The Discovery of the Master Charts of the World
Legend has it that the brave and skilful Prince Henry the Navigator set up a base in Sagres SW Portugal in 1419/20. There he trained sea captains and pushed them across the Atlantic and round the Cape of Good Hope so discovering the new world.
Whilst this is certainly true, unknown to historians until now, before his captains set sail Henry had maps which showed the whole world – maps his brother brought back to Portugal in 1428. In short Henry and his captains knew where they were going and how to return to Portugal. The same can be said for all the great European explorers who followed Henry’s captains – Columbus, da Gama, Magellan and Captain Cook. Brave and skilful as these captains were, they discovered nothing new.
The Master Chart is in two parts, of the Eastern and Western Hemisphere.
