Historical figures of the Age of Exploration
The atlas holds 69 people and 1,279 moments here, from 1415 to 1650. The most recorded lives are Christopher Columbus, René Descartes and Elizabeth I. Among them Writers, Philosophers and Political Leaders.
Moments
- 1502 Surveys Cesenatico Leonardo da Vinci
- 1502 Finds gold at Almirante Bay Christopher Columbus
- 1502 Arrival before Kozhikode harbor Vasco da Gama
- 1502 Destruction of the Miri Vasco da Gama
- 1502 Meeting at Cannanore Vasco da Gama
- 1502 Arrival at Cochin Vasco da Gama
- 1502 Bombardment of Kozhikode Vasco da Gama
- 1502 Witness to Borgia's reprisals Niccolò Machiavelli
- 1503 Explores the Belén River Christopher Columbus
- 1503 Returns from Borgia's service Leonardo da Vinci
- 1503 Residence at Heilsberg Castle Nicolaus Copernicus
- 1503 Spiritual exercises at the London Charterhouse Thomas More
- 1503 Peace mission to Kozhikode Vasco da Gama
- 1503 Mission to Pandolfo Petrucci Niccolò Machiavelli
- 1503 Doctorate in canon law at Ferrara Nicolaus Copernicus
- 1503 Beaches the ships at St Ann's Bay Christopher Columbus
- 1503 Joins the campaign near Pisa Leonardo da Vinci
- 1503 Return from second India voyage Vasco da Gama
- 1503 Papal-conclave mission Niccolò Machiavelli
- 1504 Arrival in Santo Domingo Hernán Cortés
- 1504 Notary at Azua de Compostela Hernán Cortés
- 1504 Works at the Palazzo della Signoria Michelangelo
- 1504 Second French mission Niccolò Machiavelli
- 1504 Florentine period Raphael
- 1504 Move to Florence Raphael
- 1504 Uses the lunar eclipse at St Ann's Bay Christopher Columbus
- 1504 Second mission to Siena Niccolò Machiavelli
- 1504 Reaches Santo Domingo after rescue Christopher Columbus
- 1504 Departs Santo Domingo as a passenger Christopher Columbus
- 1504 Conquest of Kabul Babur
- 1504 Reports in Seville Christopher Columbus
- 1504 Returns to Sanlúcar Christopher Columbus
- 1504 Presents results to Ferdinand in Segovia Christopher Columbus
- 1505 First expedition toward Hindustan Babur
- 1505 Second stay in England Desiderius Erasmus
- 1505 Service in Portuguese India Ferdinand Magellan
- 1505 Summoned to Rome by Julius II Michelangelo
- 1505 Residence at the Old Barge Thomas More
- 1505 Settles in Seville while ill Christopher Columbus
- 1505 Selects marble at Carrara Michelangelo
- 1505 Enters the Augustinian monastery Martin Luther
- 1506 Letter from Venice Albrecht Dürer
- 1506 Second Venetian residence Albrecht Dürer
- 1506 Two-month stay at Herat Babur
- 1506 Moves to the court at Segovia Christopher Columbus
- 1506 Doctorate at Turin Desiderius Erasmus
- 1506 Tutoring residence in Bologna Desiderius Erasmus
- 1506 Battle of Cannanore Ferdinand Magellan
- 1506 Education as a courtly knight Ignatius of Loyola
- 1506 Returns to French-ruled Milan Leonardo da Vinci