Portugis

Over a period of 250 years Portuguese became the global language of maritime trade, and Iberian silver circulated as a world trading currency.A History of Portuguese Overseas Expansion 1400-1668 provides an accessible survey of how the Portuguese became so influential during this period and how Portuguese settlements were founded in areas as far flung as Asia, Africa and South America.

• Age of Sail
• Chronology of European exploration of Asia
• European exploration of Australia
• Timeline of European exploration
• Major explorations after the Age of Discovery