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Period: 1341 to
Age of Exploration
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Period: 1415 to 1415
Portugal
Henry the Navigator, prince of Portugal, initiated the first great enterprise of the Age of Discovery the search for a sea route east by south to Cathay. -
Period: 1497 to 1498
England
John Cabot, the English explorer, a conjectural portrait. His voyages laid the foundations of England's claim to North America. -
Period: 1534 to 1534
France
Jacques Cartier claimed northern North America for France, naming the area around the St. Lawrence River New France.