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Map Fortress of Ormuz: Plans of Plazas and Forts of Portuguese Possessions in Asia and Africa. Fortaleza de Ormuz

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Title

  • Fortress of Ormuz: Plans of Plazas and Forts of Portuguese Possessions in Asia and Africa.

Other Title

  • Fortaleza de Ormuz

Summary

  • This drawing shows the Portuguese fort at Ormuz, located on the Persian Gulf island of Hormuz. In its heyday, Ormuz was one of the most important ports in the Middle East, controlling trading routes between India and East Africa. Before coming under Portuguese control in the early 1500s, Ormuz was a city-state that flourished as an independent kingdom. Its prime location along trade routes made it one of the wealthiest cities in the world. The Portuguese controlled the city and its port from 1515 until 1622, when they were expelled from the region by the Persians.

Created / Published

  • [place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [1600 to 1699]

Headings

  • -  Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • -  1600 to 1699
  • -  Fortress of Hormuz (Iran)
  • -  Forts and fortifications
  • -  Hormuz, Straight of
  • -  Persian Gulf
  • -  Portugal--Colonies

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Original resource at: National Library of Brazil.
  • -  Content in Portuguese.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

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  • 1 online resource.

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021668364

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Chicago citation style:

Fortress of Ormuz: Plans of Plazas and Forts of Portuguese Possessions in Asia and Africa. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, to 1699, 1600] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668364/.

APA citation style:

(1600) Fortress of Ormuz: Plans of Plazas and Forts of Portuguese Possessions in Asia and Africa. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, to 1699] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668364/.

MLA citation style:

Fortress of Ormuz: Plans of Plazas and Forts of Portuguese Possessions in Asia and Africa. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, to 1699, 1600] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021668364/>.