voyages of exploration

  • Period: Sep 17, 1000 to Sep 17, 1540

    Explorers

    timespan
  • Sep 17, 1002

    Leif Ericson

    Arrives in Newfoundland
  • Sep 17, 1488

    Dias

    Sails around tip of Africa
  • Sep 17, 1492

    Columbus

    Arrives in America
  • Sep 17, 1498

    Da Gama

    All-water route to Aisa
  • Sep 17, 1513

    Balboa

    Reaches Pacific Ocean
  • Sep 17, 1522

    Magellan

    completes voyage around the world
  • Sep 17, 1535

    Cartier

    Sails into St.Lawrence River