Our “Myth Collection” is inspired by legends, myths, folklore & traditions that have been passed down for thousands of years!


James Clark Ross

James Clark Ross

Sir James Clark Ross. His name represents a prominent Anglo-Scottish naval lineage deeply embedded within the maritime establishment of the […]


Matthew Fontaine Maury

Matthew Fontaine Maury

Matthew Fontaine Maury. His name reflects a blend of English and French Huguenot ancestry, identifying him as a scion of […]


Karl Klaus von der Decken

Karl Klaus von der Decken

The Obsidian Peak: & The Fatal Ambush of Von der Decken The Story: In the blistering autumn of 1865, Baron […]


Fridtjof Nansen

Fridtjof Nansen

Deliberate Shipwreck: How Nansen Weaponized the Arctic Ice The Story: Legendary polymath Fridtjof Nansen shattered the rules of traditional polar […]


ERNEST SHACKLETON

Ernest Shackleton

The Discovery Expedition, The Nimrod Expedition, Reaching Farthest South Latitude, The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, The Destruction of the Endurance, The […]


Bhutan

Bhutan

Proto-Tibetan Tribes, Lhapa/Drukpa Schools, Zhabdrung Era, Wangchuck Dynasty. Ngalop, Sharchop, Lhotshampa, Himalayan-Buddhist. Eastern Himalayas, Deep Gorges, Subtropical Jungles, Gangkhar Puensum […]


Oceanic and Maritime Explorers

Oceanic and Maritime Explorers

Throughout all of human history, brave and intrepid adventuresome individuals have risked their own lives to cross the world’s incredibly […]


Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca

Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca

Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca. His maternal surname originated from an Andalusian hidalgo lineage. Consequently, this family designation honored an […]


Francisco Coronado

Francisco Coronado

Francisco Vázquez de Coronado y Luján. This name reflects a noble Castilian lineage rooted in the regional elite of Salamanca, […]


Samuel de Champlain

Samuel de Champlain

Samuel de Champlain. His name originates from the Saintonge region of France and reflects a non-noble, maritime heritage rooted in […]


Louis Jolliet

Louis Jolliet

Louis Jolliet. Born to a family of French settlers in Quebec, his name signifies the emergence of the Canadien identity. […]


James Cook

James Cook

James Cook. His name denotes Yorkshire rural origins, emerging from the laboring class to become the most skilled hydrographer of […]