Morgan Library, New York. Photograph by AKG/Album The journeys of 15th- and 16th-century European explorers are depicted on Cantino’s map including Vasco da Gama’s first voyage in search of a ...

The purpose of the exploration: to expand European geographic knowledge ... By the start of the 16th century, almost 200,000 Africans had been transported to Europe and islands in the Atlantic.

Christopher Columbus was a 15th and 16th century explorer credited for connecting the Old World (Europe, Africa ... that shephereded in an era of exploration and colonization of North and South ...

Believed to be the São Jorge, the shipwreck holds immense significance for maritime archaeology and the study of European exploration ... to shed light on early 16th-century maritime practices.