DescriptionSouthern Celestial Map of Mestre João Faras (Labelled).gif	Tentative identification of the stars depicted in the celestial map of the southern hemisphere by astronomer-physician Mestre João Faras, as sketched in his letter dated May 1, 1500 from 'Vera Cruz' (newly-discovered Brazil) to King Manuel I of Portugal. The identification of the stars are as suggested by Luís de Albuquerque (1970) "A navegação astronómica" in A. Cortesão, 1970, editor, História da Cartografia Portuguesa, Coimbra, vol. 2, p.225-371.
Date	26 April 2011, 11:04 (UTC)
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