Writers of the Age of Exploration
The atlas holds 26 people and 507 moments here, from 1452 to 1650.
Moments
- 1521 Diplomatic stay at Bruges Thomas More
- 1521 Arrives for the Diet of Worms Martin Luther
- 1521 Hidden at Wartburg Castle Martin Luther
- 1521 Intercepted near Altenstein Castle Martin Luther
- 1521 Fall of Tenochtitlan Hernán Cortés
- 1522 Later observations from Frombork Nicolaus Copernicus
- 1522 Returns to Wittenberg Martin Luther
- 1522 Residence at Coyoacán Hernán Cortés
- 1523 Royal-service correspondence from Easthampstead Thomas More
- 1524 Makes the Black Monastery his family home Martin Luther
- 1524 Departure for Honduras Hernán Cortés
- 1525 Administration at Trujillo Hernán Cortés
- 1525 Crossing to Nito Hernán Cortés
- 1525 Sailing to Puerto de Caballos Hernán Cortés
- 1525 Presentation of Florentine Histories Niccolò Machiavelli
- 1525 Wool Guild mission Niccolò Machiavelli
- 1525 Move to Chelsea Thomas More
- 1525 Arrival at Lake Petén Itzá Hernán Cortés
- 1525 Passage through Acalan Hernán Cortés
- 1526 Return to Mexico City Hernán Cortés
- 1526 Mission to the League army Niccolò Machiavelli
- 1527 Remains in republican Florence Michelangelo
- 1527 Death in Florence Niccolò Machiavelli
- 1528 Stay in Paris François Rabelais
- 1528 First return to Spain Hernán Cortés
- 1529 Whale House residence in Freiburg Desiderius Erasmus
- 1529 Legal studies at Bourges John Calvin
- 1529 Departure from Basel Desiderius Erasmus
- 1529 Relocation to Freiburg im Breisgau Desiderius Erasmus
- 1529 Inspects Ferrara’s fortifications Michelangelo
- 1529 Peace negotiations at Cambrai Thomas More
- 1529 Flees toward Venice Michelangelo
- 1529 Meets Zwingli at Marburg Castle Martin Luther
- 1529 Returns to besieged Florence Michelangelo
- 1530 Retirement at Cuernavaca Hernán Cortés
- 1530 Hides after Florence falls Michelangelo
- 1530 Takes refuge at Veste Coburg Martin Luther
- 1531 Return to Paris after his father's death John Calvin
- 1532 Physician at the Hôtel-Dieu de Lyon François Rabelais
- 1533 Birth at the family estate Michel de Montaigne
- 1533 Return to Paris amid reform controversy John Calvin
- 1534 First documented Roman mission with Jean du Bellay François Rabelais
- 1534 Settles permanently in Rome Michelangelo
- 1534 Appearance before the succession-oath commission Thomas More
- 1534 Imprisonment in the Bell Tower Thomas More
- 1535 Return to the Froben compound Desiderius Erasmus
- 1535 Flight to Basel John Calvin
- 1535 Second Roman diplomatic journey François Rabelais
- 1535 Execution at Tower Hill Thomas More
- 1535 Treason trial at Westminster Hall Thomas More