Prince Henry The Navigator

Biograhpical Details

Biograhpical Details

Biograhpical Details Full Name: Henrique, infante de Portugal, duque de Viseu

Biograhpical Details Full Name: Henrique, infante de Portugal, duque de Viseu 3rd child of King John I of Portugal

Biograhpical Details Full Name: Henrique, infante de Portugal, duque de Viseu 3rd child of King John I of Portugal b. 1394

Biograhpical Details Full Name: Henrique, infante de Portugal, duque de Viseu 3rd child of King John I of Portugal b. 1394 d. 1460

Beginnings of Exploration

Beginnings of Exploration When he was 21, he and his father and brothers captured Ceuta in northern Morocco, a Moorish port.

Beginnings of Exploration When he was 21, he and his father and brothers captured Ceuta in northern Morocco, a Moorish port. Ceuta was a base for Barbary pirates who raided the Portuguese coast and sold their inhabitants in the African slave market.

Beginnings of Exploration When he was 21, he and his father and brothers captured Ceuta in northern Morocco, a Moorish port. Ceuta was a base for Barbary pirates who raided the Portuguese coast and sold their inhabitants in the African slave market. Henry was one of the first Europeans to explore the coast of Africa to find the source of the West African gold trade and to stop the pirate attacks on the Portuguese coast.

Marco polo’s influence

Marco polo’s influence In 1428, Henry’s brother Pedro brought home to Portugal a copy of the adventures of Marco Polo that he had translated for Prince Henry.

Cape bojador and the sea of darkness

Cape bojador and the sea of darkness Cape Bojador was called the Cape of Fear

Cape bojador and the sea of darkness Cape Bojador was called the Cape of Fear

Cape bojador and the sea of darkness Cape Bojador was called the Cape of Fear Medieval sailors thought the world ended there

Cape bojador and the sea of darkness Cape Bojador was called the Cape of Fear Medieval sailors thought the world ended there They thought the sea swallowed entire ships

Cape bojador and the sea of darkness Cape Bojador was called the Cape of Fear Medieval sailors thought the world ended there They thought the sea swallowed entire ships They also thought there were sea monsters there

Cape bojador and the sea of darkness Cape Bojador was called the Cape of Fear Medieval sailors thought the world ended there They thought the sea swallowed entire ships They also thought there were sea monsters there

Cape bojador and the sea of darkness Cape Bojador was called the Cape of Fear Medieval sailors thought the world ended there They thought the sea swallowed entire ships They also thought there were sea monsters there

Cape bojador and the sea of darkness Cape Bojador was called the Cape of Fear Medieval sailors thought the world ended there They thought the sea swallowed entire ships They also thought there were sea monsters Gil Eanes conquered the cape in 1434 after 15 tries

Cape bojador and the sea of darkness Cape Bojador was called the Cape of Fear Medieval sailors thought the world ended there They thought the sea swallowed entire ships They also thought there were sea monsters Gil Eanes conquered the cape in 1434 after 15 tries The cape is still treacherous, with depths of around 2m

Inauguration of the Age of discovery

Inauguration of the Age of discovery Prince Henry the Navigator was the first European to explore the coast of Africa.

Inauguration of the Age of discovery Prince Henry the Navigator was the first European to explore the coast of Africa. A legend grew that at Sagres, Prince Henry founded a navigational school (later historians reject the idea that he founded a formal navigational school).

Inauguration of the Age of discovery Prince Henry the Navigator was the first European to explore the coast of Africa. A legend grew that at Sagres, Prince Henry founded a navigational school (later historians reject the idea that he founded a formal navigational school). Henry hired the best cartographers and navigators and supported early Portuguese explorers in their quest to expand their knowledge of African coasts and oceanic wind patterns and to acquire wealth.

Inauguration of the Age of discovery Prince Henry the Navigator was the first European to explore the coast of Africa. A legend grew that at Sagres, Prince Henry founded a navigational school (later historians reject the idea that he founded a formal navigational school). Henry hired the best cartographers and navigators and supported early Portuguese explorers in their quest to expand their knowledge of African coasts and oceanic wind patterns and to acquire wealth. The mapping of the oceanic wind patterns was a great achievement that was essential to the Age of Discovery.

Achievements of prince henry the navigator

Achievements of prince henry the navigator Tomb of Prince Henry the Navigator Monastery of Batalha in Batalha, Portugal

Achievements of prince henry the navigator He was the first European to map the west coast of Africa. Tomb of Prince Henry the Navigator Monastery of Batalha in Batalha, Portugal

Achievements of prince henry the navigator He was the first European to map the west coast of Africa. In ca. 1418, he set up an astronomical observatory where he gathered the best cartographers and voyagers. Tomb of Prince Henry the Navigator Monastery of Batalha in Batalha, Portugal

Achievements of prince henry the navigator He was the first European to map the west coast of Africa. In ca. 1418, he set up an astronomical observatory where he gathered the best cartographers and voyagers. Gil Eanes voyaged past the Sea of Darkness beyond Cape Bojador in 1434. Tomb of Prince Henry the Navigator Monastery of Batalha in Batalha, Portugal

Achievements of prince henry the navigator He was the first European to map the west coast of Africa. In ca. 1418, he set up an astronomical observatory where he gathered the best cartographers and voyagers. Gil Eanes voyaged past the Sea of Darkness beyond Cape Bojador in 1434. Henry started the Age of Exploration by inspiring other explorers. Tomb of Prince Henry the Navigator Monastery of Batalha in Batalha, Portugal

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