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Deze lijst geeft een overzicht van de belangrijkste Europese aardrijkskundige ontdekkingen vanaf de 15e eeuw tot heden. Daarvoor zijn ook al enkele ontdekkingen gedaan, zoals IJsland, Groenland en Vinland, maar pas vanaf de 15e eeuw komt dit in een stroomversnelling. (sup) 15e eeuw. 1419 – Het eiland Madeira wordt door de Portugezen (her)ontdekt.
Overzicht van Nederlandse ontdekkingsreizen. Olivier Brunel - 1584: Probeert rond de noordkust van Azië te varen. Brunel heeft eerder al in dienst van de Russische familie Stroganov over land de Ob bereikt. Willem Barentsz - 1594: Volgt de westkust van Nova Zembla.
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Serpa Pinto was born at the Quinta das Poldras (Tendais) in Cinfães, a Portuguese village on the river Douro. He joined Colégio Militar at age 10. There he became the first student Battalion Commander in 1864, when he joined the Portuguese army and was sent to Portuguese Mozambique. In 1869 he took part in suppressing tribes in revolt around the lo...
Also in 1869, Pinto went to eastern Africa on an exploration of the Zambezi River. Eight years later he led an expedition from Benguela, Portuguese Angola, into the basins of the Congo and Zambezi rivers.The town of Menongue was named Serpa Pinto, after him, up to 1975. In 1877, he and Lieutenant Commander Capelo and Lieutenant Ivens, both of the P...
In 1879 the Portuguese government formally claimed the area south and east of the Ruo River (which currently forms the southeastern border of Malawi), and in 1882 occupied the lower Shire River valley as far as the Ruo. The Portuguese then attempted to negotiate British acceptance of their territorial claims, but the convening of the Berlin Confere...
Shortly after this clash with Britain, Serpa Pinto returned to Portugal where he was promoted to the rank of colonel. He was governor general of Cape Verde from 20 January 1894 until 17 January 1898.Serpa Pinto died in Lisbon on 28 December 1900 at the age of 54. His earthly remains were laid to rest in the family grave of António Gomes dos Santos ...
Recognition and honours for his services were not wanting. In Portugal, he was made comendador of the orders of knighthood: Ordem da Torre e Espada, the Ordem Sao Bento de Aviz, and the Ordem de Sao Tiago da Espada; in France the Cross of the Ordre National de la Légion d'Honneur was conferred on him; in Brazil he was made knight of the Ordem da Ro...
McCracken, John (2012). A History of Malawi, 1859-1966. Woodbridge: Boydell & Brewer. ISBN 978-1-84701-050-6.Newitt, M. D. D. (1995). A history of Mozambique. Johannesburg: Witwatersrand University Press. ISBN 1-85065-172-8.Nowell, Charles E. (1947). "Portugal and the Partition of Africa". The Journal of Modern History. University of Chicago Press. 19 (1): 1–17. doi:10.1086/237079. S2CID 143804168.Pike, John (1968). Malawi: a political and economic history. London: Pall Mall P. ISBN 978-0-269-67214-9.Works by Alexandre de Serpa Pinto at Project GutenbergWorks by or about Alexandre de Serpa Pinto at Internet ArchivePaul Julien (1901-2001) wordt vaak de ‘laatste ontdekkingsreiziger’ genoemd. De Nederlandse antropoloog verwierf in de na-oorlogse jaren grote bekendheid door zijn Afrikaanse reisverslagen. Ook hield hij jarenlang populaire radiovoordrachten voor de KRO.
Jul 27, 2023 · Talrijke ontdekkingsreizigers hebben zich op plekken gewaagd waar niemand eerder was geweest, en ze hebben er onbekende landen, volkeren, soorten en schatten ontdekt. Hier volgt een overzicht van de 11 belangrijkste ontdekkingsreizigers en hun wapenfeiten.
