print email comment close The Mariners' Museum Age of Exploration On-line Curriculum Guide URL: http://www.mariner.org//educationalad/ageofex/ Description: "Especially appropriate for grades 3 through high school world history and geography," this site traces the history of exploration from the ancient world of the Egyptians and Phoenicians to 1768. Provides images and information about discoveries, ships, shipboard life, maps, charts, and navigation methods. Also includes the evolution of steering ships, a timeline, brief biographies of the explorers and some of their crews, and suggested learning activities. Publisher: Mariners' Museum, Newport News, VA Library of Congress Subject Headings: Exploration Navigation LII Database Information: Record 9877 created by Dana Lubow on 08/02/1999 Last modification on 09/25/2004 Published: 08/02/1999   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/9877