[1601-1650]

: Navigators like Henry Hudson (1610) and George Weymouth (1602) searched for northern passages to the Indies, while companies like the East India Company aggressiveley expanded trade.

: This era saw the height of Dutch still life and floral painting, with artists like Jan Brueghel the Younger flourishing. [1601-1650]

: Thomas Shelton (1601–1650) revolutionized communication by popularizing Tachygraphy , an early system of shorthand. : Navigators like Henry Hudson (1610) and George