====== Synopse Entdeckungszeitalter ======

^ ^ Portugal ^ Spanien ^ England ^ Niederland ^ Frankreich ^ Russland ^ Preußen ^ Dänemark ^ Österreich ^ Italien ^
^ Erkundungs-fahrt ^ 1415–97 | | 1497\\ Caboto | | 1523\\ Varrazzano\\ 1534\\ Cartier\\ 1601\\ Pyrard/Martin | | | 1473\\ Grönland | | |
^ Fernhandel ^ 1444\\ Companhia da Lagos\\ 1482\\ Companhia da Guiné | | 1552\\ Merchant Venturers | Ab 1595\\ 1602 VOC | 1604/1674\\ Colbert | | 1682\\ BAC | 1616\\ Danish East\\ India Company | | |
^ Weltum-segelung | 1584–90\\ João da Gama ^ 1519–22\\ Magellan | 1577–80\\ Drake | 1598–1601\\ Van Noort | 1766–1769\\ Bougainville | 1803–06\\ von Krusenstern | 1822–24\\ Mentor | 1845–47\\ Galathea-E. | 1857 – 1859 Novara\\ Wüllerstorf-U. | |
^ Expedition (maritim) | | 1789--90\\ Malaspina ^ 1703–04\\ Dampier | | 1767–69\\ Bougainville | 1733–1743\\ 1. Kamtschatka-E. | | | | |
^ Expedition (Land) | | 1768\\ Kalifornien | | | ^ 1720–27\\ Messerschmidt | 1799-\\ Humboldt/Bonplandt | | | |
^ Naturforscher | | 1789--90\\ Malaspina | | | 1766–69\\ Bougainville ^ 1733–43\\ 1. Kamtschatka-E. | | | | |
^ Vermessung | | | | | 1735\\ Godin/Condamin ^ 1733–43\\ 1. Kamtschatka-E. | | | | |
^ Kolonie\\ Eroberung | | | 1584-90\\ Roanoke | ^ 1541\\ De Roberval | 1580\\ Jermak T. | | | | |
^ Weltum-rundung | ^ 1670-79\\ Pedro Cubero | | | | | | | | 1693-98\\ Gemelli-Carreri |
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