Métiers d’Art Tribute to Great Explorers – Pedro Álvares Cabral

Apr 08, 2021,10:16 AM
 




MÉTIERS D’ART TRIBUTE TO GREAT EXPLORERS – PEDRO ÁLVARES CABRAL

It is to this Portuguese aristocrat and explorer that we owe the discovery of Brazil in 1500. Pedro Álvares Cabral (1467 - 1520) was commissioned by King Manuel I of Portugal to travel to the Indies to continue the work of Vasco da Gama, but he took a very different route from his contemporary. Rather than sailing along the African coast to the southern tip of Africa, the fleet led by Pedro Álvares Cabral headed west, until they discovered a new world, Brazil.

This route is depicted by a red enamel line standing out against a beige enamel background punctuated by extremely faithful representations of the elements present on the map of the Miller Atlas. In the center of the dial, a ship from Pedro Álvares Cabral's fleet, sails buffeted by the wind, proudly cleaves the sea in an extraordinarily lifelike manner. The accuracy of the craftsmanship is also expressed in the shimmering feathers of the birds as well as in the depiction of human figures on the South American continent.

Métiers d’Art Tribute to Great Explorers – Pedro Álvares Cabral is reference 7500U/000R-B689

Thanks to this publication with great photos:

www.watchcollectinglifestyle.com






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Simply fantastic ❣️😍

 
 By: MCG (Markus) : April 8th, 2021-11:52