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16th century

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The 16th century was the century from 1501 to 1600. In this century, many Europeans visited or moved to the newly-found Americas and some also searched for new routes to Asia. There was much change in Europe at the time, such as the Protestant Reformation and the Renaissance.

The world map by the Italian Amerigo Vespucci and Belgian Gerardus Mercator (1587)

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