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61 matches to Explorer I
Dampier, William. 1651-1715. First English scientific explorer. Pirate, 1678-91. New Voyage Round the World, 1697.
Davis, John. 1550-1605. British explorer, Davis Strait 1585, Falkland Is. 1592. Invented backstaff quadrant 1594.
De Soto, Hernando. 1500-42. Spanish explorer. First across Mississippi.
Drake, Francis. 1540-96. English pirate/explorer. Sailed around the world 1580. Vice Admiral at defeat of Spanish Armada, 1588. Privateers.
Duluth. 1636-1710. French explorer of Lake Superior area.
Ellsworth, Lincoln. 1880-1951. US explorer. First flight across Arctic 1926, Antarctica 1935.
Erik the Red. Norwegian explorer, discovered Greenland c985. Established First colony.
Franklin, John. 1786-1847. English explorer. Sought NW Pasage 1819-22.
Frontier. Moving US boundary between developed east and unsettled west. Opportunity for adventureres, explorers, pioneers.
Gama, Vasco da. c1460-1524. Portuguese explorer who rounded Cape of Good Hope 1488. Captured Calicot, India, 1503.
Hennepin, Louis. 1626-1701. Missionary explorer of Great Lakes. First European to Niagara Falls.
Herodotus. c484-420BC. Greek historian and explorer. “Father of History”-Cicero.
Iberville, Pierre d’. 1661-1706. French-Canadian explorer to Louisiana.
La Salle, Robert. 1643-87. French explorer of Louisiana, Mississippi 1682.
Lewis, Merriwether. 1774-1809. US explorer with Clark overland to Pacific NW, 1804-6.
López de Legazpi, Miguel. -1572. Spanish explorer. Conquered Philippines, 1564.
Mackenzie, Alexander. c1764-1820. Scottish/Canadian explorer. First transcontinental journey 1793.
Marquette, Jacques. 1637-75. French explorer of Mississippi, 1673. Joliet.
Mendoza, Pedro de. 1487-1537. Spanish explorer. Founded Buenos Aires 1536.
Monts, Pierre du Ghast. 1568-1630. French explorer with Champlain. Founded Portugal Royal 1605.
Nansen, Fridtjof. 1861-1930. Norwegian arctic explorer/statesman. Drifted in ship “Fram” 1895-6. Advocated independence from Sweden.
Oñate, Juan de. -1630. Spanish explorer of southwest US.
Park, Mungo. 1771-1806. Scottish explorer of Niger.
Parry, William. 1790-1855. English arctic explorer. Failed to find NW Passage.
Peary, Robert. 1856-1920. US explorer. First to North Pole 1909.