[MapHist] Maps as the biggest epic poems and mapa-mundo em vidro

of my astrophysics ribs here): As Fernando Pessoa, one of my favourite Portuguese poets, once wrote: Old and enormous are the stars. Old and small is the heart, and it Holds more than all the stars, being, Without space, greater than the vast expanse... (from Pessoa's Ruba'iyat) Ad astra, Paulo

[MapHist] On Portuguese world maps and Portuguese transparent cut glass in Japan

and knowledge of everyone are put to a good use. Best wishes, Paulo Afonso ___ MapHist: E-mail discussion group on the history of cartography hosted by the Faculty of Geosciences, University of Utrecht. The statements and opinions expressed in this message

[MapHist] Cristobal de Haro was Spanish or Flemish, not Portuguese : Maphist Digest, Vol 72, Issue 9

to Spain. That was the entire plan. This is why peer reviewed publishing is important (though not perfect either) - maphist serving to help a bit correcting/discussing bad/wrong information/work. It promotes attention to detail. Kind regards, Paulo Afonso

[MapHist] Portuguese origin patrimony across the globe

or other information that is useful for you, given that it is the first systematic attempt to catalog all the vast Portuguese patrimony in the world. I think they are written in Portuguese only. Regards, Paulo Afonso ___ MapHist: E-mail discussion group

[MapHist] Scientific answers to Peter Dickson on some topics

the best answers are found instead of given - so good luck in figuring out that by yourself. I hope the example above illustrates part of the answer. From Peter's last email again: As for Paulo Afonso? What is he all about now?. He is simply taking pot-shots at me via nitpicking about

[MapHist] Re: On the Green-Quirini globe, etc: history and personal matters

last post and elsewhere on it. Paulo Afonso - 2011/2/21 Paulo Afonso pmjafo...@googlemail.com Hi Peter, dear maphisters: Some final comments on my side regarding these later topics - specially because I am not used to make of scientific topics

[MapHist] Re: On the Green-Quirini globe, etc: history and personal matters

. Paulo Afonso ___ MapHist: E-mail discussion group on the history of cartography hosted by the Faculty of Geosciences, University of Utrecht. The statements and opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those

[MapHist] Green-Qurini Globe: hmmm...not oldest map with America name then

the Waldseemuller map, as the msg of Tony Campbell alluded to - then this would bring the 1507 (?) map to be even older than 1512 as well...one could naively say...by Cartesian syllogism... Many thanks once more Jean. Bons ventos, Paulo Afonso ___ MapHist

[MapHist] Tony Campbell 2008 message: Green (Quirini) Globe - the first to have the word America, in 1505-1506?

for anything new about Antarctica is zero. Maybe Schoener followed the Quirini globe idea first regarding how to map Terra Australis Incognita...maybe not... Bons ventos, Paulo Afonso ___ MapHist: E-mail discussion group on the history of cartography hosted

[MapHist] Portuguese vs. Spanish nautical degree and the Treaty of Saragossa of 1529

to know also the longitude of La Plata better - since they believe (with reason!!) that to be the correct limit of the Portuguese territory. I wonder if Vespucci also had a torquetum or not?... Votos de maior sucesso - Joaquim. Kind regards, Paulo Afonso

[MapHist] Re: Portuguese vs. Spanish nautical degree and the Treaty of Saragossa of 1529

This is a MapHist list message (when you hit 'reply' you're replying to the whole list) o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + Joaquim: Ooops...late hours of the night... 2011/1/26 Paulo Afonso pmjafo...@googlemail.com Caro Joaquim Alves Gaspar: Viva

[MapHist] Vopelius globes: 1499 as the year the Portuguese discovered Terra Australis Incognita

) about Vopelius. For how many years did you also ignore the Lenox globe? If you decide to continue to be blind - then I wonder what is really sad?... I give up here. Paulo Afonso ___ MapHist: E-mail discussion group on the history of cartography hosted

[MapHist] The Spanish nautical degree vs. the Portuguese degree

of these are essentially facts - indeed pointing to less good Spanish nautical skills in those times. Paulo Afonso 2011/1/23 Paulo Afonso pmjafo...@googlemail.com Hi Peter: Speaking of important things - let me see if you

[MapHist] Vespucci stuck in Veragua until his death

in history - astrophysics is my real metier...but boy, some things are so self-evident...if you do a bit better of home-work... Best of luck in your research work. Paulo Afonso ___ MapHist: E-mail discussion group on the history of cartography hosted

[MapHist] Vespucci at 52 - but near South Georgia, high Atlantic, not by the coast

were already in 1511 sailing in the Arafura Sea (Pacific Ocean) with Antonio de Abreu and F. Serrao. No, nope - Vespucci never saw the Magellan Strait. If anything was South Georgia. You are losing your time if keep thinking so. Delenda Cartago, Paulo Afonso 2010/3/16 maphist-requ

[MapHist] Vespucci at 52 - Falklands/Malvinas perhaps too

their adventure of a couple of years in Brazil...(thus giving them royal pardon in Portugal) only mentions reaching 52 south...not in land or along the coast. One has to be very careful with data and details as such - specially when mathematics is also part of the game :-) Regards, Paulo Afonso 2010/3