Voyages of
Discovery
TRACE SOME OF THE ROUTES OF
INFLUENTIAL GEOGRAPHIC PIONEERS<
AUSTRALIA
Sea of
Japan
(East Sea)
East
China
SeaSouth
China
SeaDATA SOURCES: BBC HISTORY, ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA,THE MARINERS’ MUSEUM, TIME MAGAZINE, WIKICOMMONSIbn battuta
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1304–1368/9
He travelled more than anyone
else in the Middle Ages. Over the
course of three decades, he covered
over 120,000 kilometres on foot,
on horseback, and by boatZHENG HE
cHiNa
1371–1433/35
The Chinese admiral made seven
journeys across the Indian Ocean
and Western Pacific with the Treasure
fleets, solidifying Chinese dominance
over Asia in the 15th centuryBRUNEICHINATIMORQui NhonGuangzhou Quanzhou
PHILIPPINESHangzhou
NanjingChang’AnXUANZANG
chiNA
602–664
The Buddhist monk and pilgrim
made a 17-year overland journey
from China to India, where he
translated Buddhist scriptures
from Sanskrit into Chinese