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.
north america to asia then asia to australia
Pedro Alvares Cabral
Vasco de Gama thank you very much.Vasco de Gama , A Portuguese explorer , made the first voyage from Europe to Asia.
to find fur and lumber and gold
It was France.
Verrazano, Cartier, and Hudson were all explorers who searched for a western sea route to Asia or a passage to the Pacific Ocean. They were seeking a quicker and more direct route for trading goods with Asia.
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus
Giovanni da Verrazano was a famous Florentine explorer. In 1524, he was commissioned by King Francis I to search for a Northwest Passage to Asia through North America.
Giovanni da Verrazzano, the Italian explorer, searched for a route to the Indies through North America in 1524. Commissioned by the French crown, he explored parts of the Atlantic coast of North America, including what is now New York Harbor and the surrounding areas. His voyage aimed to find a passage to the Pacific and ultimately to Asia, but he did not succeed in locating such a route.
to find a western trade route to Asia
The exploration for Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524 was funded by the French King Francis I. Verrazzano sailed under the French flag in search of a western route to Asia.
cortes
many european explorers tried to find a trade route 2 asia, but many of them, well most of them never found it
Samuel de champain
Portugal