500 BC
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500
1,000
1,500
America
3
Leif Ericson was a Norse explorer known to be the first European to have landed in North…
Christopher Columbus was an explorer, colonizer, and navigator, born in the Republic of Genoa,…
Captain Robert Falcon Scott was a British Royal Navy officer and explorer who led two…
Europe + Africa + Middle East
4
Pytheas was a Greek merchant, geographer and explorer from the Greek colony Massilia (today…
Pliny the Elder was a Roman author, naturalist, and natural philosopher, as well as naval and…
Henry the Navigator was an infante of the Kingdom of Portugal and an important figure in the…
Ioannis Varvakis was a distinguished member of the Russian and Greek communities, national…
Asia + Oceania
1
Captain James Cook was a British explorer, navigator and cartographer, ultimately rising to…