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Gil Eannes (Portugal, dates unknown)

1433: Tries to sail south along the westafrican coast, but stops short of Cape Bojador.

1434: In a second attempt manages to round Cape Bojador, thus finally really starting off Henry the Navigator's southward expansion.

1435: With Baldaya sails 320 km south of Cape Bojador and finds evidence of human inhabitation.

The coast of Africa

Juan Sebastián de Elcano (also known as Juan Sebastián del Cano, Spain, 1476?-1526)

1521-2: After the deaths of Magelhães, Barbosa and Serrano, leads the expedition of Magelhães back to Spain.

1525-6: Travels again to the Moluccas through the Streets of Magelhães, this time under Loaysa, but dies at sea in the Pacific.

Fernão de Magelhães

Lincoln Ellsworth (USA, 1880-1951)

1925: With Amundsen tries to reach the North Pole by airplane and gets to 87°44' North.

1926: With Amundsen and Nobile reaches the North Pole by airship.

1935: Flies across Antarctica, charting large unknown areas.

Emin Pasha (also known as Eduard Schnitzer, Germany, 1840-1892)

1875: Travels to Equatoria (southern Sudan) to assist Colonel Gordon. Remains there as surgeon-general. Explores and conducts diplomacy.

1878: Named governor of Equatoria by Gordon.

1883: Cut off by the Mahdi revolt, asks for help from Europa.

1888-9: 'Rescued' by Stanley, but originally refuses to join him.

1890-2: Travels to Eastern and Central Africa again to claim areas for Germany. Is killed by a regional chief.

Robert Rotberg: Emin Pasha

William Hemsley Emory (USA, 1811-1887)

1844: Surveys the Texas-Mexican border

1844-6: Surveys the United States-Canadian border

1848-53: Surveys the United States-Mexican borden

1854-7: Surveys the region of the Gadsden Purchase

Antoine Raymond Joseph de Bruni, Chevalier D'Entrecasteaux (Frnance, 1739-1793)

1791-3: Looking for La Pérouse, visits Tasmania, New Caledonia, New Ireland, the Admiralty Islands, New Holland, New Zealand, the Santa Cruz Islands and the Solomons.

Erik the Red (also known as Eric or Eirikr, Norway, 950?-1003?)

982-6: Banished from Iceland for manslaughter, explores Greenland.

986: Leads a group of settlers from Iceland to Greenland.

Irish and Vikings

Leif Erikson (also known as Leifr or Leifur, last name also Ericsson, Ericson, Eiriksson, Norway, 980?-1020?)

1001-2?: Explores the coast of America and winters in Vinland.

Irish and Vikings

Silvestre Vélez de Escalante (Spain, 1751?-?)

1776-7: With Dominguez explores the area east of Santa Fe, looking for a route to California. Explores Colorado, Utah and Arizona.

José de Escandón (Spain, 1700-1770)

from 1746: Founds various settlements along the Rio Grande.

The Escandón Settlement of Nueva España

Escandón, José de

The Exploration and River Settlements of José de Escandón

Escandon

Antonio de Espejo (Spain, ?-1585)

1582: Leads an expedition into New Mexico.

Espejo-Beltrán expedition

Isidro Félix de Espinosa (Spain, 1679-1755)

1709: With Olivares and Aguirre establishes a mission post at the site of later San Antonio, Texas.

1716, 1718, 1721: Joins three more missionary expeditions to Texas.

Espinosa-Olivares-Aguirre expedition

Estevanico (also known as Esteban, Morocco (slave in Spain), 1503?-1539)

1535-7: Survivor of the Narvaez expedition. With Cabeza de Vaca, Dorante (his master) and Maldonado travels from Texas to Mexico on foot.

1539: With Marcos de Nizza sent to New Mexico to find information about the 'seven cities of Cibola'. Killed by Zuni Indians.

Turn back time

History of Estevanico

Estévanico the Moor

Estevanico (?-1539)

Esteban

The Estevanico Society

Eudoxus (Greece)

ca. 120 BC: In Egyptian service, finds the sea route to India.

ca. 117: Again travels to India.

ca. 108: Attempts to circumnavigate Africa, but gets no further than Morocco.

ca. 105: Undertakes a second attempt to circumnavigate Africa, and disappears.

The Roman period

George Evans (England, 1780-1852)

1813: Explores the Bathurst Plains. Follows the Macquarie River.

1815: Discovers the Lachlan.

1817: Second-in-command of Oxley's expedition to the Lachlan.

Macquarie's orders of 12 February 1814 - describing Evans's first voyage.

Edward John Eyre (England, 1815-1901)

1839: Travels north from Adelaide, following the Flinder Range to Mount Arden, crosses Eyre peninsula and reaches Streaky Bay. Sees Lake Torrens.

1840: Tries to reach the Australian inland, but is stopped by Lake Torrens and Lake Eyre, believing them to be a single great lake making progress impossible.

1841: Travels along the Great Australian Bight to Albany in West Australia.

Edward John Eyre

Edward John Eyre, Explorer