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The Atlas of Canada - Click on Historical in the navigation menu on the left for many maps of exploration from 1497 - 1650 and 1651 - 1760.

Canadian Exploration: from the National Library - Information on explorers, including pictures of their own journals and writings, from the National Library of Canada.

Discoverers Web - Links to information on the lives of dozens of explorers.

Explorers - A page full of links to pages about explorers.

Exploration of Newfoundland - Exploration and settlement of the regions of Newfoundland and Labrador was the first stretch of North America's Atlantic coastline to be explored by Europeans.

Henry Hudson - A detailed account of Hudson's life including family tree and time lines.

John Cabot - Tells about John Cabot's life and voyages.

Virtual Museum of New France - Explorers of New France, from the Canadian Museum of Civilization