great voyages of discovery
91John Brereton — (1571/1572? 1632?) was the chronicler of the 1602 voyage to New England, which was led by Bartholomew Gosnold, and recorded the first European exploration of Cape Cod and its environs. His account, published in 1602 helped promote the… …
92United States Exploring Expedition — The United States Exploring Expedition was an exploring and surveying expedition of the Pacific Ocean ( the Southern Seas ) conducted by the United States Navy from 1838–1842. The original appointed commanding officer was Commodore Thomas ap… …
93Monte Rosa — For other uses, see Monte Rosa (disambiguation). Monte Rosa Dufourspitze West view of Monte Rosa …
94French Geodesic Mission — The French Geodesic Mission (also called the Geodesic Mission to Peru, First Geodesic Mission and the Spanish French Geodesic Mission) was an 18th century expedition to Ecuador carried out for the purpose of measuring the roundness of the Earth… …
95Polo, Marco — born с 1254, Venice or Curzola, Venetian Dalmatia died Jan. 8, 1324, Venice Venetian merchant and traveler who journeyed from Europe to Asia (1271–95). Born into a Venetian merchant family, he joined his father and uncle on a journey to China,… …
96Pizarro, Francisco — born с 1475, Trujillo, Extremadura, Castile died June 26, 1541, Lima Conquistador who seized the Inca empire for Spain. In 1510 he enrolled in an expedition of exploration in the New World, and three years later he joined Vasco Núñez de Balboa on …
97Meet the Ancestors — BBC Book Cover Genre Documentary Presented by Julian Richards Country of origin …
98John Barrow — Sir John Barrow, um 1810 Sir John Barrow Bt. (* 19. Juni 1764 in Dragley Beck, Ulverston, Cumbria; † 23. November 1848 in London) war ein britischer Staatsbeamter und Geschichtsschreiber. Als zweiter Sekretär der Admiralität organisierte er… …
99SHIPS AND SAILING — Biblical Period The first sailing vessel mentioned in the Bible is Noah s Ark (see ark of noah ). The Phoenicians first developed marine navigation for purposes of commerce and communication along the sheltered part of the east Mediterranean… …
100Os Lusíadas — Front of the first edition of Os Lusíadas Os Lusíadas (Portuguese pronunciation: [uʒ luˈzi.ɐðɐʃ]), usually translated as The Lusiads, is a Portuguese epic poem by Luís Vaz de Camões (sometimes anglicized as Camoens). Written in Homeric… …
