Explorers Of The Silk Road And Beyond
18 entries in the Explorers Of The Silk Road And Beyond compendium.
William of RubruckFranciscan friar who traveled to the Mongol Empire and wrote a key travel account.Xu FuChinese alchemist sent to find immortality, who settled in a distant land.Xuanzang7th-century Chinese monk who journeyed to India and translated Buddhist scriptures.Zhang QianHan envoy who opened the Silk Road to Central Asia.Álvar Núñez Cabeza de VacaSpanish explorer, survivor, and proto-anthropologist of the New World.Adolf Erik NordenskiöldFinland-Swedish explorer who first navigated the Northeast Passage.Álvaro de Mendaña de NeiraSpanish explorer who led two early Pacific voyages.Alexander Mackenzie (explorer)Scottish explorer who first crossed North America north of Mexico.Alonso de OjedaSpanish explorer who named Venezuela and led early expeditions.Andrés de UrdanetaAugustinian friar who charted the Manila galleon route.Antonio PigafettaChronicler of the first circumnavigation of the globe.Apsley Cherry-GarrardEnglish Antarctic explorer and author of *The Worst Journey in the World*.Bartholomew GosnoldEnglish explorer, privateer, and colonist who helped found Jamestown.Bartolomeu DiasPortuguese explorer who first rounded Africa's southern tip.Benjamin BonnevilleAmerican officer and explorer of the Oregon Country and Great Basin.Bjarni HerjólfssonFirst European known to sight the American mainland.Adam Johann von KrusensternRussian admiral who led the first Russian circumnavigation of the globe.Benjamin of TudelaTwelfth-century Jewish traveler who chronicled Jewish communities across three continents.
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