Hello Merbabu Thanks for your reply I was going to revert too to your version I went and read the article on the Banda Islands and saw the references but had to leave in a hurry Thank you for you compliment on the map  I did loose some time with it It is still a work in progress though I see that you are a member of WikiProject Indonesia maybe you could help with more precise locations for the Portuguese presence in the area  actual possessions and for how long areas of explorations influence and commercetrade Exact locations are not easy to came by As for the reason for the split into two articles it was done by an user called  You can check all the relevant discussions and participate in TalkPortuguese EmpireAn exploration  Empire and TalkPortuguese EmpireAnachronous map of the Portuguese Empire  Please do Cheers