Discoverers Web: Non-Western Explorers

Non-Western explorers

The Chinese
Chinese navigation
The Silkroad Foundation
Zhang Qian (Chang Ch'ien)
Emperor Wu-ti's interest in Central Asia
first contacts between Rome and China
Fa-Hsien
original account
Xuan Zang (Hsüan-tsang)
The Legend of Monkey King
Cheng Ho (Zheng He)
alternative site
alternative site
yet another site
Remember Zheng He
Should the Ming End the Treasure Ship Voyages? - class work about the voyages with nice background information
Hsieh Ch'ing kao

The Polynesians

The Polynesian Voyaging Society
Polynesian exploration
Polynesian voyaging traditions
Exploration and settlement of Polynesia
Ru and Hina explore the world (Tahitian tradition)
The discovery of Hawaii
Hawaiian tradition: Hawai'i Loa
Tahitian tradition: Tafa'i
Bibliography
Micronesia

The World of the Islam

Islamic Geography in the Middle Ages
Arabian seafarers and their stories
naval exploration
Abul Hasan Ali Al-Masu'di
alternative site (same text)
al-Idrisi
world maps
Muhammed ibn 'Abdallah ibn Batutta
alternative site
Leo Africanus

pre-Columbian America

evidence of early Andean-Mexican seagoing trade
Mayan seagoing trade

Japan

Nobu Shirase

Various

The Pundits