Voyages of Discovery

TRACE SOME OF THE ROUTES OF INFLUENTIAL GEOGRAPHIC PIONEERS

XUANZANG

602–664

The Buddhist monk and pilgrim made a 17-year overland journey from China to India, where he translated Buddhist scriptures from Sanskrit into Chinese

Ibn Battuta

1304–1368/9

He travelled more than anyone else in the Middle Ages. Over the course of three decades, he covered over 120,000 kilometres on foot, on horseback, and by boat