根据第二栏As an Italian explorer,Columbus made four important voyages to the Americas(1st journey was in 1492 to the Bahamas).(作为一名意大利探险家,哥伦布进行了四次前往美洲的重要航行(第一次航行是在1492年前往巴哈马群岛)。)可知,哥伦布第一次到美洲的航行是在1492年;根据第五栏In 1497,he discovered...
As we look back into history, the most prominent era for the explorers was without a doubt a time between 15th and 17th century, when European countries began exploring the continents of Americas. However, those discoveries would never be made without the efforts of theancient explorersfrom the...
Land - Many of the famous explorers set out to acquire new land for their country or the country that sponsored their journey. For example Leif Ericson was looking for new land to colonize when he became the first European to land in North America. Trade - the motivation of many famous ex...
Famous explorers are the reason that we more or less know what lies in every corner of the globe today. From early pioneering travellers like Christopher Columbus, Ferdinand Magellan and Marco Polo, who brought invaluable information about the Americas and Asia back to the European continent in a...
When European explorers first began sailing across the Atlantic Ocean, they were searching for new routes to China and the East, but what they found was more than they imagined: the New World. Some of these explorers, like Christopher Columbus, are both celebrated and vilified today. Others,...
Beginning from the early 15th century until the middle of the 17th century, European explorers took to the seas in search of trade, knowledge, and...
He has also been described as Australia's first natural historian, as well as one of the most important British explorers of the period between Sir Walter Raleigh and James Cook.After impressing the Admiralty with his book A New Voyage Round the World, Dampier was given command of a Royal ...
While there are many famous explorers, which are people whose primary interest is in discovering new places, in this lesson we discussed three of the most well-known. Marco Polo is remembered for his explorations in China; Columbus took a voyage, which is basically a very long trip, across ...
Famous European Explorers From the legendary journey of Greek navigator Pytheas, who first reached England more than 2000 years ago, to the legendary 19th-century explorer of Africa David Livingston, explorers from Europe managed to achieve almost every significant discovery in the world. Here are ...
Famous Italian Explorers Christopher Columbus (1451 - 1506) Christopher Columbus (in Italian: Cristoforo Colombo) was an Italian navigator and explorer and one of the first Europeans to explore the Americas after the Vikings. The best available documentation suggest Christopher Columbus was born in ...