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Part of AfricaBib, so it provides bibliographic data only.
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“.... consists of two bibliographic databases covering Africana periodical literature (Bibliography of Africana Periodical Literature Database) and African Women's literature (African Women's Database). You will also find a comprehensive bibliography on
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Over 18,000 pages of eyewitness accounts of North American exploration, from the Vikings in Canada in AD1000 to the diaries of mountain men in the Rockies. Has teacher resources. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
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A directory of links to sites covering 'astronomical and space-related activities and anniversaries for the coming year.' Browsable by month and day. Includes archive dating back to 2001. (Librarian's Internet Index). (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
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Supports 'the theory that the Chinese circumnavigated and charted the globe, a century before the Europeans staked claim to having done so.' Has maps,questions and answers, a bibliography and more. Also in Spanish and Polish.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
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Includes many aspects of migration, including island peoples, nomads, pioneers, and explorers; their clothing and fashion, food migration, medicinal plants, and transportation technology; and language, belief systems, trade, visual and performing arts.
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'Sir Francis Drake, English explorer and naval strategist, circumnavigated the earth from 1577-1580.' Has important primary and secondary materials accumulated about Drake's voyages throughout the then Spanish territory of the Americas. In English, Latin, German, Dutch, Italian, Spanish and French.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
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Has over 30,000 biographies, usually very brief. Also lists others (for example, a country's rulers) with birth and death dates, even if there is no biographical information on their site.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
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'This study presents a series of documented facts on the life of Columbus, his explorations and their significance, as well as the history of Columbus Day in the United States. It also examines the controversial charges about the explorer that have been levied in recent years. ...'. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
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Images with descriptioins of codices of the Mesoamerican region, created 'prior to the arrival of European explorers in the Western Hemisphere in the late 15th century.' (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
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Studies and promotes Leif Ericson was the first European to explore North America. Also information about the Vikings and an interactive drawing of a Viking ship.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
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Features explorer Leif Erikson and of his journey to North America. Also articles about the Vikings. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
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Has 'background about how Columbus obtained support for the journey, a voyage timeline with excerpts from journals, information about the native people Columbus encountered (such as the Tainos and Caribs) and his activities after his return, and a map.'. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
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Explores new excavations and hieroglyphic translations to interpret the early history of Copan, a Classic Maya site in northern Honduras. Includes information on Mayan hieroglyphics, teaching materials, and more.
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Sections on animals, plants, people (Native Americans, explorers, and ancient peoples), geology, Places to Go, Things to Do, recipes, and more. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
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Follow the paths of conquistadors, illustrated with period maps, drawings, letters, etc., Sidebars tell of the motivations and effects of conquest. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
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Brief information on those 'who were in this hemisphere before 1492 and on those from Europe and Africa who arrived in the 16th and early 17th centuries.' Also maps, art, and more. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
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European voyages and explorations in North America. Browse chronologically or alphabetically by the explorers' names. Biographies of explorers, with their voyages and their discoveries, and more. In English and French. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
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French exploration and settlement in North America. Includes biographies of the explorers, special exhibitions and collections, articles about people such as fur traders, trappers, and settlers, and historical places to visit. In English and French. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
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Search information about the Italian explorer Giovanni Caboto, who sailed for England under the name of John Cabot. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
