This illustration shows a Ship of Albuquerque's Fleet. It is from a very fine woodcut, published about 1516, of Albuquerque's siege and capture of Aden. It is housed in the British Museum. Afonso Albuquerque was a Portuguese general, a ""great conqueror"", a statesman and an empire builder. Afonso advanced the three-fold Portuguese grand scheme of combating Islam, spreading Christianity, and securing the trade of spices by establishing a Portuguese Asian empire.
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This illustration shows a Ship of Albuquerque's Fleet. It is from a very fine woodcut, published about 1516, of Albuquerque's siege and capture of Aden. It is housed in the British Museum. Afonso Albuquerque was a Portuguese general, a ""great conqueror"", a statesman and an empire builder. Afonso advanced the three-fold Portuguese grand scheme of combating Islam, spreading Christianity, and securing the trade of spices by establishing a Portuguese Asian empire.

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UMG24A06_498

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47,9Mo (1,7Mo) / 33,5cm x 35,8cm / 3959 x 4230 (300dpi)

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16th century ship of Albuquerque fleet of Albuquerque Portuguese general Afonso Albuquerque Portuguese conqueror Portuguese statesman Portuguese empire builder Portuguese colonies Portuguese empire age of exploration maritime adventures Portuguese maritime empire Portuguese Asian empire Portuguese colonies in Asia Asia Portugal Portuguese asia spread of Christianity spice trade Portuguese and spice trade Portuguese ship Portuguese trading ship Portuguese exploration ship Aden Albuquerque Aden conquest of aden Portuguese conquest of Aden 1500s 16th century

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