Maritime Exploration

Definition

Maritime exploration refers to the exploration and navigation of seas and oceans by ships during historical periods such as the Age of Exploration. It involved discovering new routes, establishing trading networks, and expanding territorial claims.

Related terms

Vasco da Gama: A Portuguese explorer who successfully sailed around Africa's Cape of Good Hope to reach India in 1498, opening up lucrative sea trade routes.

Columbian Exchange: The widespread transfer of plants, animals, culture, human populations, technology, diseases after Christopher Columbus' voyages between Afro-Eurasia and Americas.

Astrolabe: An instrument used by sailors to determine their latitude at sea by measuring celestial bodies' angles above the horizon.