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Exploration Timeline

By christian.lashbrooke
  • Period: Jan 15, 1400 to

    Exploration

  • Prince Henry expands Portugal
    Jan 1, 1450

    Prince Henry expands Portugal

    Prince Henry Leads exploration from Portugal to Muslim North Africa
  • Columbus sets sail.
    Aug 3, 1492

    Columbus sets sail.

  • Columbus spots land.
    Oct 12, 1492

    Columbus spots land.

    Columbus spots land for the first time on his voyage.
  • Jan 1, 1493

    Line of Demarcation set.

    The pope set a line of de
  • Vasco De Gama leads four ships around Cape of Good Hope
    Jan 1, 1497

    Vasco De Gama leads four ships around Cape of Good Hope

  • Amerigo Vespucci names America.
    Jan 1, 1507

    Amerigo Vespucci names America.

    German cartographer and Amerigo use his descriptions to name this land as America.
  • Jan 1, 1510

    Portuguese seize Goa

    Portuguese seize island of Goa off the coast of India making it their major military base.
  • Jan 1, 1511

    Portuguese takeover Malacca

    After a massacre of the people, the Portuguese takeover Malacca
  • Ferdinand Magellan sets sail.
    Sep 20, 1519

    Ferdinand Magellan sets sail.

    Magellan sets sail and tries to get to the Pacific.
  • Magellan's men reach spain.
    Sep 8, 1522

    Magellan's men reach spain.

    First sailors to circumnavigate the world reach thier final destination.

  • Dutch East India Company created

    Wealthy Dutch merchants form the Dutch East India Company

  • Dutch take over Malacca from Portuguese.

    Dutch takeover Malacca from Portuguese and sooned opened with trade to China.

  • Beijing is made capital of China.

    Mancus armies seize Beijing and name it their capital.

  • Cape Town is created.

    Cape Town is built by Dutch immigrants.

  • Lord Macartney arrives in China.

    Lord Macartney from Britain gets to China with samples of British goods in an attempt to start trade with China.