Image: Dom João de Castro - Roteiro do Mar Roxo - Suez

Description: 16th century drawing of the shores of the Suez, entitled Távoa do Suez ("Suez Plate"), made by the Portuguese nobleman Dom João de Castro, as part of a work called Roteiro do Mar Roxo, a compilation of navigational, geographical and hydrographical information regarding the Arabian coasts and the Red Sea, then known as the Purple Sea. Now kept at the library of the University of Coimbra, in Portugal. Made during the military expedition of the Portuguese governor of India Estevão da Gama to the Suez. Depicted are Portuguese galleys attempting to land, and Ottoman troops protecting the shipyard.
Title: Dom João de Castro - Roteiro do Mar Roxo - Suez
Credit: Roteiro do Mar Roxo. Tábuas dos Roteiros da Índia, Biblioteca Geral Digital of the University of Coimbra, Portugal. https://digitalis-dsp.uc.pt/bg1/UCBG-Cofre-33/UCBG-Cofre-33_item1/P136.html
Author: Dom João de Castro
Usage Terms: Creative Commons Zero, Public Domain Dedication
License: CC0
License Link: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en
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