The Library of Congress exhibition on the European encounter with the
Americas, providing thoroughly organized text and images of native
societies,
Renaissance Europe, "Columbus man & myth," and European claims and
conquests. The original site for this exhibit is at the Library of
Congress.
Full text of the letter, probably written in 1494, to Ferdinand &
Isabella. Columbus lays out his views of how Espaniola should be
governed,
colonists transported, and gold prospecting managed. A link to an
introductory
overview is provided.
Evolving geographic views of North America from 1507 to 1669,
accompanied
by extensive text explanations. Part of a multi-chapter historical
geography
series provided by the University of Virginia.
The University of Georgia has seven on-line maps of the Americas
created
between 1544 and 1688. (Each map may take 2 to 5 minutes to download,
depending
on your connection.)
A brief overview of the expedition, produced by the National Park
Service,
with links to maps of De Soto's route through the American South
provided
by the University of Arkansas.