Articles by Charles Raymond Beazley in the 11th edition of a famous Anglo-American encyclopedia. The text of  this encyclopedia is no longer protected under copyright legislation. Its name is a registered trademark.

These articles clearly demonstrate the quality and the range of Beazley's work. At the same time they are a credit to the spirit of exploration. When you read through the following articles you are struck by the audacity and endurance of these early travellers. They were at the vanguard of  the globalisation of human culture.

If you like more of the same or have any questions please let me know.
Of course,  most of the spelling errors that you will encounter are mine.
 

 Adam of Bremen
 Andrew of Longjumeau
 Ibn Batuta
 Beatus
 Behaim, Martin
 Carpini, Joannes de
 Chang Chui, Kiu
 Columbus, Christopher
 Diaz de Novaes, Barthololmeu
 Dicuil
 Gerard of Cremona
 Gomez
 Hakluyt, Richard
 Hayton
 Henry the Navigator
 Idrisi
 Jordanus
 Magellan, Ferdinand
 Marignolli, Giovanni de
 Mela, Pomponius
 Mercator, Gerardus
 Monte Corvino, Giovanni di
 Neckam
 Norden
 Odoric
 Oehlschlaeger
 Ortelius
 Polo, Marco
 Pytheas of Marseille
 Rubruquis, William of
 Sanuto, Marino, the elder
 Schiltberger, Johann
 Simon of St Quentin
 Sindbad the Sailor
 Varthema
 Vespucci, Amerigo
 Zemarchus