Navigators and Explorers
Christopher Columbus
– information on his early life, voyages, discoveries, impact on Native Americans. Includes images and game. From BBC
Bartolomeu Dias
– first European explorer to sail around the tip of Africa. From The Mariners’ Museum and Park
Age of Discovery
– includes explorers such as Abel Janszoon Tasman, Bartolomeu Dias, Christopher Columbus, Ferdinand Magellan and Vasco da Gama. Includes interactive maps. From The Mariners’ Museum and Park
Dirk Hartog
– a range of historical sources including video about Dirk Hartog. From National Library of Australia
Dirk Hartog
– Hartog lands off coast of Western Australia. From National Museum of Australia
Willem Janszoon
– the first European explorer to map parts of the northern Australian coast. From National Museum of Australia
Matthew Flinders
– circumnavigates continent and names Australia. From National Museum of Australia
Matthew Flinders
– first European to circumnavigate (sail around) Australia, also gave the country its name. From The Mariners’ Museum and Park