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In the late 1400's and early 1500's, the primary motivation for the European voyages of exploration was
There were many concerns that plagued the early European voyages of exploration. The main concern was the danger. The boats were not as sturdy as they should have been, there was also the danger of being lost at sea. Other concerns included sailing off the edge of the earth, and sea monsters.
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Though the Spice Trade began as early as 3000 BCE, by the mid-1500s, its existence allowed European domination in the East. Until the mid-15th century, all European trade with the East was done via the Silk Road; however, once the Portuguese discovered routes around Africa to the East in 1488, the spice trade exploded. The European Age of Discovery, spearheaded by the Portuguese and developed by the Dutch, Spanish, and English, transformed the trade which allowed European traders to bring back spices such as cinnamon, black pepper, ginger, turmeric, and more into Europe.
The Age of Discovery, also known as the Age of Exploration, was a period in history starting in the 15th century and continuing into the early 17th century during which Europeans engaged in intensive exploration of the world, establishing direct contacts with Africa, the Americas, Asia and Oceania and mapping the planet. Historians often refer to the 'Age of Discovery'[1] as the pioneer Portuguese and Spanish long-distance maritime travels in search of alternative trade routes to "the Indies", moved by the trade of gold, silver and spices.
Early voyages were undertaken for different reasons. These reasons included looking for new supply routes and looking for new lands.
In the late 1400's and early 1500's, the primary motivation for the European voyages of exploration was
Both the king of Spain and the king of Portugal Trade expanded on a large scale as Europeans found new markets.
John Rickman has written: 'An authentic narrative of a voyage to the Pacific Ocean' -- subject(s): Description and travel, Discovery and exploration, Voyages and travels, Voyages around the world 'Journal of Captain Cook's last voyage to the Pacific Ocean' -- subject(s): Discovery and exploration, Early works to 1800, Travel, Voyages around the world 'Journal of Captain Cook's last voyage to the Pacific Ocean, on Discovery' -- subject(s): Discoveries in geography, Discovery (Ship), Discovery and exploration, Resolution (Ship), Voyages around the world
Richard Hakluyt has written: 'Hakluyt's collection of the early voyages, travels, and discoveries of the English nation' -- subject(s): Voyages and travels, Voyages 'The'principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques And Discoveries Of The English Nation' 'The principal navigations, voyages, traffiques and discoveries of the English nation' -- subject(s): Voyages and travels, Voyages, Description and travel, Descriptions et voyages 'A selection of curious, rare and early voyages' 'The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of The English Nation, Vol. 5 Central and Southern Europe' 'The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation, Volume VIII' 'The second volume of the principal navigations, voyages, traffiques and discoveries of the English nation' 'The Discovery of Muscovy Etc' 'The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of The English Nation, Volume 10, Part III' 'The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of The English Nation, Vol. XII., America, Part I' 'Virginia Voyages (Oxford English memoirs and travels)' 'Hakluyt's collection of the early voyages, travels, and discoveries of the English nation' -- subject(s): Voyages and travels, Voyages 'The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation, V8' 'Divers voyages touching the discoverie of America' -- subject(s): Natural history, Voyages and travels, Early works to 1800, Discovery and exploration 'Principall navigations, voiages and discoveries of the English nation' -- subject(s): Voyages and travels, Discoveries in geography, English, Collections, Discovery and exploration, Collected works, British, History, Discoveries (in geography) 'The Voyages Of The English Nation To America V3' 'Voyages of Hawkins, Frobisher and Drake' -- subject(s): British, Discoveries in geography, Discovery and exploration, English, Voyages and travels 'The original writings & correspondence of the two Richard Hakluyts' -- subject(s): Voyages and travels 'The principal navigations, voyages, traffiques and discoveries of the English nation' -- subject(s): Voyages and travels, Voyages, Description and travel, Descriptions et voyages 'The discovery of Muscovy, from the collections of Richard Hakluyt' -- subject(s): Description and travel 'The principal navigations voyages traffiques & discoveries of the English nation' -- subject(s): Voyages and travels, English, Discoveries in geography 'The principal navigations, voyages, traffiques and discoveries of the English