Maps have shaped human history far more than many people realize. Long before satellites and digital navigation existed, maps helped civilizations trade, travel, wage wars, and explore unfamiliar ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Northeastern History Professor William Fowler looks at early Atlantic exploration, Christopher Columbus and the beginning of his journey east from ...

Examine Maine's role in the early settlement of the country with two history programs. Both are 1999 episodes of the history series Home: The Story of Maine. Learn about the allure of Maine as a ...

Many people may be fuzzy on the details of North America’s colonial history between Columbus’ arrival in 1492 and the Pilgrims’ landing on Plymouth Rock in 1620. But Europeans were actively attempting ...

In a new book, University of Oregon archaeology professor Scott Fitzpatrick explains what the early explorers' travels from island to island has in common with exploring space where one might see a ...

The story of early polar exploration is often told through a handful of famous names, yet many important expeditions have faded from broader recognition over time. These lesser-known journeys were not ...