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Though unsuccessful in reaching Asia his successes propelled eventual European expansion, including Asia. 1497–1499: The Portuguese Vasco da Gama, accompanied by Nicolau Coelho and Bartolomeu Dias, is the first European to reach India by an all-sea route from Europe.
1826 – Scottish explorer Alexander Gordon Laing becomes the first European to reach the fabled city of Timbuktu, but is murdered upon leaving the city. [99] 1827 – Jedediah Smith crosses the Sierra Nevada (via Ebbetts Pass) and the Great Basin. [29] 1828 – French explorer René Caillié is the first European to return alive from Timbuktu.
Voyage that united Europe, Americas, Africa and Asia. 1500–1501 Pedro Álvares Cabral and Diogo Dias, among others Timor, Moluccas (Australasia - Pacific Ocean) 1512–1513 António de Abreu and Francisco Serrão: Circumnavigation of the globe. Connection from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean (Americas to Asia). 1519–1522
An Encyclopedia of World History (5th ed. 1973), very detailed outline; 6th edition ed. by Peter Stearns (2001) has more detail on Third World; McAlister, Lyle N. Spain and Portugal in the New World, 1492-1700 (1984) Mowat, R. B. A History of European Diplomacy 1815–1914 (1922), basic introduction
Pages in category "Exploration" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. ... European and American voyages of scientific exploration;
Ireland became the first country in the European Union to include such a warning, which goes into effect for all alcohol beginning in 2026. Labels there will read: "There is a direct link between ...
The first long-distance ocean crossing in human history and the first humans to reach Remote Oceania. [ 5 ] [ 13 ] Austronesians in Island Southeast Asia establish the Austronesian maritime trade network with Southern India and Sri Lanka , resulting in an exchange of material culture , including boat and sailing technologies and crops like ...
A man was left in critical but stable condition after he was pushed onto the subway tracks at the 18th Street station in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood. The 45 -year-old victim was pushed onto ...