1595

Explores Guyana In 1595, he sent an expedition to the Orinoco River in Guyana hoping to find gold mines. The trip wasn't a success, though a book, "The Discoverie of Guiana" that he wrote about it was. Select a Year from the Timeline 1552 | 1569 | 1584 | 1585 | 1587 | 1589 | 1595 | 1603 | 1614 | 1618