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Headword Date Article Type
Zheng He, the Chinese Admiral, begins his seven voyages in the Indian Ocean 1405 - 1433 T Note
Translation of Ptolemy's Geography 1406 T Note
West African coast explored by Portuguese navigators 1436 T
Topographical survey of Egypt compiled by Al-Maqrizi 1442 T
Cape Verde reached by Portuguese navigators 1446 T Note
Gulf of Guinea reached by Portuguese navigators 1471 T
Publication of Ptolemy's Geography 1475 T
Diogo Cao, the Portuguese explorer, sails around the Congo river 1483 T
King John II of Portugal commissions the first European manual of navigation and nautical almanac 1484 T
Pero de Covilha reaches India via the Red Sea 1487 - 1489 T Note
The Cape of Good Hope is explored by Bartolome Dias 1487 T Note
Christopher Columbus discovers what will later be called “America” 1492 T
Earliest geographical globe 1492 T Note
Flying machine described by Leonardo da Vinci 1492 T
Columbus's expedition departs Palos, Spain 1492 T Note
Columbus' voyage of discovery financed by Ferdinand of Spain 1492 T Note
Columbus reaches the Bahamas 1492 T Note
Henry VII commissions the Cabots to discover new lands 1496 T Note
John Cabot reaches Newfoundland 1497 T Note
Vasco de Gama discovers a sea-route from Europe to India via the Cape of Good Hope 1498 T Note

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