Duarte Pacheco Pereira

Duarte Pacheco Pereira was an explorer, astronomer, writer, military personnel, cartographer and officer (1460–1533). He was born at Lisbon.

Overview

Also worked under the name Esmeraldo de Situ Orbis.

Born at Lisbon in 1460, died at Lisbon in 1533.

Identity and origins

He also worked under the name Esmeraldo de Situ Orbis. His recorded language was Portuguese.

He was the child of João Pacheco. He married Antónia de Albuquerque. One child is recorded: João Fernandes Pacheco.

Catalogued works

4 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library and The Art Institute of Chicago. Their recorded dates run from 1505 to 1945.

Esmeraldo de Situ Orbis, dated 1505. Route of Esmeraldo de Situ Orbis, dated 1508. A revolução da experiência. Quadrangles in Two Planes, dated 1945, oil on glass and board, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1947.432.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

The Art Institute of Chicago: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

13 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Duarte Pacheco Pereira, Christian-Muslim Relations 1500 - 1900. Esmeraldo de situ orbis, by Duarte Pacheco Pereira, 2017. O Esmeraldo de Situ Orbis de Duarte Pacheco Pereira. Do "Esmeraldo de situ orbis" de Duarte Pacheco Pereira, segundo Joaquim Barradas de Carvalho, Finisterra, 2012. Letter from Duarte Pacheco Pereira to the Factor of Mina (08/08/1520), Africa's Gold Coast Through Portuguese Sources, 1469-1680, 2022. As fontes de Duarte Pacheco Pereira no "Esmeraldo de Situ Orbis", Revista de História, 1965. O descobrimento do Brasil através dos textos: edições críticas e comentadas, Revista de História, 1970. As fontes de Duarte Pacheco Pereira no "Esmeraldo de Situ Orbis" (VIII), Revista de História, 1967. As fontes de Duarte Pacheco Pereira no "Esmeraldo de Situ Orbis" (VI), Revista de História, 1966. As fontes de Duarte Pacheco Pereira no "Esmeraldo de Situ Orbis" (III), Revista de História, 1965. As fontes de Duarte Pacheco Pereira no "Esmeraldo de Situ Orbis" (IV), Revista de História, 1966. O descobrimento do Brasil através dos textos: edições críticas e comentadas, Revista de História, 1971. Duarte Pacheco Pereira Descobridor do Brasil? Uma Outra Leitura do “Esmeraldo de Situ Orbis”, Revista Portuguesa de História, 2019.

Digitised editions and texts

3 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

Esmeraldo De Situ Orbis — Internet Archive. Esmeraldo De Situ Orbis No.lxxix (1937) — Internet Archive. Esmeraldo De Situ Orbis 3. A Edicao — Internet Archive.

Evidence base

This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 13 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

the recorded working language is Portuguese.

The field of work recorded is seamanship and geography.

Positions recorded include governor.

Works named in the authority record are Esmeraldo de Situ Orbis.

Chronology

  1. 1460Duarte Pacheco Pereira born at Lisbon.
  2. 1505Esmeraldo de Situ Orbis.
  3. 1508Route of Esmeraldo de Situ Orbis.
  4. 1533Duarte Pacheco Pereira died at Lisbon.
  5. 1937Esmeraldo De Situ Orbis No.lxxix digitised by Internet Archive.
  6. 1945Quadrangles in Two Planes (The Art Institute of Chicago).

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Duarte Pacheco Pereira”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q686754: Duarte Pacheco Pereira

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