File:Henrican navigation routes.gif

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General depiction of the winds (green) and currents (blue) and the approximate sailing routes (red) of Portuguese navigators during the era of Henry the Navigator (c.1430-1460). The further south the ships go, the wider the return, and the more open sea sailing required. Based on the description in Gago Coutinho, 1951, A Náutica dos Descobrimentos

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current00:13, 16 January 2017Thumbnail for version as of 00:13, 16 January 2017294 × 311 (19 KB)127.0.0.1 (talk)General depiction of the winds (green) and currents (blue) and the approximate sailing routes (red) of Portuguese navigators during the era of Henry the Navigator (c.1430-1460). The further south the ships go, the wider the return, and the more open sea sailing required. Based on the description in Gago Coutinho, 1951, <i>A Náutica dos Descobrimentos</i>
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