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| 1493 |
| | | Pope Alexander VI draws a line through the Atlantic, dividing new discoveries between Spain (west) and Portugal (east) | |
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| 1577 |
| | | Francis Drake sails from Plymouth, heading west for the Pacific and the East Indies | |
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| 1594 |
| | | Willem Barents sets off on the first of his three expeditions to find a passage to the east through the waters north of Russia | |
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| c. 1595 |
| | | The writings of Matteo Ricci introduce Kung Fu Tzu to Europe under a Latin version of his name - Confucius | |
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| 1600 |
| | | Britain's East India Company is established when Elizabeth I grants a charter to a 'Company of Merchants trading into the East Indies' | |
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| 1602 |
| | | The Dutch East India Company is founded, with a tax-free monopoly of the eastern trade for twenty-one years | |
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| 1649 |
| | | The Russian empire, expanding eastwards through Siberia, reaches the Pacific coast | |
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| 1664 |
| | | Colbert founds East India and West India companies to ensure a supply of raw materials for France's factories | |
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| c. 1675 |
| | | Dutch traders purchase Kakiemon wares in Japan for import to the Netherlands | |
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| c. 1690 |
| | | Chinoiserie becomes the new craze in Europe, after Jesuit reports of the Chinese civilization | |
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