Clearly, the most important navigational tool available to sailors before was the Stella Maris.
Early explorers did not have the same tools we have today. They would have used the sun as a navigational tool along with a compass. They would have had crude maps, boats, sailing winds and even the experience of trackers.
poor maps and navigation tools
According to Christopher Maynard's Book "Questions and Answers about Explorers," the compass after 200 B.C., the quadrant around the early 1200's, a floating log on a line to measure speed, and the chronometer in the 1700's.
Early explorers used maps to navigate unknown territories, keep track of their locations, plan their routes, and discover new lands. Maps were essential tools for them to understand the world around them and effectively embark on their exploration journeys.
they aren't paid well explorers, so they can not afford to hire a tradie!
The early Spanish explorers were looking for Silver and Gold!early explorers set out to find new land for the rest of their tribesthe natives taught early explorers about how to use herbs for medicine
early explorers used the ground or a hole in the ground.
Astrolabes, maps
They made their own maps.
trade winds. :]
cannon, swords etc. (NOT SURE)
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