Henry of Portugal
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Among those who wished to find a short route to India was Prince Henry of Portugal, a bold navigator as well as a studious and thoughtful man.
From Discoverers and Explorers by Shaw, Edward R. (Edward Richard)
Prince Henry of Portugal made an expedition to Africa and returned with the desire to know more about the coast south of the point beyond which European sailors dared not venture.
From Introductory American History by Bourne, Henry Eldridge
Discovery, progress of, under prince Henry of Portugal.
From The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II) by Irving, Washington
But to return to Prince Henry of Portugal.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 by Johnson, Rossiter
With him the history of mediæval exploration would seem to end, for within eighty years of his death the modern epoch opens with the energies and enthusiasm of Prince Henry of Portugal.
From A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole by Synge, M. B. (Margaret Bertha)
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