Original Sources:
- Ibn Hawqal, author of the risala (account) Surat al-Ard or 'The Face of the Earth,' 900s
- Ibn Fadlan and the Land of Darkness, Arab Travellers in the Far North, 900s ***
- Narir Khusraw's 'Safarnama,' 1000s
- Ibn Battuta Travels In Asia And Africa 1325-1354 ***
- The Travels of Marco Polo, 1200s ***
- Narrative of the Embassy of Ruy Gonzalez de Clavijo to the Court of Timour, 1300s
- Pedro Tafur's travels in Europe, Morocco and Near East, 1400s
- Babur-nama, memoirs, 1400s and 1500s
- Letters of Cortez, early 1500s ***
- Colombus Fourth Voyage Letter, 1502 ***
Close enough:
- Vasco Nunez de Balboa by Frederick Ober, 1906, events early 1500s ***
*** means I've read it