Matching Articles"Exploration" (Total 16)

  • 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.
  • Early Cartography of Newfoundland and Labrador
    Early Cartography of Newfoundland and Labrador--Exploration--Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage Web
  • Charles I [King of England]; 11 November 1648
    Letter to Sir David Kirke, from Charles I of England, dated November 11, 1648, and dealing with planters, names, and the English Civil War (1642-1648).
  • Edward Winne; 26 August, 1621
    Letter to Sir George Calvert (later Lord Baltimore) from Edward Winne, dated August 26, 1621.
  • English and French Explorations
    Information about English and French exploration in the early 16th century.
  • James Yonge; 1663
    Extract from 'A journal of all the memorable occurances [sic] of my life' by James Yonge, dated 1663.
  • Labrador
    A history of Labrador from the French period of occupation to 1763.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • David Pieterzoon de Vries; 1620
    Memorandum and Orders to John Bodington, from Sir David Kirke, dated October 1, 1646.
  • The Portuguese Explorers
    The Portuguese pioneered the European exploration of the Atlantic Ocean. Some historians believe that Portuguese mariners reached Newfoundland before Cabot.
  • Privy Council extract from Acts; 14 June, 1639
    Extract from Acts by the Privy Council, dated June 14, 1639, and dealing with planters, food, and material culture.
  • Richard Hakluyt; 1597
    Extract from 'The voyage of Master Charles Leigh...,' by Richard Hakluyt, dated 1597, and dealing with cod, fisheries, ships, and boats.
  • 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.
  • Southampton Customer; 9 April, 1629
    Extract from Port Book by a Southampton Customer, dated April 9, 1629, and dealing with platers, ships, and food.

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