Matching Articles"Exploration" (Total 37)

  • Early 20th Century Exploration
    20th Century Exploration--Exploration--Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage Web
  • Dispatch of Pedros de Ayala, the Spanish envoy in London
    Pedros de Ayala, the Spanish envoy in London, sent the dispatch to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella in Spain, dated London, 25 July, 1498.
  • Journal Extracts of Jean Baudoin, 1696
    Extracts from a journal by Jean Beaudoin, dated November 10 to 19, 1696, and dealing with France, war, planters, boats, census, and livestock.
  • Bob Bartlett
    Biography of the explorer, Captain Robert (Bob) Bartlett, who skippered some of the most famous and controversial expeditions to the Arctic.
  • English Voyages before Cabot
    Although the re-discovery of Newfoundland is credited to John Cabot, we know that as early as the 1480s, English ships were venturing into the unknown Atlantic Ocean.
  • Bristol's Transatlantic Explorations Prior to 1497
    An account of Bristol's transatlantic explorations prior to 1497.
  • Uncovering Cabot: The Ruddock Riddle
    Alwyn Ruddock was a leading English scholar of 15th century exploration who spent four decades researching documents relating to John Cabot.
  • Early Cartography of Newfoundland and Labrador
    Early Cartography of Newfoundland and Labrador--Exploration--Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage Web
  • James Cook's Charts of Newfoundland and Labrador
    The Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage Web Site includes both map reproductions and illustrative maps created for specific articles.
  • European Exploration: From Earliest Times to 1497
    When did Europeans first reach North America? This article is about early explorers prior to John Cabot's 1947 voyage.
  • English and French Explorations
    Information about English and French exploration in the early 16th century.
  • Exploration and Settlement of Newfoundland
    The region of Newfoundland and Labrador was the first stretch of North America's Atlantic coastline to be explored by Europeans
  • Drawn by the Lure of Labrador
    The story of the tragic 1903 Hubbard Expedition into the Labrador interior, and an overview of the career of Dillon Wallace.
  • James Cook
    A brief biography on explorer James Cook, who created charts of the Newfoundland coastline during the 18th century.
  • James Yonge; 1663
    Extract from 'A journal of all the memorable occurances [sic] of my life' by James Yonge, dated 1663.
  • The John Day Letter
    John Day was an English merchant in the Spanish trade. He wrote this letter in Spain between 1497 and January 1498 to the Lord Grand Admiral.
  • The Karluk Disaster
    In 1913, the Karluk departed Canada for the western Arctic. The ship sank amid unpredictable Arctic flows, leaving the crew stranded on the ice.
  • Labrador
    A history of Labrador from the French period of occupation to 1763.
  • Moravian Voyages
    European knowledge of the northern Labrador coast was significantly improved after 1763 by a series of voyages carried out by Moravian missionaries.
  • Later Exploration
    John Cabot may have discovered an ocean route from Europe to North America, but this information did little to clarify the geography of eastern Canada.

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