Early explorers

Early Explorers Timeline

  • Period: Nov 18, 1300 to

    Early Explorers

  • Nov 11, 1418

    Henry The Navigator

    Henry The Navigator
    Henry started the first oceanic navagator school, people who attended where taught map making and sience in order to sail
  • Nov 18, 1445

    Dinis Dias

    Dinis Dias
    Dinis Dias sails the west coast of Africa
  • Nov 11, 1501

    The New World

    The New World
    Amerigo Vespucci was an Italian explorer who discover the new world as we know north america.
  • Nov 18, 1528

    Alvar Cabeza

    Alvar Cabeza
    Alvar Cabeza de Vaca explores Texas, Arizona and New Mexico
  • Nov 18, 1540

    Francisco Vázquez de Coronado

    Francisco Vázquez de Coronado
    Francisco Vázquez de Coronado explores south-western North America
    Discovery of the Grand Canyon by Garcia Lopez de Cardenas
    Francisco de Orellana explores Amazon River
  • John Smith English Explorer

    John Smith English Explorer
    john smith was a english explorer who was one of the leaders of jamestown, the first english settlement in north america
  • Jan van Riebeeck

    Jan van Riebeeck
    Jan van Riebeeck explores Africa and founded Cape Town
  • Pierre Francois - Xavier

    Pierre Francois - Xavier
    was a french exploer and mssionary that travled to th St. Larence River area, great lakes region and missipi River. His riteing were someof the earliest acounts of North America
  • Captain James Cook

    Captain James Cook
    Captain James Cook, FRS, RN was a British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the Royal Navy.
  • George Vancouver

    George Vancouver
    George Vancouver Explores Canada
  • Meriwether Lewis

    Meriwether Lewis
    Meriwether Lewis and William Clark explore the Louisiana Territory
  • Dr David Living Stone

    Dr David Living Stone
    Dr. David Livingstone explores Africa