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Map Fortress of Dio: Plans of Plazas and Forts of Portuguese Possessions in Asia and Africa. Fortaleza de Dio: Plantas de praças e fortes de possessões portuguesas na Ásia e África

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Title

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

Other Title

  • Fortaleza de Dio: Plantas de praças e fortes de possessões portuguesas na Ásia e África

Summary

  • This drawing shows the fortress of Diu, located on an island off the northwest coast of India. In 1509, the Portuguese defeated the forces of the Sultan of Gujarat in the Battle of Diu, thereby securing dominance over trade routes in the Indian Ocean. Construction of this fortress-garrison complex began in 1535, under an agreement with the sultan, but the agreement fell apart and the sultan's troops attacked the fort in 1537. The fortress was reconstructed in 1545 by João de Castro (1500-48), a Portuguese naval commander and the fourth viceroy of Portuguese India.

Created / Published

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

Headings

  • -  India
  • -  Portugal
  • -  1600 to 1699
  • -  Daman and Diu (India)
  • -  Fortress of Díu (India)
  • -  Forts and fortifications
  • -  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

  • 2021668362

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Chicago citation style:

Fortress of Dio: 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/2021668362/.

APA citation style:

(1600) Fortress of Dio: 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/2021668362/.

MLA citation style:

Fortress of Dio: 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/2021668362/>.