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title: Vale of Tancos in Portugal
author: Robert Ker Porter
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22129/vale-of-tancos-in-portugal/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2026-10-15
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# Vale of Tancos in Portugal

_Authored by Robert Ker Porter_

## Image File

[![Vale of Tancos in Portugal](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/22129.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/22129.png)

## Image Caption

*The Vale of Tancos in Portugal*, illustration by Sir Robert Ker Porter in his *Letters from Portugal and Spain, Written During the March of the British Troops Under Sir John Moore*, 1809.

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## Bibliography

- [PORTER, Robert Ker, 1777-1842 Letters from Portugal and Spain, written during the March of the British Troops under Sir John Moore with a map of the route, and appropriate engravings / by an Officer \[Robert Ker Porter\]. - London : printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1809.](https://purl.pt/23492 "PORTER, Robert Ker, 1777-1842 Letters from Portugal and Spain, written during the March of the British Troops under Sir John Moore with a map of the route, and appropriate engravings / by an Officer [Robert Ker Porter]. - London : printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1809.")

## Cite This Work

### APA
Porter, R. K. (2026, October 15). Vale of Tancos in Portugal. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22129/vale-of-tancos-in-portugal/>
### Chicago
Porter, Robert Ker. "Vale of Tancos in Portugal." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 15, 2026. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22129/vale-of-tancos-in-portugal/>.
### MLA
Porter, Robert Ker. "Vale of Tancos in Portugal." *World History Encyclopedia*, 15 Oct 2026, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22129/vale-of-tancos-in-portugal/>.

## License & Copyright

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