Ah, very good, ty. I keep forgetting how far the eastern part of Brazil sticks out into the Atlantic Ocean. If you ignore what we know about the full scope of the continents and just focus on the "leading edge" of what would be found as one moves westward from Europe, this makes total sense from the explorer's perspective.
Apparently Brazil (furthest edge) was east of the established dividing line once you look at the map, and then that claim got extended a bit west later?
Ah, very good, ty. I keep forgetting how far the eastern part of Brazil sticks out into the Atlantic Ocean. If you ignore what we know about the full scope of the continents and just focus on the "leading edge" of what would be found as one moves westward from Europe, this makes total sense from the explorer's perspective.
Apparently Brazil (furthest edge) was east of the established dividing line once you look at the map, and then that claim got extended a bit west later?