Check out 10 things you may not know about the explorer who sailed the ocean blue in 1492 for example, Columbus didn't set out to prove the earth was round.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Abridged from the full text located at the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, this passage provides a primary source and a discussion of Christopher Columbus' first voyage. Paired texts, a...

Examines the Age of Exploration by looking at Christopher Columbus, the Columbian Exchange, the explorer Zheng He, the conquest of Mexico, and pirates who roamed the Caribbean.

Examine some of the rare books, maps, prints and other artifacts in this online exhibition. The exhibition explores several themes on the cultures and history of the Americas. The collection focuses on the period of pre-contact through...

Text from a letter of Christopher Columbus announcing that he had discovered a new land.

This website focuses on exploration and offers links to Ancient Exploration, Medieval Exploration, The "Age of Discovery" and Modern Exploration. It also provides pictured links to four explorers: currently they are Christopher Columbus,...

A brief history of Antigua and Barbuda beginning with the earliest inhabitants, the Siboney, and continuing to the elections of 2004. Information is from the U.S. State Dept. Background Notes.

A fascinating look at the exchanges that took place around the world after the Americas were discovered. This covered the gamut from diseases which wiped out 90% of the native peoples in North and South America, to farm animals, tools,...

This Cambridge History of English and American Literature site provides biographical information and analysis of the works and literary contribution of Washington Irving. Use the forward arrows at the bottom of the web page to read a...

This resource describes the political events that preceded the Spanish to support efforts by Christopher Columbus to head west across the Atlantic.

This American Memory site documents the discovery and exploration of the Americas with both manuscripts and published maps, many of which date from the European Age of Discovery. The site includes 22 map titles and descriptions, as well...