Portugal Collection (page 8)

Battle of Busaco, Peninsular War, Portugal, 27 September 1810. British and Portuguese troops commanded by Wellington repulsed the French under Massena

Miller Atlas, c1519. The Portuguese Miller Atlas was discovered in France in 19th century, although its origins are uncertain

St Michael and Engracia, c1489-c1513. Artist: Juan de la Abadia the Younger
St Michael and Engracia, c1489-c1513. St Michael the Archangel stands on the devil. In his right hand he holds the scales which weigh the souls of men

St Anthony of Padua healing a young man, c1654-1705. Artist: Luca Giordano
St Anthony of Padua healing a young man, c1654-1705. St Anthony of Padua (1195-1231) was a Portuguese-born Franciscan preacher and teacher associated with a number of miracles

Vasco da Gamas fleet at sea, 1497. In 1497, Vasco da Gama (c1469-1525), Portuguese navigator, became the first westerner to round the Cape of Good Hope, the tip of South Africa

Henry the Navigator, Portuguese prince, founder of school of navigation, 15th century
Henry the Navigator, Portuguese prince and founder of a school of navigation, 15th century. From his base at Sagres in the Algarve, Henry (1394-1460) sponsored voyages of discovery into the Atlantic

Map by Bastian Lopez showing Europe, the British Isles and part of Africa, Portuguese, 1558. Artist: Bastiaim Lopez
Map by Bastian Lopez showing Europe, the British Isles and part of Africa, Portuguese, 1558. From the British Museum

Battle between Muslims and Portuguese at Surat, Gujarat near Bombay, India, c16th century. Surat was one of the first settlements established by the Portuguese in India at the end of the 15th

Map of Brazil by Portuguese navigators Pedro Reinel and Lopo Homen, c1525. Artist: Pedro Reinel
Map of Brazil by Portuguese navigators Pedro Reinel and Lopo Homen, c1525

Engagement at Torres Vedras, Portugal, Peninsular War, 14 October 1809. Wellington constructed three lines of defence against French at Torres Vedras, north of Lisbonl

Negro slaves washing for diamonds watched over by supervisors with whips, Brazil, 1815. Brazil was the largest market in the Americas for African slaves

Prester John, legendary Christian priest-king, riding out from a city, 1540. In the 12th and 13th centuries Prester John was said to have been a powerful ruler in Asia

Bartholemew Diaz (c1455-1500), Portuguese navigator. 19th century wood engraving

Ferdinand Magellan, 16th century Portugese navigator, 1868. Magellan (c1480-1521) led the first expedition to cirumnavigate the globe

Catherine of Braganza, 1661. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar
Catherine of Braganza, 1661

Habitus Lusitanorum Peculiaris, from Fashions of Different Nations. n. d
Habitus Lusitanorum Peculiaris, from Fashions of Different Nations.n.d. After Sebastiaen Vrancx

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