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Itinerary of François Pyrard de Laval. François Pyrard de Laval (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swa piʁaʁ də laval]; c. 1578 – ca. 1623) was a French navigator who is remembered for a personal written account of his adventures in the Maldives Islands from 1602 to 1607, which was part of a ten-year sojourn (1601–1611) in South Asia, et al.
VAL 206 (right) and VAL 208 (left) as used on Lille Metro. Interior of VAL 256 with manufacturer's decal. Véhicule Automatique Léger (lit. ' automatic light vehicle ') or VAL is a type of driverless (automated), rubber-tyred, medium-capacity rail transport system (people mover).
1607 was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 1607th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 607th year of the 2nd millennium, the 7th year of the 17th century, and the 8th year of the 1600s decade. As of the start of 1607, the ...
Luís Vaz de Torres (Galician and Portuguese), or Luis Váez de Torres in the Spanish spelling (born c. 1565; fl. 1607), was a 16th- and 17th-century maritime explorer and captain of a Spanish expedition noted for the first recorded European navigation of the strait that separates the Australian mainland from the island of New Guinea, and which now bears his name (Torres Strait).
From 1607 to 1620 Ottavio was feudal lord of large estates, both in the Duchy of Parma – including Borgo San Donnino, Fiorenzuola and the Val di Nure – and lands inherited from his great-grandmother Margaret of Austria in the Kingdom of Naples, including Altamura, Campli, Castellamare, Cittaducale, Leonessa, Montereale, Ortona, Penne and ...
1607 in transport (empty) W. 1607 works (5 C) Pages in category "1607" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent ...
The Bristol Channel floods of 30 January 1607 [a] drowned many people and destroyed a large amount of farmland and livestock during a flood in the Bristol Channel area of the UK. The known tide heights, probable weather, extent and depth of flooding, and coastal flooding elsewhere in the UK on the same day all point to the cause being a storm ...
1607-1792, then 1814 The Place Dauphine ( French pronunciation: [plas dofin] ) is a public square located near the western end of the Île de la Cité in the first arrondissement of Paris . It was initiated by Henry IV in 1607, the second of his projects for public squares in Paris, the first being the Place Royale (now the Place des Vosges ).