Jean Alfonse
Navigator, explorer and corsair · France · On the map · Historical Figures · Lived 1484 to 1544 · aged 60
Jean Fonteneau, dit Alfonse de Saintonge or João Afonso in Portuguese was a Portuguese navigator, explorer and corsair, prominent in the European Age of Discovery. He had an early career in Portugal and later served the King of France.
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A typical day, 30 days to 16 August 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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World Map of Nicolas Desliens, c. 1566. João Afonso's writings and Cosmographies (also based on his previous voyages to the East and the West) inspired and helped the Dieppe School in France
The Dauphin Map of Canada, c. 1543, showing Cartier's discoveries and explorations. A region explored by the pilot Jean Alfonse in 1542-1543
Part of Abraham Ortelius atlas from 1570, showing "Norvmbega" among other more or less mythical names for various areas (as well as several phantom islands)
Jave La Grande's east coast: from Nicholas Vallard's atlas, 1547. Copy held by the National Library of AustraliaAbout this person
Country
France
Category
Historical Figures
Type
Historical Figure
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1484 to 1544 · aged 60
