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A model of a 15th-century Portuguese caravel with lateen sails. The caravel was an important element of Portugal's ambitions to build an empire. (National Maritime Museum, Paris)

A map showing the location of the Madeira archipelago in the North Atlantic. Uninhabited but colonized by the Portuguese in the 15th century, the islands are now an autonomous region of Portugal.

A 1635 map of Portuguese Cochin on the southwest coast of India. Cochin (modern Kochi) was a major hub of the spice trade and was colonised by Portugal in the early years of the 16th century. (Livro das Plantas de Todas as Fortalezas, António...

A statue bust of Prince Henry the Navigator (aka Infante Dom Henrique, 1394-1460). Faro, Portugal. (image cropped)

Mosaic panel depicting the madness of Heracles (Hercules furens), from the Villa Torre de Palma near Monforte, 3rd-4th century CE (National Archaeology Museum of Lisbon, Portugal). When Hercules grew up and had become a great warrior, he...

The tomb of Prince Henry the Navigator (aka Infante Dom Henrique, 1394-1460) in Batalha monastery, central Portugal.

Statue of Pedro Álvares Cabral (1467/1468 to c. 1520) in Lisbon, Portugal.

Retábulo de Nossa Senhora da Vida (1580 CE) or Our Lady of Life is Portugal’s oldest azulejo (glazed ceramic tile) and is an important piece of 16th century CE Portuguese tile production. It is on display at the National Tile Museum in Lisbon...

A view of the medieval town of Tordesillas in northwest Spain. The town gave its name to the famous 1494 treaty of Tordesillas, signed between Spain and Portugal, which divided the world into two spheres of influence.

A watercolour depiction of the fish salting tanks at a Garum factory at the Roman Ruins of the Villa at Cerro da Vila which was built c. 27 BCE - 14 CE. The villa is located in what is now the resort of Vilamoura in Loule, Portugal.