Discoverers and Explorers by Edward R. Shaw

Christopher Columbus First landing on the shores of the new

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Santa Maria, maquette of Christopher Columbus' ship at the Mercatormuseum in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium, photo by Donderwolk, licensed under GNU Free Documentation license

00 – Preface

01 – Beliefs as to the World Four Hundred Years Ago

02 – Marco Polo

03 – Columbus

04 – Vasco Da Gama

Sébastien Cabot
Sébastien Cabot

05 – John and Sebastian Cabot’s Voyages

06 – Amerigo Vespucci

07 – Ponce De Leon

08 – Balboa

09 – Magellan

Arrival of Cortes in Veracruz and the reception by Moctezuma's Ambassadors
Arrival of Cortes in Veracruz and the reception by Moctezuma's Ambassadors

10 – Hernando Cortes

11 – Francisco Pizarro

12 – Ferdinand De Soto

Origin of the Amazon River at Nevado Mismi, marked only by a wooden cross.
Origin of the Amazon River at Nevado Mismi, marked only by a wooden cross.

13 – The Great River Amazon and El Dorado

14 – Verrazzano (often spelled Verrazano)

15 – The Famous Voyage of Sir Francis Drake

16 – Henry Hudson

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