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One division  headed to Calicut with 9 carracks and 2 caravels. The other division was destined for modern day Mozambique with 1 nau and 1 caravel. Only 12 of the 13 ships are shown here.
Cabral's Fleet — One division headed to Calicut with 9 carracks and 2 caravels. The other division was destined for modern day Mozambique with 1 nau and 1 caravel. Only 12 of the 13 ships are shown here.
Photo Credit: By Unknown - Boxer, Charles R.. O império marítimo português 1415–1825. São Paulo: Companhia das Letras, 2002 ISBN 8535902929, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11225592
Cabral's Fleet One division headed to Calicut with 9 carracks and 2 caravels. The other division was destined for modern day Mozambique with 1 nau and 1 caravel. Only 12 of the 13 ships are shown here.
Pedro Álvares Cabral
Photo Credit: By Francisco Aurélio de Figueiredo e Melo (1854–1916) - História do Brasil (v.1), Rio de Janeiro: Bloch, 1980., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15121165
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Pedro Álvares Cabral — cropped
Photo Credit: By Francisco Aurélio de Figueiredo e Melo (1854–1916) - História do Brasil (v.1), Rio de Janeiro: Bloch, 1980., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15121165
From Portugal to India in 1500 in red, and the return via Brazil in blue
Cabral's Route — From Portugal to India in 1500 in red, and the return via Brazil in blue
Photo Credit: By Cabral_voyage.png: Lecen (based on work created by Castoro. See File:MONDO3.GIF)derivative work: Odysseus1479 (talk) - Cabral_voyage.png, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11849769
Cabral's Route From Portugal to India in 1500 in red, and the return via Brazil in blue
Named after Alberto Cantino, who smuggled it from Portugal to Italy in 1502, while spying for the Duke of Ferrara: It is the earliest surviving chart showing explorations of Columbus to Central America, Corte-Real to Newfoundland, Gama to India and Cabral to Brazil.
Cantino planisphere 1502 — Named after Alberto Cantino, who smuggled it from Portugal to Italy in 1502, while spying for the Duke of Ferrara: It is the earliest surviving chart showing explorations of Columbus to Central America, Corte-Real to Newfoundland, Gama to India and Cabral to Brazil.
Photo Credit: By anonymous Portuguese (1502) - Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, Modena, Italy, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=26117950
Cantino planisphere 1502 Named after Alberto Cantino, who smuggled it from Portugal to Italy in 1502, while spying for the Duke of Ferrara: It is the earliest surviving chart showing explorations of Columbus to Central America, Corte-Real to Newfoundland, Gama to India and Cabral to Brazil.
A miniature from Il Milione
Photo Credit: By Unknown - "The Travels of Marco Polo" ("Il milione"), Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=31605
Polo's Travels
Photo Credit: By SY - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=65935594
Mosaic of Marco Polo displayed in the Palazzo Doria-Tursi, in Genoa, Italy
Marco Polo — Mosaic of Marco Polo displayed in the Palazzo Doria-Tursi, in Genoa, Italy
Photo Credit: By Salviati - http://urbanesalonanddayspa.com/15fa8o-marco-polo.org-cheap, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=52252778
Marco Polo Mosaic of Marco Polo displayed in the Palazzo Doria-Tursi, in Genoa, Italy
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Marco Polo — cropped
Photo Credit: By Salviati - http://urbanesalonanddayspa.com/15fa8o-marco-polo.org-cheap, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=52252778
Marco Polo cropped
Delle meravigliose cose del mondo, 1496
Photo Credit: By Polo, Marco - Available in the BEIC digital library and uploaded in partnership with BEIC Foundation., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=39722930
This from the Italian version
Page from Travels of Marco Polo — This from the Italian version "Il Milione", Chapter CXXIII and CXXIV
Photo Credit: By vuvu - Marco polo [1], Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=31611
Page from Travels of Marco Polo This from the Italian version "Il Milione", Chapter CXXIII and CXXIV