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Portugal – although he was later rehabilitated, and in 1842 even restored to his position as Guarda-Mor. In Paris he devoted himself entirely to
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Portuguese role in it. Numerous publications resulted from this activity, among them first and foremost his 'Essai sur I'Histoire de la Cosmographie et de la Cartographie pendant le Moyen-âge' (1849–1852) and the famous accompanying 'Atlas composé de Mappemondes, de Portulans et de cartes
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As a statesman Santarém may have been anything but a success, but as a man of science he has rendered his country and the science of historical cartography many and important services; it was in fact he who coined the term
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There were three editions, all published in Paris: 1841, 1842–1844 with far fewer plates, and in 1849, the third edition and considered to be the best. This edition contains 145 maps on 77 plates, arranged in 4 parts.
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hydrographiques et historiques depuis le VIe jusq’au XVIIe siècle...' He lived for many years in his house in the Rue
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