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Description: João Teixeira Albernaz's 1630 "General Chart for All Navigation" (Taboas Geraes de Toda a Navegação), presumably based on the Portuguese royal standard map (Padrão Real) of the era, with the demarcation lines established by the 1494 Treaty of Tordesillas and 1529 Treaty of Zaragoza marked in the western Atlantic and Pacific. Now held by the Library of Congress in Washington, DC, USA. Marked at top "First Demarcation between Castile and Portugal" (Primero de Demarcaciones entre Castilla y Portugall) and "Map of the Whole World" (MAPA de TODO EL MUNDO). Lines labeled "Line of Demarcation of the Crowns" (Linha da demarcacao das Coroas).
Title: Taboas Geraes de Toda a Navegacao
Credit: Library of Congress Geography and Map Division.
Author: João Teixeira Albernaz
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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