callings of the archive
Traveler Biographies
Every archived life recorded as traveler, ordered by their place in the ledger.
Early Modern era
Christopher Columbus
1450 – May 19, 1506
Genoese navigator whose Atlantic crossings joined two worlds
Early Modern era
Daniel Boone
November 2, 1734 – September 26, 1820
American pioneer and frontiersman (1734–1820)
Modern era
Ernest Shackleton
February 15, 1874 – January 5, 1922
Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer (1874–1922)
Modern era
Matthew Henson
August 8, 1866 – March 9, 1955
American explorer (1866–1955)
Early Modern era
Evliya Celebi
March 25, 1611 – 1682
Turkish traveler and writer (1611–1682)
Medieval era
Benjamin of Tudela
1130 – 1174
Jewish explorer and writer
Medieval era
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
1475 – January 12, 1519
Spanish explorer, governor, and conquistador