The Portuguese dominance in the Atlantic (II): Vasco da Gama
After the death of Henry “The Navigator” in 1460, the expeditions stopped for 11 years. Many explorers had the courage to continue the ambitious project,...
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Portuguese dominance in the Atlantic (I): Henry ‘the Navigator’
*In memory of Francisco Saraiva, today a little further, but always in our hearts* The Portuguese dominance in the Atlantic during the 15th and 16th...
Marco Polo and his geographical legacy
In a Genoese cell in 1298, Rustichello da Pisa wrote while Marco Polo dictated the account of his journey through Asia in Il Milione, also...
Travel in the Middle Ages (II): Arabs and Chinese
During the Middle Ages, the trips of the Viking and Arab peoples favored cultural expansion and especially improved the knowledge of the existing routes. In...
Travel in the Middle Ages (I): Vikings and Arabs
Explorations during the Middle Ages, despite not harboring many discoveries as it did during the Ancient Age, were riddled with long journeys and very detailed...
The exploration during the Iron Age (II)
Let´s continue with the second part of the exploration in the Ancient Age. In the previous chapter we told how the Carthaginians, led by the...
The exploration during the Iron Age (I)
The human being is, above all, a curious species. He keeps wondering why, where, when and how. From the moment it became aware of its...