Great Lives from History: Renaissance & Early Modern Era, 1454-1600

World Exploration in the Sixteenth Century

A map showing the routes of European explorers as the various powers sought wealth and influence through advantageous trade arrangements and the acquisition of “new” territories. With the development of ocean-going ships, the great powers of Europe were no longer limited to historic overland roads and the requisite middlemen to aquire costly goods from Asia or Africa. Exploration enabled the exchange of goods, including foods such as chilis, cocoa, potatoes, and maize (corn), from the Americas and back again, and provided a wealth of scientific knowledge and lands for colonial settlements; it also vastly acccelerated and brutalized the trade in slaves from Africa and the Americas and directly caused the collapse, through disease and violence, of numerous populations. Shown are the routes of Portugese explorers Dias, da Gama, and Magellan; English explorers Drake and Frobisher; Spanish explorers Columbus and Cabot; and French explorer Cartier.

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Citation Types

MLA 9th
"World Exploration In The Sixteenth Century." Great Lives from History: Renaissance & Early Modern Era, 1454-1600, edited by Christina J. Moose, Salem Press, 2005. Salem Online, online.salempress.com/articleDetails.do?articleName=GLREN_map2.
APA 7th
World Exploration in the Sixteenth Century. Great Lives from History: Renaissance & Early Modern Era, 1454-1600, In C. J. Moose (Ed.), Salem Press, 2005. Salem Online, online.salempress.com/articleDetails.do?articleName=GLREN_map2.
CMOS 17th
"World Exploration In The Sixteenth Century." Great Lives from History: Renaissance & Early Modern Era, 1454-1600, Edited by Christina J. Moose. Salem Press, 2005. Salem Online, online.salempress.com/articleDetails.do?articleName=GLREN_map2.