Browsing Geography (Physical)






68 articles found

Headword Date Article Type
Zheng He, the Chinese Admiral, begins his seven voyages in the Indian Ocean 1405 - 1433 Topics Short note
Translation of Ptolemy's Geography 1406 Topics Short note
West African coast explored by Portuguese navigators 1436 Topics
Topographical survey of Egypt compiled by Al-Maqrizi 1442 Topics
Cape Verde reached by Portuguese navigators 1446 Topics Short note
Gulf of Guinea reached by Portuguese navigators 1471 Topics
Publication of Ptolemy's Geography 1475 Topics
Diogo Cao, the Portuguese explorer, sails around the Congo river 1483 Topics
King John II of Portugal commissions the first European manual of navigation and nautical almanac 1484 Topics
Pero de Covilha reaches India via the Red Sea 1487 - 1489 Topics Short note
The Cape of Good Hope is explored by Bartolome Dias 1487 Topics Short note
Christopher Columbus discovers what will later be called “America” 1492 Topics
Earliest geographical globe 1492 Topics Short note
Flying machine described by Leonardo da Vinci 1492 Topics
Columbus's expedition departs Palos, Spain 1492 Topics Short note
Columbus' voyage of discovery financed by Ferdinand of Spain 1492 Topics Short note
Columbus reaches the Bahamas 1492 Topics Short note
Henry VII commissions the Cabots to discover new lands 1496 Topics Short note
John Cabot reaches Newfoundland 1497 Topics Short note
Vasco de Gama discovers a sea-route from Europe to India via the Cape of Good Hope 1498 Topics Short note

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