CAPPS 30th Annual Conference
Exhibit Hall Game – Famous Exhibitors
Name
Alonso Alvarez de
Pineda
Amerigo Vespucci
Nationality
Spanish
Birth-Death
1494 - 1519
Bartolomeu Dias
Portuguese
1457 - 1500
Cabeza de Vaca
Spanish
1490 - 1557
Christopher
Columbus
Estevanico
Italian/Spanish 1451 - 1506
North African
1500 - 1539
Ferdinand Magellan
Portuguese
1480 - 1521
Francisco Pizarro
Spanish
1478 - 1541
Francisco Vasquez de
Coronado
Spanish
1510 - 1554
Fridtjof Nansen
Norwegian
1861-1930
Gaspar Corte Real
Portuguese
1450 - 1501
Giovanni da
Verrazzano
Italian/French
1485 - 1528
Grace O’ Malley
Irish
1530-1603
Henry Hudson
English
1565 - 1611
Hernando Cortes
Spanish
1485 - 1547
Hernando De Soto
Spanish
1500 - 1542
Italian/Spanish 1454 - 1512
Fast Facts
Believed to be the first European in Texas
and proved that Florida was not an island
America was named after this famous
explorer
The first European explorer to lead a 1487
voyage around the Cape of Good Hope on
the Southernmost tip of South Africa
The first European to explore Texas and
Southwest America
Discovery of the New World by this
famous explorer
Exploring Texas and Southwest America
and heralded as having been “the first
black man in North America.”
First voyage around the World by this
famous explorer
Famous Explorer who conquered the
Incas of Peru
First European to explore the Southwest
of North America in Arizona and New
Mexico
Norwegian explorer, oceanographer,
diplomat, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
Made the first crossing of the Greenland
interior. Won international fame after
reaching a record northern latitude of
86°14' during his North Pole expedition.
Exploration of Greenland and the coast of
Newfoundland by this famous explorer
Famous explorer from Italy who explored
the NE coast of North America from Cape
Fear, North Carolina to Maine
Considered one of the best female sailors
of the world, her life presents a tale of
heroism, sailing skills and determination.
She was born in Ireland and took over
sailing after her father’s death. But when
she did that, she not only set out to do
what she loved but also to prove to the
world that she was just as fine as any of
her male counterparts when it came to
sea life.
The discovery of the Hudson River by this
famous explorer
Spanish conqueror of Mexico and the
Aztec Empire
First European to explore Florida and
South East America
Name
Jacques Cartier
Nationality
French
Birth-Death
1491 - 1557
Jacques Cousteau
French
1910 - 1997
Jacques Marquette
French
1637 - 1675
James Cook
British
1728-1779
John Cabot
Italian/English
1450 - 1499
Juan Ponce de Leon
Spanish
1460 - 1521
Juan Rodriguez
Cabrillo
Spanish
1499 - 1543
Krystyna ChojnowskaLiskiewicz
Polish
1936 -
Louis Joliet
Canadian
1645 - 1700
Lucas Vazquez de
Ayllon
Spanish
1475 - 1526
Marco Polo
Anne Bonny
Mary Read
Italian
Irish
English
1254 - 1324
1702 – 1782
1690-1721
Matthew Maury
American
1806-1873
Fast Facts
Led three expeditions of exploration to
Canada by this famous explorer.
French naval officer, oceanographer,
researcher, scientist, conservationist,
filmmaker, and undersea explorer.
Discovering the Mississippi River with
famous Canadian explorer Louis Joliet
British navigator and captain in the Royal
Navy. Charted New Zealand and
Australia's Great Barrier Reef on his ship,
Endeavour. Disproved the existence of
the fabled southern continent of Terra
Australis. Provided the first accurate map
of the Pacific Ocean.
Exploring the coastline of Canada the
subsequent colonization of Canada. Cabot
was the second famous explorer to find
North America (after Christopher
Columbus)
First European explorer to set foot in
Florida
First European explorer to navigate the
coast of present day California in the
United States
On 21st April, 1978, the world history
changed for better and forever. A young
woman sailor docked her ship ‘Mazurek’,
a Conrad in Poland becoming the first
female sailor of the world to have single
handedly circumnavigated the earth. She
completed her voyage in a span of 401
says without any break.
