PORTUGAL: ° Aveiro ° Azores ° Leisues ° Lisboa (Lisbon)
° Madeira Islands ° Oporto ° Ponta
° Ponta Delgada
° Portimao ° Setubal ° Sines
Until the 15th century, the Portuguese were limited to coastal
navigation using small, fragile barques and barinels (ancient cargo
vessels used in the Mediterranean) with but one mast. These craft
lacked the capabilities to overcome the navigational difficulties
associated with extended exploration across seas.
They are associated with the earliest discoveries, such as the Madeira
Islands, the Azores, the Canaries, and to the early exploration
of the north west African coast as far south as Arguim in the current
Mauritania.
Page: http://www.maritimeheritage.org/ports
Date Entered: 2008; Updated November 2010
Sources:
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