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Age of Exploration: Site Map
- Viking Explorers
- Viking Discoveries
- Eric the Red
- Leifr Eiriksson
- Viking Ships
- Gokstad
- Knarr
- The Oseberg
- Evolution of the Viking Ship
- Viking Crews
- Methods of Navigation
- Portuguese Explorers
- Prince Henry the Navigator
- Vasco da Gama
- Portuguese Ships
- Early Navigation Methods
- Maps and Charts of the Fifteenth Century
- The First Voyage
- Life Aboard Ship
- Land is Sighted!
- The Second Voyage
- The Third Voyage
- The Fourth Voyage
- Death of Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan and the First Circumnavigation of the World
- Jacques Cartier
- Samuel de Champlain
- Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle
- How They Got There
- Once They Arrived
- Francis Drake
- Christopher Newport
- James Cook
- John Smith
- Walter Raleigh
- How They Got There
- Once They Arrived
Activities for Students and Teachers
Bibliography and Suggested Reading
Biographies of Explorers and Associated People
100 Museum Drive
Newport News, VA 23606
Phone: (757) 596-2222
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