Explorers Hamilton Hume (Australian-born and very experienced in bush skills) and William Hovell (an Englishman who funded the expedition) found an overland route from Sydney to Port Phillip Bay in 1824.
The main highway between Canberra and Melbourne (indeed, Sydney and Melbourne) is the Hume Highway. It roughly follows the path of explorers Hume and Hovell, who first explored an overland route between Sydney and Port Phillip Bay in 1824.
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Hamilton Hume was selected to be part of a small expedition sent by Governor Macquarie in 1818 to find an overland route south from Sydney to Jervis Bay.Later, in 1824, Hume went on another expedition to find an overland route from Sydney to Port Phillip in what is now southern Victoria.
Athens explorers of this time wanted a water trade route to replace the overland route of the Silk Road. The overland routes were long, dangerous and goods often didn't reach the European markets. It was reasoned that water route was faster, ships could carry more items, and less dangerous.
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The overland stagecoach was under attack by Indians. The overland route was the longest, but the safest.
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The route European explorers looked for was a sea route, as the overland route across Asia was cut off by the Ottoman Empire. The first to discover this route was Vasco de Gama, who went through the perilous Cape of Good Hope and ended up in Calicut, India.
Many explorers sought the Northwest Passage, a sea route connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, which would allow for faster trade with China and access to its riches. Additionally, the Silk Road was also a significant overland route that traders and explorers pursued, facilitating the exchange of goods, culture, and ideas between China and the West. The quest for these routes was driven by the desire for wealth, trade opportunities, and the expansion of knowledge about the world.
the overland trade route stretching from the Black Sea to Cina is called the "Silk Road"
Explorers sought a sea route along the African coast to reach Asia in order to avoid the overland routes controlled by the Ottoman Empire and to take advantage of the favorable winds and currents of the Atlantic Ocean for sailing. This route also provided opportunities for trade and potential for discovering new territories and resources along the way.
The ultimate goal of the early Portuguese explorers was to find a sea route to Asia for trade in spices and other valuable goods. They sought to establish trade connections with Asian kingdoms and bypass the overland routes controlled by the Ottomans.