Writers of the Age of Exploration
The atlas holds 26 people and 507 moments here, from 1452 to 1650. The most recorded lives are René Descartes, Niccolò Machiavelli and John Milton.
Moments
- 1510 Third French mission Niccolò Machiavelli
- 1510 Undertakes mission to Rome Martin Luther
- 1511 Cuba conquest expedition Hernán Cortés
- 1511 Municipal magistrate in Santiago de Cuba Hernán Cortés
- 1511 Returns to Wittenberg as professor Martin Luther
- 1511 Fourth French mission Niccolò Machiavelli
- 1512 Move to Frauenburg and chapter election Nicolaus Copernicus
- 1512 Confinement in Florentine territory Niccolò Machiavelli
- 1513 Orti Oricellari discussions Niccolò Machiavelli
- 1513 Imprisonment after conspiracy accusation Niccolò Machiavelli
- 1513 Retreat to the Albergaccio estate Niccolò Machiavelli
- 1513 Leaves Milan for Rome Leonardo da Vinci
- 1513 Moves to Rome Leonardo da Vinci
- 1514 Hebrew study in Mainz Desiderius Erasmus
- 1514 Purchase of a Frombork tower Nicolaus Copernicus
- 1515 Visit to Antwerp and meeting with Pieter Gillis Thomas More
- 1515 Visit to Mechelen during Low Countries mission Thomas More
- 1515 Visit to Tournai during Low Countries mission Thomas More
- 1515 Diplomatic mission at Bruges Thomas More
- 1516 Relocates to Amboise Leonardo da Vinci
- 1516 Settles at Clos Lucé Leonardo da Vinci
- 1516 Economic administrator at Allenstein Nicolaus Copernicus
- 1517 Receives Cardinal d'Aragon Leonardo da Vinci
- 1517 Commission business at Calais Thomas More
- 1518 Recovery in Antwerp Desiderius Erasmus
- 1518 Defends theses at Heidelberg Martin Luther
- 1518 Examined by Cajetan in Augsburg Martin Luther
- 1519 Stay on Cozumel Hernán Cortés
- 1519 Recruiting stop at Trinidad Hernán Cortés
- 1519 Anchorage at Potonchán Hernán Cortés
- 1519 Meeting Aztec governors at San Juan de Ulúa Hernán Cortés
- 1519 Dies at Clos Lucé Leonardo da Vinci
- 1519 Alliance at Cempoala Hernán Cortés
- 1519 Foundation of Villa Rica de la Vera Cruz Hernán Cortés
- 1519 Debates Johann Eck in Leipzig Martin Luther
- 1519 Royal-service correspondence from Woking Thomas More
- 1519 Recorded in Florence by his own letter Michelangelo
- 1519 Campaign in Tlaxcallan Hernán Cortés
- 1519 March to Cholula Hernán Cortés
- 1519 Entry into Tenochtitlan Hernán Cortés
- 1520 Field of the Cloth of Gold Desiderius Erasmus
- 1520 Franciscan life at Fontenay-le-Comte François Rabelais
- 1520 Return to Tenochtitlan during uprising Hernán Cortés
- 1520 Attendance at the Field of the Cloth of Gold Thomas More
- 1520 Retreat to Tlaxcala Hernán Cortés
- 1520 Commercial mission to Lucca Niccolò Machiavelli
- 1521 Residence at De Swaene Desiderius Erasmus
- 1521 Settlement in Basel Desiderius Erasmus
- 1521 Franciscan chapter mission Niccolò Machiavelli
- 1521 Diplomatic journey to Calais and Bruges Thomas More