Portuguese explorer Prince Henry, known as the Navigator, was the first European to methodically explore Africa and the oceanic route to the Indies. From his residence in the …

In 1788 Joseph Banks, the botanist who'd sailed across the Pacific Ocean with Cook, went as far as to found the African Association to promote the exploration of the interior of the continent. …

2024年10月3日 · From the rugged deserts of North Africa to the lush jungles of Central Africa, these renowned explorers not only expanded the frontiers of geographical knowledge but also …

Africans came to the New World in the earliest days of the Age of Exploration. In the early 1500s, Africans trekked across the many lands in North, Central, and South America that were …

Early historical exploration of Africa. The ancient Greek historian Herodotus describes how the Egyptian pharaoh Necho II sent out an expedition manned by Phoenician sailors about 600 …

2022年1月24日 · A number of eager explorers from all over the world became drawn to it, enticed by its untapped potential, with their exploits triggering the controversial Scramble for Africa as …

2020年1月17日 · By the 1850s, interest in African exploration had become an international race, much like the Space Race between the U.S. and the Soviet Union in the 20th century. …

Anatomically modern humans are believed to have appeared about 100,000 years ago in eastern Africa. Somewhat later, groups of these early humans became the first explorers. They spread …

During the early years of 16th century, Portugal missions of Pedro Álvares Cabral and Diogo Dias managed to map the western coast of Africa. 17th century brought the first organized …

Bartolomeu Dias (1457-1500) was a great Portuguese navigator and explorer who explored Africa’s coast. In 1488, Dias led the first European expedition to sail around Africa’s Cape of …