Illustrated Map Of Routes Of Portuguese Routes At Monument To The Discoveries In Lisbon Editorial Photo

Part of the idealized and romanticized vision of The Padrao dos Descobrimentos, or the Monument to the Discoveries, is on the ground, an illustrated map chronicling Portugal`s trade and exploration routes to the Americas, India and the Orient. honors the intrepid Portuguese explorers whose influence was vast, in Asia, Africa, and South America. More specifically, the monuments celebrates the Age of Discovery in the 15th and 16th centuries when Portuguese ships set off from this spot to explore and trade with India, the Orient and the Americas.