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Title
[Atlas nautique du Monde, dit atlas Miller] ; 2-5. [Atlas Miller : feuilles 2 à 5 ]. feuille 5
Description
English: Map of Brazil in the Miller Atlas of 1519.
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Bibliothèque nationale de France
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Lopo Homem  (1497–1572)  wikidata:Q3049421
 
Description Portuguese cartographer
Date of birth/death 1497 Edit this at Wikidata 1572 Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q3049421
(mapmakers), and António de Holanda (miniaturist)
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institution QS:P195,Q193563
Dimensions height: 42 cm (16.5 in); width: 59 cm (23.2 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,42U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,59U174728
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Brazil-16-map.jpg


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current22:08, 21 March 2021Thumbnail for version as of 22:08, 21 March 202114,028 × 9,829 (33.51 MB)Giro720 (talk | contribs)full size map
17:19, 18 July 2007Thumbnail for version as of 17:19, 18 July 20071,500 × 1,059 (1.21 MB)Sebastian Wallroth (talk | contribs){{Information |Description={{en|Miller Atlas from 1519 by Pedro Reinel, Jorge Reinel, Lopo Homem (mapmakers), and António de Holanda (miniaturist).}}{{de|Miller Atlas von 1519 von Pedro und Jorge Reinel, Lopo Homem (Kartograp
09:43, 20 January 2006Thumbnail for version as of 09:43, 20 January 2006400 × 543 (93 KB)Pedro Aguiar (talk | contribs)Colonial map of Brazil, early 16th century.

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