Map of Armenia by F. V. Dourado 1570

On the map below, Portuguese cartographer Fernao Vaz Dourado depicts Armenia Minor and Armenia Major stretching across Black and Caspian seas, occupying the territories that are now known as Georgia, Azerbaijan and most of eastern Turkey, including Mount Ararat.

Map of Near East – Fernão Vaz Dourado 1570. Nautical chart of Portuguese cartographer Fernão Vaz Dourado (c. 1520 – c. 1580), part of a nautical atlas drawn in 1570 and now kept in the Huntington Library, San Marino, USA.

Armenian statuette 1st century B.C.

Ancient Armenian statuette from 1st century B.C., Figurine common to Commagene and Armenia. This statuette was found in Egypt together with an identical figure that is now in the collection of the Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. It has been suggested that the existence of two copies of the same statuette reflect a double geographical reference—that is, if set up together, the twin figures are identified as the personifications of Armenia Major and Armenia Minor.