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The Age of Discovery (c. 1418 – c. 1620), [1] also known as the Age of Exploration, was part of the early modern period and largely overlapped with the Age of Sail. It was a period from approximately the late 15th century to the 17th century, during which seafarers from a number of European countries explored, colonized, and conquered regions ...
Early modern period – The chronological limits of this period are open to debate. It emerges from the Late Middle Ages (c. 1500), demarcated by historians as beginning with the fall of Constantinople in 1453, in forms such as the Italian Renaissance in the West, the Ming dynasty in the East, and the rise of the Aztecs in the New World.
In 1499, Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci participated in a voyage to the western world with Columbus's associates Alonso de Ojeda and Juan de la Cosa. [178] Columbus referred to the West Indies as the Indias Occidentales ('West Indies') in his 1502 Book of Privileges, calling them "unknown to all the world". He gathered information later that ...
The second period of exploration, occurring over the last 10,000 years, saw increased cross-cultural exchange through trade and exploration, and marked a new era of cultural intermingling, and more recently, convergence. [2] Early writings about exploration date back to the 4th millennium B.C. in ancient Egypt.
The 18th century witnessed the first extensive explorations of the South Pacific and Oceania and the exploration of Alaska, while the 19th was dominated by exploration of the polar regions and excursions into the heart of Africa. By the early 20th century, the poles themselves had been reached.
In the Victorian period, the oversea exploration gave it institutional identity and geography was "the science of imperialism par excellence." [54] [citation needed] Imperialism is a crucial concept for the Europeans, as the institution become involved in geographical exploration and colonial project. Authority was questioned, and utility ...
The inhabited part of his world was circular, disk-shaped, and presumably located on the upper surface of the cylinder. [17]: 24 For constructing his world map, Anaximander is considered by many to be the first mapmaker. [22]: 23 Little is known about the map, which has not survived.
The Exploration of the Pacific (3rd ed.). London: Adam & Charles Black. OCLC 253002380. Bergreen, Laurence (2003). Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe. William Morrow. ISBN 978-0-06-093638-9. Bergreen, Laurence (2006). Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe ...