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Navigation Methods

Navigators in the 1500s had few tools to work with: the magnetic compass, the log, the lead line, the quadrant, and dead reckoning.
Newfoundland Landfall Argument

There is no doubt that great passions have been aroused in Newfoundland about the question of Cabot's landfall.
The Norse in the North Atlantic

The first Europeans known definitely to set foot in Newfoundland were the Norse.
Evidence for a Northern Landfall

This article involves breaking down Cabot's 1497 voyage to decipher exactly where he visited in Newfoundland.
The Pasqualigo Letter

A letter from Lorenzo Pasqualigo to his brothers in Venice. Dated August 23, 1497.
Other Claims for Pre-Cabot Discovery

There are those who claim that the Basques, the Portuguese, the Scots and the Welsh have made voyages to Newfoundland before Cabot.
Sebastian Cabot

One of John Cabot's sons, Sebastian, is bound up with his father's story, and the story of the European exploration of North America.
The Soncino Letters

Letters from Raimondo de Soncino, ambassador of the Duke of Milan in London, to the Duke in 1497.
Irish Monks and the Voyage of St. Brendan

Transatlantic voyages by medieval Irish monks were conducted in pursuit of some kind of spiritual or divine mission.
Precontact Beothuk Land Use

Beothuk land use precontact with the Europeans
First Arrivals

The Palaeo-Indians in North America
Precontact Innu Land Use

Land use of the Innu people precontact with the Europoeans
Intermediate Indians

Intermediate Indians are people living on the southern and central Labrador coasts between about 3,500 and 2,000 years ago.
Precontact Inuit Land Use

Inuit land use precontact with the Europeans
Maritime Archaic Tradition

Northern and Southern branches of the Maritime Archaic Tradition
Palaeo-Eskimo Peoples

The term Palaeo-Eskimo is used to refer to the peoples of the Arctic who lived before the Thule.
Precontact Peoples

Information about the precontact peoples, the first human occupants of this hemisphere.
The Recent Indians of the Island of Newfoundland

The Little Passage people, their lifestyle, history, and the Beaches Complex
Precontact Peoples Terminology

List of terminology for the Precontact Peoples
The Thule

History and culture of the Thule people

Matching Articles"Pre-16th Century" (Total 40)

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