http://www.snowcrest.net/jmike/explor.html
A collection of links to Exploration websites.
http://library.thinkquest.org/C001692/
Student designed website about the Age of Exploration – very useful.
http://www.ucalgary.ca/applied_history/tutor/eurvoya/
This site looks at the main European voyages of discovery during the 15th and 16th century.
http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/exhibit/interactives/
Excellent interactive site that looks at the main instruments used for navigation.
http://www.mariner.org/exploration/index.php
Excellent site from the Mariners’ Museum in the US that looks at topics such as life at sea and the effects of the discoveries. There is a glossary that explains the terms used during the period.
http://www.duyfken.com/original/spice-islands.html
Informative and easy to follow piece on Spices and the Spice Islands where they were found.
Portugal
http://www.golisbon.com/culture/age-of-discovery.html
Article from a Lisbon tourist site about the Age of Discovery and Portugal’s role.
http://www.mundi.net/locus/locus_011/
Good biography about Prince Henry the Navigator.
http://www.mariner.org/educationalad/ageofex/portuguese_exp.php
Page on the different Portuguese explorers with links to maps and the ships the Portuguese used.
http://www.mariner.org/exploration/index.php?type=explorer&id=59
One page biography about Bartholomew Dias that clearly sets out his aim and the achievement of his voyage.
