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.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Bartolomeu Dias
Commemorated ati
Dias statue
Dias rests his right hand on a cross which tops what appears to be a lighthou...
Other Subjects
Henry Wilks
Role on the lost expedition: Royal marine on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
David Livingstone
Explorer, missionary, writer and medic. Born at Blantyre, just south of Glasgow. Qualified as a doctor in order to go as a medical missionary to China. Got the source of the Nile wrong and failed t...
Person, Exploring, Religion, Seriously Famous, Africa, Scotland
2 memorials
Sir Hugh Willoughby
Sea captain. Â Looking for a trade route, the North-East Passage, a 3 ship expedition set sail, from Harwich, with Willoughby in charge and captain of the 'Bona Esperanza'. The Esperanza and the 'Bo...
1 memorial
John Bailey
Role on the lost expedition: Able seaman on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
William Mark
Role on the lost expedition: Able seaman on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
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