William of Rubruck travelled at a period when the map still had blanks on it, and filled some of them.
The record lists William of Rubruck as Flemish Franciscan missionary and explorer.
William of Rubruck was born in 1220. His recorded nationality is Kingdom of France.
This was the great age of overland travel: Arab geographers, Chinese Buddhist pilgrims and Norse seafarers each reached further than Europe knew.
He is recorded as explorer, diplomat and writer.
The record of exploration is also a record of the people already living in the places reached.
William of Rubruck died in 1293, aged 73. The routes and charts outlived the journey, which is how exploration is actually measured.
Achievements
- Recorded as explorer, diplomat and writer
