A Portuguese World View
João Teixeira
Taboas
geraes de toda a navegacïo divididas e emendada
por Dom Ieronimo de Attayde
Manuscript atlas, 1630
Geography & Map Division (20.6)
Purchased 1922
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Compiled in Lisbon in 1630, this manuscript atlas was the work
of João Teixeira, who served as cosmographer to the king
of Portugal and is considered the most prolific Portuguese cartographer
of the seventeenth century. This unique compilation not only provides
a comprehensive portrait of the Portuguese empire at the beginning
of the seventeenth century but also reflects the rivalry of the
Portuguese and Spanish during the European Age of Discovery. Shown
here is a general map of the northern portion of the Pacific Ocean
indicating a lack of accurate geographical knowledge of North America's
west coast.
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