Map Monday: Route of Diogo de Teive's 1452 Voyage by Reagent

This week features a very minimalist map by Reagent called "Route of Diogo de Teive's 1452 Voyage":

It is from Reagent's new timeline "Quinto Império: uma História do Império Português". From its description, its a Portuguese-wank where the POD centers around the Portuguese explorer Diogo de Teive discovering the Americas decades before Columbus would in OTL. The real reason I picked this map, however, is the shadowing used to denote those areas unknown to Europe, which communicated a powerful message of what fate has in store for Portugal and this timeline in general.

Honorable mention this week goes to Todyo1798's "'NEVER!' A satirical tribute to Ian Paisley". If you want to submit a map for the next Map Monday, email me at ahwupdate at gmail dot com with your map attached and a brief description in the body of the email.

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Matt Mitrovich is the founder and editor of Alternate History Weekly Update and a blogger on Amazing Stories. Check out his short fiction. When not writing he works as an attorney, enjoys life with his beautiful wife Alana and prepares for the inevitable zombie apocalypse. You can follow him on Facebook or Twitter.