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Captain Cook

 
Captain Cook Study Unit Organization devoted to Cook's discoveries has a chronology of his life, diary entries, info about his ships, and overviews of his voyages.
Cook, James - Discover's Web Link Page Directory offers a large number of links to resources about Captain Cook organized by subjects like places, documents, ships, and images.
Cook, James - Internet Resources About Captain Cook  Get links to bios, encyclopedia entries, resources, and museums about Cook, or find sites devoted to his time on Hawaii and the shuttle Endeavor.
Cook, James - Gander Academy School's directory offers links to Cook biographies and profiles, resources dealing with Cook's voyages, and Cook school projects.
Cook, James - Mark's Homepage Find a biography of Captain Cook, a chronology of his life, information about his voyages, a Cook family tree, a bibliography, and links.
Captain Cook's Landing Place Describes what Botany Bay was like before Captain Cook arrived with his party and how Cook explored the cove and decided to move on to Sydney.
Cook, James - A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean Offers a brief account of Cook's early life and explorations of the Pacific Ocean. See a map he drew as a result of his voyages.
Cook, James - Cook's Final Voyage Read about Cook's attempt to find the famous Northwest Passage through North America in the Resolution and the Discovery and how he found Hawaii.
Cook, James - Cook's Second Voyage Article describes Cook's travels with the Resolution and the Adventure around the Cape of Good Hope and Antarctica. See a map.
Cook, James - National Maritime Museum Read why Cook was chosen to lead the Endeavour, how the ship was prepared, what Cook's secret mission was, and what occurred on all three trips.
Cook, James - Queensland Coast Excerpted journal entries describe Cook's experience sailing by the Queensland coast. Check out a map that illustrates this part of his voyage.
 
Cook, James Cook - Intro of Lime Juice to British Navy Short essay claims Cook's observations about his crew's reaction to the lime juice provided them delayed the prevention of scurvy by 20 years.
Cooks, James - Point Hicks, Australia Find out about the point where Cook supposedly first sighted the Australian coast line, and see photos of the monument that stands on the spot.

CookShips.org Offers histories of both the HMS Endeavour and the HMS Resolution and information about this foundation devoted to preserving them.

Endeavour Foundation Organization devoted to recreating this Cook ship offers a history, charts of the replica's voyages, photos, and info about joining the crew.
 
HM Bark Endeavour Foundation Find out how this modern replica was built, where she is right now, how she can be visited, and how sailing aficionados can sign on as crew.
Sailing Endeavour Visit the weather deck, find out how the masts, spars, sails, and rigging work, read about weather gear, and learn how the ship is sailed.

William Dampier

Dampier, William - Athena Review Read all about this young buccaneer and explorer whose many travels around the world led him to explore much of the Australia coast.
Dampier, William - Pacific.org More pirate than explorer, Dampier was the first Englishman to set foot on the continent of Australia. Read about his voyages, and see a map.
Dampier, William - Swan River Swan River history resource has this brief overview of the explorations and writings of pirate William Dampier. Find out why he hated Australia.

Joseph Banks

Banks, Joseph - Directory of Design and Decoration Find out about this master botanist's voyage on the Endeavour, see his botanical drawings, or place an order for reprints.

Banks, Joseph - Gondwana to Gold Offers a modest profile of the man who sailed as botanist with Captain Cook and suggested that Australia be used as a penal colony.
Joseph Bank's Endeavor Journal Download the complete journal kept by Joseph Banks while sailing with Captain James Cook on his ship, Endeavor, to discover Australia.

Edmund Kennedy

Kennedy, Edmund - Adventure Guide to Australia Find out about the tragic end of Kennedy's expedition and how it occurred as a result of bureaucrats who didn't know what they were doing.
Kennedy, Edmund - Australian Explorers Find out about the ill-fated trip, led by Kennedy, to Cape York, the hardships the explorers endured, and the violent death they met with.

John M Stuart

Stuart, John McDouall - Flinders Ranges Research Most known for his south-to-north crossing of the land down under, this adventurer completed many exploratory missions. Read about his travels.
 
Stuart, John McDouall - Flinders Ranges Research Explorer discovered new grazing lands and artesian wells in interior Australia and was the first man to cross the continent from south to north.
 
Stuart, John McDouall - Stuart Society Biography Biography of the explorer provided by the enthusiast organization devoted to him details how his discoveries changed Australia.
 

Sir Francis Drake

Drake, Sir Francis - pages focused on his "Famous Voyage" - the circumnavigation of the world in the sixteenth century, during the reign of Queen Elizabeth.

Francis Pretty: Sir Francis Drake's Famous Voyage Round The World, 1580 - from the Modern History Sourcebook.

Marin County Historical Society: Sir Francis Drake - on the man and his discoveries including a selection of images.

Pirates and Privateers - Sir Francis Drake - navigator and privateer, is one of the greatest English sea-captains of all time.

Sir Edmund Hilary

Salon Brilliant Careers - A Man to Match His Mountain - on Hillary's life, the ascent of Mt. Everest, and more.

Sir Edmund Hillary Profile - from the Hall of Science and Exploration. Includes a biography and interview.

The Climb and The Route - South East Spur of Mount Everest was first climbed in 1953 by Nepalese Tenzing Norgay and New Zealander Sir Edmund Hillary.

Lewis and Clarke

Lewis and Clark's Historic Trail - including maps, biographies, a timeline and more.

Lewis and Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery - very comprehensive companion site to Ken Burns' documentary film from PBS Online.

Meriwether Lewis and William Clark - discusses the journey of the two men that led to the purchase of the Louisiana Territory.

Monticello Corps of Discovery - K-12 history project where students research and analyze the goals and achievements of Lewis and Clark's journey to the Pacific.

Mountain Memories - includes history and maps retracing the two explorers' trail. Offers lodging and service information along the way.

National Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Council - clearinghouse for news, events, projects and resources associated with the Lewis & Clark Bicentennial (2003 - 2006).

National Lewis and Clark Education Center - supports education programs around the U.S. through aggregation of geographical, historical, and ecological information about the expedition and the trail.

Pacific County Friends of Lewis and Clark - non-profit organization commemorating the bicentennial of the journey of Lewis and Clark, with special emphasis on the 18 days spent in Pacific County in Washington.

Christopher Columbus

1492 Exhibit - examines the mixture of societies coexisting in five areas of the western hemisphere before European arrival. From the Library of Congress.

Christopher Columbus - examines the effects the navigator had on the New World. Includes a timeline, voyages, ships, crew, and pictures.

Christopher Columbus And His Voyages - includes his voyages, writings, and controversies.

Christopher Columbus: A Culinary History - a look at what Columbus ate on his voyage.

Christopher Columbus: Extracts From His Journal - from the journal of Columbus in his voyage of 1492.

Christopher Columbus: Internet Resources for His Life and Times - from The Franciscan Archive.

Columbus and the Age of Discovery - numerous articles on the explorer.

Columbus Navigation Homepage

Columbus' Letter to the King and Queen of Spain, 1494

Infoplease.com: A Confused Columbus - an attempt at pinpointing the explorer's whereabouts on October 12, 1492.

Introduction to 1492: An Ongoing Voyage

Is Columbus A Jerk? - reevaluating the man and his accomplishments.

Priviledges and Prerogatives Granted by Their Catholic Majesties to Christopher Columbus : 1492

Santa Maria - a reproduction of Columbus's flagship, the Santa Maria.