Manuel Godinho de Erédia, or Emanuel Godinho de Erédia, was a Bugis-Portuguese writer and cartographer. He wrote a number of books, including an early account of the Malay Peninsula that is a source of information on the region of that period.
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"Construction of Malacca City: Intramuros Anno 1604" by Godinho de Eredia.
Map by Godinho de Erédia showing Java and possibly Australia (marked as Nuca Antara)
Teixeira Albernaz's 1630 "General Chart for All Navigation" (Taboas Geraes de Toda a Navegação), crediting Godinho de Erédia for the discovery of AustraliaWriters born in the 1560s 6
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Manuel Godinho de Erédia, or Emanuel Godinho de Erédia, was a Bugis-Portuguese writer and cartographer. He wrote a number of books, including an early account of the Malay Peninsula that is a source of information on the region of that period. In the early 17th century, he became interested in exploring a "southern land", which is thought to be Australia.
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1563 to 1623 · aged 60
Written about in
9 languages
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