The dawn of the age of European exploration in the 16th century was absurdly dangerous ...

It’s 1553, and Sir Hugh Willoughby is leading three ships into uncharted arctic waters to search for the Northeast Passage -- a direct route from Europe ... These 16th-century vessels were ...

World Explorers’ Day. If the word explorer makes you think, fondly or angrily, about a group of 15th- and 16th-century European seafarers––Vasco da Gama, Juan Ponce de León, Ferdinand ...