Heinrich der Seefahrer - Auf der Suche nach dem Ende der Welt

Until the Middle Ages, Ptolemy's 1000-year-old maps were considered the definitive representation of our world for all seafarers. Anyone who ignored these maps had to expect – or so it was firmly believed – to fall victim to giant sea monsters or be swept away into boiling whirlpools. Henry, the third son of King Juan of Portugal, held a completely different view. When he and his troops captured the Moroccan city of Ceuta in 1425, he learned there of a land on the banks of the Senegal River… Watch the full episode here: https://www.amazon.de/gp/video/detail... or here: https://itunes.apple.com/de/tv-season... or here: https://web.magentatv.de/serie/es-war...