Writers of the Age of Exploration

The atlas holds 26 people and 507 moments here, from 1452 to 1650.

Moments

1. 1581 Treatment at the Roman baths Michel de Montaigne
2. 1581 Departure from Bagni di Lucca Michel de Montaigne
3. 1581 Residence in Pisa Michel de Montaigne
4. 1581 Election news at Lucca Michel de Montaigne
5. 1581 Return to Lucca from Bagni della Villa Michel de Montaigne
6. 1581 Departure from Rome for home Michel de Montaigne
7. 1581 Overnight stay at Lyon Michel de Montaigne
8. 1581 Return to Montaigne after the journey Michel de Montaigne
9. 1582 Returns frequently to Madrid Miguel de Cervantes
10. 1582 Visits the Bishop's Court for marriage proceedings William Shakespeare
11. 1583 Azores expedition Lope de Vega
12. 1583 Residence at Castelnau's London house Giordano Bruno
13. 1583 First Oxford visit and public debate Giordano Bruno
14. 1584 Monastic school at Adelberg Johannes Kepler
15. 1584 Ash Wednesday discussion at Whitehall Giordano Bruno
16. 1584 Visits Esquivias and meets Catalina Miguel de Cervantes
17. 1584 Marries in Esquivias Miguel de Cervantes
18. 1585 Return to Paris with Castelnau Giordano Bruno
19. 1586 Seminary school at Maulbronn Johannes Kepler
20. 1586 Disputation at the Collège de Cambrai Giordano Bruno
21. 1586 Matriculation at Marburg Giordano Bruno
22. 1586 Matriculation and lectures at Wittenberg Giordano Bruno
23. 1587 Establishes his Andalusian base in Seville Miguel de Cervantes
24. 1587 Collects provisions at Castro del Río Miguel de Cervantes
25. 1587 Arrest at the Corral de la Cruz Lope de Vega
26. 1588 Spring residence in Prague Giordano Bruno
27. 1588 Departure from Madrid into exile Lope de Vega
28. 1588 Birth at Westport Thomas Hobbes
29. 1588 Embarkation for the Armada Lope de Vega
30. 1589 Registration at Helmstedt Giordano Bruno
31. 1589 Exile and literary work in Valencia Lope de Vega
32. 1589 Entry to the Tübinger Stift Johannes Kepler
33. 1590 Secretary in Toledo Lope de Vega
34. 1590 Requisitions oil at Carmona Miguel de Cervantes
35. 1590 Carmelite-convent lodging in Frankfurt Giordano Bruno
36. 1591 Second Frankfurt stay Giordano Bruno
37. 1591 Procures grain in Jaén Miguel de Cervantes
38. 1591 Lectures in Zurich Giordano Bruno
39. 1591 Arrival in Venice Giordano Bruno
40. 1591 Geometry lectures in Padua Giordano Bruno
41. 1592 Service at the ducal court of Alba Lope de Vega
42. 1592 Established on the London stage William Shakespeare
43. 1592 Mocenigo residence in Venice Giordano Bruno
44. 1592 Imprisonment at San Domenico di Castello Giordano Bruno
45. 1592 Death at Château de Montaigne Michel de Montaigne
46. 1592 Returns to Castro del Río and is arrested Miguel de Cervantes
47. 1593 Transfer to the Roman Inquisition prison Giordano Bruno
48. 1594 Mathematics teacher in Graz Johannes Kepler
49. 1594 Performs before Elizabeth I at Greenwich William Shakespeare
50. 1595 Return to Madrid after pardon Lope de Vega

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