Famous for exploring the Great Lakes
area and discovering the Mississippi River
Famous explorer and colonizer of South
Carolina and discoverer of Chesapeake
Bay
Exploration of China and Asia
Anne Bonny and Mary Read are the most
famous -- and ferocious -- women pirates
in history, and they are the only ones
known to have plied their trade in the
Western Hemisphere.
American astronomer, historian,
oceanographer, meteorologist, and
cartographer. Considered the father of
modern oceanography and called the
pathfinder of the seas.
Published the first extensive book about
oceanography.
Proved that ships could use ocean winds
and currents to cross the ocean faster.
Name
Naomi James
Nationality
New Zealand
Birth-Death
1949 -
Pedro Alvares Cabral
Portuguese
1467 - 1520
Robert Ballard
American
1942 -
Samuel de Champlain
French
1567 - 1635
Sebastian Cabot
Italian/English
1474 - 1557
Shih Yang
Chinese
1780 - 1844
Sir Francis Drake
Sir Humphrey Gilbert
English
English
1540 - 1597
1539 - 1583
Sir John Hawkins
English
1532 - 1595
Sir Martin Frobisher
Sir Richard Grenville
English
English
1535 - 1594
1542 - 1591
Sir Richard Hawkins
English
1562 - 1622
Sir Walter Raleigh
English
1552 - 1618
Fast Facts
The first woman to sail single-handed
(i.e., solo) around the world via Cape
Horn. She departed Dartmouth, Devon on
9 September 1977 and finished her
voyage around the globe on 8 June 1978
after 272 days, thus improving Sir Francis
Chichester's solo round-the-world sailing
record by two days.
The first European explorer to see Brazil
in 1500
American oceanographer, explorer,
geologist and underwater archaeologist.
Noted for his work in underwater
archaeology and archaeology of
shipwrecks. Discovered the famous wreck
of the RMS Titanic in 1985.
Famous explorer and founder of Quebec
City. Known as 'The Father of Canada'
Son of the famous explorer John Cabot.
Searching for the Northwest passage
across North America, attempting to
circumnavigate the world and making
expeditions to Russia
Shih Yang also known popularly as
Madame Ching was one of the greatest
Chinese pirates who sailed the seas in the
19th century. At the height of her career
she commanded approximately 2,000
ships and 50,000 pirates controlling the
seas from Hong Kong to the Vietnamese
border.
Circumnavigates the World
This famous explorer established St
Johns, Newfoundland
Voyages to West Africa and South
America by this famous explorer
Voyages to Labrador and Greenland
Voyages to Virginia and Roanoke Island
and the Azores by this famous explorer
Voyages to South America by this famous
explorer
The Discovery of Guiana and establishing
the Virginia colony of Roanoke Island in
1584
Name
Sylvia Earle
Nationality
American
Birth-Death
1935 -
Vagn Ekman
Swedish
1874-1954
Vasco da Gama
Portuguese
1469 - 1524
Vasco Nunez de
Balboa
William Beebe
Spanish
1475 - 1519
American
1877-1962
Fast Facts
American oceanographer, explorer,
aquanaut, and author, former chief
scientist of NOAA. Set a record for the
deepest dive without a tether during her
famous underwater walk in the JIM suit.
National Geographic Society Explorer-inResidence, affectionately referred to as
"Her Deepness" and "The Sturgeon
General".
Swedish oceanographer who developed a
number of theories to explain the
dynamics of ocean currents. Developed a
formula for determining the
compressibility of seawater as a function
of pressure and temperature. Inventor of
several scientific instruments for
oceanography, some of which are still in
use today.
Discovery of an ocean route from Portugal
to the East by this famous explorer
First famous European explorer to see the
Pacific Ocean from its eastern shore
American naturalist, ornithologist, marine
biologist, entomologist, explorer, and
author. Avid wildlife researcher and
publisher of numerous books, articles,
and journals. First scientist to descend
into the deep abyss, observing undersea
life that had never before seen.