best known explorers.
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Route of Franklin's Expedition From Fort Resolution to the Arctic Coast in 1825
This page, and the one after it, have a collection of the earliest maps of Canada by all the best known explorers.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Vinland, 1837
A map from 1837 of the area around Boston, Massachusetts, proposed by Rafn to have been settled by early Norse explorers before the time of Columbus. The map shows the place names described in old Norse mythologies.
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Etc: Maps Etc: Egypt, Abyssinia, Et Cetera, 1904
"Egypt is another of those countries whose prehistoric ages are wrapped in mystery as impenetrable as the sources of her Nile, whose exact location ling baffled the most enterprising of explorers. Great interest attaches to the country's...
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Cabot's First Voyage, May 2 to Aug 6, 1497
This page, and the one after it, have a collection of the earliest maps of Canada by all the best known explorers.