Chapter 14 By kaseytong Apr 16, 1488 Bartholomeu Dias sails around the tip of Africa Period: Aug 3, 1492 to Jun 19, 1502 The voyages of Columbus Jun 7, 1494 Treaty of Tordesillas May 20, 1498 Vasco de Gama lands at Calicut in India Aug 15, 1511 Portugese seize Malacca Apr 16, 1514 Landing of Portugese ships in southern China Period: Sep 8, 1519 to Sep 6, 1522 Ferdinand Magellan voyages to circumnavigate the globe Period: Dec 19, 1530 to Jan 19, 1535 Pizarro's conquest of the Inca Sep 23, 1543 Portuguese traders land in Japan Dec 31, 1600 British East India Company formed Mar 20, 1602 Dutch East India Company formed May 13, 1607 English Settlement at Jamestown Jul 3, 1608 Champlain establishes settelment at Quebec Mar 12, 1619 Dutch fort established at Batavia Jan 14, 1641 Dutch seize Malacca from Portuguese May 19, 1664 English seize New Netherland Apr 19, 1699 English establishes trading post in Canton Jun 23, 1757 Battle of Plassey Feb 10, 1763 French cede Canada to British Jun 19, 1793 British mission to China