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The Search for a Western Passage c1519 to 1527
The second phase of exploration of what is now Canada lasted from 1519 to 1533. During that period, ...
Abstract
The second phase of exploration of what is now Canada lasted from 1519 to 1533. During that period, explorers charted the Atlantic Coast in search of a western passage to Asia. This map shows the routes of four explorers: Fagundes (1519 to 1526), Verrazzano (1524), Gomes (1525) and Rut (1527). The map also shows the extent of territory known to Europeans in the period 1497 to 1650; and the navigation of all exploration routes during the period of maritime exploration between 1497 and 1599. The historical names found on the map are derived from contemporaneous maps and written documents of the period.
Other Maps in this Series:
- Initial Probes 1497 to 1501 Map | Read about this map
- Initial Penetration of the St. Lawrence Valley 1534 to 1583 Map | Read about this map
- The Search for a Northwest Passage 1576 to 1587 Map | Read about this map
- The Arctic Coast 1602 to 1606 Map | Read about this map
- The Atlantic Coast and Saint Lawrence River 1603 to 1607 Map | Read about this map
- The Atlantic Coast, Saint Lawrence River and Eastern Great Lakes 1609 to 1628 Map | Read about this map
- The Arctic Coast and Hudson Bay 1610 to 1632 Map | Read about this map
- Consolidation of Knowledge in the Eastern Great Lakes 1634 to 1647 Map | Read about this map
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