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Richard Henry Major

Richard Henry Major

d. 1901

writer · historian · map curator

Main article Major (Richard Henry) English writer and British Museum map curator (d. 1901) whose 1868 life of Prince Henry the Navigator was well known in Portugal; he accepted the Machim legend, which Álvaro Rodrigues de Azevedo refuted.

English writer and British Museum map curator whose 1868 Life of Prince Henry of Portugal was well known in Portugal. He accepted the Machim legend as fact, which Álvaro Rodrigues de Azevedo refuted.

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2Chronology

  1. Richard Henry Major published The Life of Prince Henry of Portugal, presenting the Machim legend as fact.

  2. Richard Henry Major published The Discoveries of Prince Henry the Navigator and their results in London.

  3. Richard Henry Major died in London.

3Places mentioned

Map: Europe (1)
  1. 1London

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