Were Europeans the only explorers?

But the spread of printing and banking produced an unparalleled economic progress in Europe in the 15th century. At the same time, the “caravela” model of ship allowed to cross the Oceans. read more

From that time, European were no longer challenged, and remained the only explorers for three centuries, and beyond in the case of Africa and Oceania. As for American nations, they explored and mapped their own inlands by themselves during the 19th century, the most striking examples were the United States and Brazil. read more

European exploration: early voyages Map depicting the European exploration of the New World in the 15th and 16th centuries, including the voyages made by Christopher Columbus, John Cabot, Alonso de Ojeda and Amerigo Vespucci, Pedro Álvares Cabral, Ferdinand Magellan and Juan Sebastián del Cano, Giovanni da Verrazzano, Jacques Cartier, Sir Francis Drake, and others. read more