Age of exploitation

By Kolekinley
  • Period: 1341 to

    Age of Exploration

  • Period: 1415 to 1415

    Portugal

    Henry the Navigator, prince of Portugal, initiated the first great enterprise of the Age of Discovery the search for a sea route east by south to Cathay.
  • Period: 1497 to 1498

    England

    John Cabot, the English explorer, a conjectural portrait. His voyages laid the foundations of England's claim to North America.
  • Period: 1534 to 1534

    France

    Jacques Cartier claimed northern North America for France, naming the area around the St. Lawrence River New France.