Wreckers: Disaster in the Age of Discovery Exclusive_Publications and partnerships Their ambitions fuelled a new

Their ambitions fuelled a new view of the world - initiating a long era of trade and empire

setting the outline for what would later become the Raj

“Shepherd Patentee

a vibrant and engaging wooden toy perfect for curious little explorers

) De Bougainville was a French Naval Officer during the early 19th century - the sketches he made are held in the National Maritime Museum Collection

Wreckers: Disaster in the Age of Discovery Exclusive_Publications and partnerships Their ambitions fuelled a newWhile figures such as Christopher Columbus, Vasco da Gama and Ferdinand Magellan are celebrated for their maritime achievements reaching the Americas, India, and circumnavigating the globe focusing solely on these voyages distorts our perspective on the past. Many explorers ended up as castaways, clinging to the splintered timbers of their wrecked ships, while those who survived often faced resistance and ridicule from indigenous communities across