-
Jan 1, 1341
Prince Henry
Portugal traveled went to the Canary Islands of the northern coast of Africa -
Period: Jan 1, 1341 to
Age of exploration
-
Jan 1, 1400
Prince Henry
Prince Henry sponsors exploration -
Jan 1, 1446
Land Ho
Portugal reaches Cape Verde, first time new land is discovered -
Jan 1, 1488
Island hoppers
Dias rounds Cape of Good Hope -
Jan 1, 1492
AMRICA
He first stopped in the Bahamian islands known as Haiti and DR then made his way to southern America now known as Florida -
Jan 1, 1497
New land
John caboat discovers new found land -
Jan 1, 1513
New waters
Balboa discovers Pacific Ocean -
Jan 1, 1513
East bound
Jorge Alvarez reaches China -
Jan 1, 1522
Around the world
Magellan circumnavigates the globe -
Jan 1, 1534
Canada
Cartier explores eastern Canada -
Jan 1, 1536
America pt 2
de Vaca’s exploration of N. America -
Jan 1, 1543
Japan
Portuguese reach Japan -
Jan 1, 1576
Exploring
Frobisher explores N. Canada -
New places
Janszoon discovers Australia -
America pt3
Hudson ex- plores the coast of N. America -
More new land
Abel Tasman discovers Tasmania and New Zealand