Portuguese nobleman who sailed around the Cape of Good Hope, the southern tip of Africa, in 1488, the first European known to do so since ancient times.
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Bartolomeu Dias
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Dias statue
Dias rests his right hand on a cross which tops what appears to be a lighthou...
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Amy Johnson
Pioneering pilot who was the first woman to fly solo from London to Australia. Flying solo or with her husband, Jim Mollison, she set many long-distance records during the 1930s. Born Yorkshire. ...
1 memorial
Sir Martin Frobisher
Privateer, explorer, and naval commander. Â Born Normanton, Yorkshire, birth date approximate. Â Aged 15 sent to London to learn a trade at his uncle's, who was a merchant adventurer. Â Frobisher expl...
1 memorial
Robert Thomas
Role on the lost expedition: Officer on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
James Fitzjames
Role on the lost expedition: Captain on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
Samuel Crispe
Role on the lost expedition: Able seaman on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
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