nation' -- subject(s): Voyages and travels, Voyages, Description and travel, Descriptions et voyages 'The first colonists' -- subject(s): Voyages and travel, English, Discoveries (in geography), Discovery and exploration 'The principal navigations, voiages, traffiqves and discoueries of the English nation' -- subject(s): Collected works, Voyages and travels, Discoveries in geography, English 'A particuler discourse concerninge the greate necessitie and manifolde commodyties that are like to growe to this Realme of Englande by the Westerne discoueries lately attempted, written in the yere 1584, by Richarde Hackluyt of Oxforde known as Discourse of Western Planting' -- subject(s): North America, Early works to 1800, Discovery and exploration, Early accounts to 1600, English 'The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of The English Nation, Vol. 10 Asia, Part III' 'Voyages of the Elizabethan seamen' -- subject(s): Accessible book, British, Discovery and exploration, Early works to 1800, English, Voyages and travels 'The principal navigations, voyages, traffiques and discoveries of the English nation' -- subject(s): Voyages and travels, Voyages, Description and travel, Descriptions et voyages 'The Spanish Armada' 'The principal navigations, voyages, traffiques and discoveries of the English nation' -- subject(s): Voyages and travels, Voyages, Description and travel, Descriptions et voyages 'Hakluyt's voyages to the New World' -- subject(s): Early works to 1800, Discovery and exploration, English 'The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of The English Nation, Volume XI' 'The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of The English Nation, Vol. 4' 'Virginia richly valued' -- subject(s): History 'Divers voyages touching the discouerie of America' -- subject(s): Voyages and travels, Early works to 1800, Discovery and exploration, Natural history 'Voyages to the Virginia colonies' -- subject(s): Early works to 1800, Description and travel, English, Travel, Discovery and exploration, History 'Hakluyt's collection of the early voyages, travels, and discoveries of the English nation' 'The principal navigations voyages traffiques & discoveries of the English nation' -- subject(s): Voyages and travels, English, Discoveries in geography 'The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries, Vol. 1 Northern Europe' 'A selection of the principal voyages, traffiques and discoveries of the English nation' -- subject(s): Voyages and travels, Discoveries in geography, English 'The principall navigations, voiages and discoveries of the English nation, imprinted at London, 1589' 'The Principal Navigations; Voyages; Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation- Volume 11' 'Hakluyt's collection of the early voyages, travels, and discoveries of the English nation' -- subject(s): Discovery and exploration, Voyages and travels, English, Collections, Discoveries in geography 'Portable Hakluyt's Voyages' -- subject(s): Discoveries in geography, British, Voyages and travels, ocean exploration, piracy 'Voyagers' tales from the collections of Richard Hakluyt' -- subject(s): Voyages and travels, Collections 'The principal navigations, voyages, traffiques and discoveries of the English nation' -- subject(s): Voyages and travels, Voyages, Description and travel, Descriptions et voyages 'Voyages and Discoveries' -- subject(s): Voyages and travels, Discoveries (in geography), English, OverDrive, Geography, History, Nonfiction, Science
Thomas Manby has written: 'Journal of the Voyages of the Hms Discovery and Chatham' -- subject(s): Diaries, Discovery (Ship : Launched 1789), Discovery and exploration, Early works to 1800, Explorers
There were many concerns that plagued the early European voyages of exploration. The main concern was the danger. The boats were not as sturdy as they should have been, there was also the danger of being lost at sea. Other concerns included sailing off the edge of the earth, and sea monsters.
Sydney Parkinson has written: 'A journal of a voyage to the South Seas, in his Majesty's ship' -- subject(s): Discovery and exploration, Early works to 1800, Endeavour (Ship), Voyages around the world 'Journal of a voyage to the South Seas' -- subject(s): Discovery and exploration, Early works to 1800, Endeavour (Ship), Travel, Voyages around the world
ferdinand magellan
Discovery of new trade routes, such as the route to India by Vasco da Gama. Mapping of unknown territories, like the expeditions of Christopher Columbus in the Americas. Exchange of crops, animals, and cultures between the Old World and the New World, known as the Columbian Exchange.
You don't say where and when. If it's about the discovery of the East in the 15th and early 16th century, the answer is: the Portuguese.
Samuel de Champlain is most known for expanding the French Empire into North America. He was the founder of New France and Quebec City, and he was extremely important to the early exploration of the Canadian east coast and the area now known as Quebec.