UI-Te-Rangiora(en.wikipedia.org)
18 points by benbreen | 1 comments
Wikipedia article on Ui-te-Rangiora, a legendary Polynesian navigator said to have sailed into Antarctic waters around the 7th century.
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Voyage of the Paper Canoe: 2500 Miles from Quebec to the Gulf of Mexico, 1874-5(ibiblio.org)
26 points by Eridanus2 | 8 comments
Online edition of Nathaniel H. Bishop's 1878 book recounting his 2500-mile paper canoe voyage from Quebec to the Gulf of Mexico in 1874-5.