Ludovico di Varthema travelled at a period when the map still had blanks on it, and filled some of them.
The record lists Ludovico di Varthema as Italian explorer.
Ludovico di Varthema was born at Bologna in 1470.
The Age of Discovery was driven by Iberian crowns, the caravel and the search for a sea route to the spice trade - and it opened the Atlantic world with consequences its sailors never intended.
He is recorded as explorer, writer and traveler.
The record of exploration is also a record of the people already living in the places reached.
Ludovico di Varthema died in 1517, aged 47. The routes and charts outlived the journey, which is how exploration is actually measured.
Achievements
- Recorded as explorer, writer and traveler
