Considered as one of the greatest explorers of all time, Ibn Battuta was a Moroccan who travelled across the entire Islamic regions of Africa, Asia and southeastern Europe. His thirst of knowledge led him through North Africa, Egypt, Arabia, Persia, Afghanistan.
Marco Polo (1254-1324):
In the early 1270s, Italian explorer Marco Polo set off on a journey to explore Asia with his father and uncle. The most popular traveller of all time, Marco Polo travelled through Persia, Afghanistan, Mongolia and China. The path they took is now known as the Silk Route.
Xuanzang or Hsuan-tsang (602-664):
The greatest Asian traveller of all time, Xuanzang was a Chinese Buddhist monk. In order to find the origin of Buddhism, Xuanzang crossed the Himalayas through Khyber Pass and came to India. This journey took around 17 years.
Vasco Da Gama (1460-1524):
He was the first person to link Europe and Asia through sea routes. In 1498, Vasco Da Gama reached Calicut (now Kozhikode) in Kerala. This was the most significant event in the imperial history.
The Portuguese explorer had crossed the Atlantic and the Indian Ocean to reach 'the East'. This led to more sea voyages from all over Europe. He was also the first man to sail across the Cape of Good Hope
Amerigo Vespucci (1454-1512):
The continent of America was named after Spanish explorer Amerigo Vespucci. Why, you ask? Well, because he explored most parts of the eastern coastline of South America and realised that the continent is neither linked to Asia nor is it as small as it was thought at that time.
He launched several expeditions from Spain and Portugal and discovered the mouth of Amazon
James Cook (1728-1779):
Captain James Cook is the man who mapped out Newfoundland (East Canada) and led three voyages to the Pacific region. On those voyages, he discovered Australia, circumnavigated New Zealand and Hawaii and travelled for thousands of kilometres doing so.
No other explorer has travelled as extensively as Captain Cook. He travelled to all the seven continents, crossed both the poles and sailed all the oceans on his HMS Endeavour, a ship that now has now lent its name to a space shuttle
Jeanne Baret (1740-1807):
Jeanne Baret is the first woman to go around the world. The French botanist disguised herself as a man and enlisted as a valet of naturalist Philibert Commercon on the ship of Captain Louis Antoine de Bougainville.
Little was known about this courageous sailor until the first English biography of Jeanne Baret by John Dunmore was published in 2002. Further information about her was found in Glynis Ridley's The Discovery of Jeanne Baret (2010)
Charles Darwin (1809-1882):
The world remembers this man for his theory of evolution and his book On the Origin of Species. However, Charles Darwin was a part of the surveying crew on HMS Beagle.
Young Darwin travelled around the Atlantic and the Indian Ocean to explore New Zealand, parts of Australia and other coastlines.
His account of this voyage is recorded in his book Journal and Remarks, which later became known as The Voyage of the Beagle
Ferdinand Magellan (1480-1521):
Magellan was the first man to set off on a journey to go around the world and find sea routes that would help others to circumnavigate the planet as well.
The Portuguese explorer was also the first person to find his way through North and South America and reach the Pacific Ocean. The waterway through which he did this is named as the Straight of Magellan.
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Considered as one of the greatest explorers of all time, Ibn Battuta was a Moroccan who travelled across the entire Islamic regions of Africa, Asia and southeastern Europe. His thirst of knowledge led him through North Africa, Egypt, Arabia, Persia, Afghanistan.
In the early 1270s, Italian explorer Marco Polo set off on a journey to explore Asia with his father and uncle. The most popular traveller of all time, Marco Polo travelled through Persia, Afghanistan, Mongolia and China. The path they took is now known as the Silk Route.
The greatest Asian traveller of all time, Xuanzang was a Chinese Buddhist monk. In order to find the origin of Buddhism, Xuanzang crossed the Himalayas through Khyber Pass and came to India. This journey took around 17 years.
He was the first person to link Europe and Asia through sea routes. In 1498, Vasco Da Gama reached Calicut (now Kozhikode) in Kerala. This was the most significant event in the imperial history.
The Portuguese explorer had crossed the Atlantic and the Indian Ocean to reach 'the East'. This led to more sea voyages from all over Europe. He was also the first man to sail across the Cape of Good Hope
The continent of America was named after Spanish explorer Amerigo Vespucci. Why, you ask? Well, because he explored most parts of the eastern coastline of South America and realised that the continent is neither linked to Asia nor is it as small as it was thought at that time.
He launched several expeditions from Spain and Portugal and discovered the mouth of Amazon
Captain James Cook is the man who mapped out Newfoundland (East Canada) and led three voyages to the Pacific region. On those voyages, he discovered Australia, circumnavigated New Zealand and Hawaii and travelled for thousands of kilometres doing so.
No other explorer has travelled as extensively as Captain Cook. He travelled to all the seven continents, crossed both the poles and sailed all the oceans on his HMS Endeavour, a ship that now has now lent its name to a space shuttle
Jeanne Baret is the first woman to go around the world. The French botanist disguised herself as a man and enlisted as a valet of naturalist Philibert Commercon on the ship of Captain Louis Antoine de Bougainville.
Little was known about this courageous sailor until the first English biography of Jeanne Baret by John Dunmore was published in 2002. Further information about her was found in Glynis Ridley's The Discovery of Jeanne Baret (2010)
The world remembers this man for his theory of evolution and his book On the Origin of Species. However, Charles Darwin was a part of the surveying crew on HMS Beagle.
Young Darwin travelled around the Atlantic and the Indian Ocean to explore New Zealand, parts of Australia and other coastlines.
His account of this voyage is recorded in his book Journal and Remarks, which later became known as The Voyage of the Beagle
Magellan was the first man to set off on a journey to go around the world and find sea routes that would help others to circumnavigate the planet as well.
The Portuguese explorer was also the first person to find his way through North and South America and reach the Pacific Ocean. The waterway through which he did this is named as the Straight of Magellan.