Age of Exploration: new primary source collection available
The Library has acquired perpetual access to the Age of Exploration, a significant digitised collection of sources detailing the expansion of European colonialism over five centuries.
Drawn from over twelve archives, this collection includes documents relating to major events in European maritime history from the voyages of James Cook to the search for John Franklin’s doomed mission to the Northwest Passage.
It contains a host of additional features for teaching, such as an interactive map which presents an in-depth visualisation of over 50 of these influential voyages.
- Audio and Video material
- Rare manuscripts and early printed material
- Richly illustrated maps and visual content
- Correspondence, Journals and Personal Accounts
- Teaching Tools
Key themes covered:
- Expedition Planning, Financing & Sponsorship
- Ships & Provisions
- New Commodities & Trade
- New Territories
- Ports, Forts & Entrepôts
- Competition
- Life at Sea
- Indigenous Peoples
- Navigation, Scientific Observations & Instruments
- Personal & Family Life
The Age of Exploration can be accessed directly or via the Library Catalogue.
Collection Development / Forbairt Bailiúchán
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