Early Explorer's By Kerr 4 H. 1488 Bartolomue Dias: sailed for the country of Portugal Sailed southward down the coast of Africa making it to the southern tip of Africa, he called the tip the "Cape of Good Hope". 1497 Vasco da Gama: sailed all around Africa and all the way to India Sailed all the way around Africa and all the way to India, winning the European race for a sea route to Asia.
