Talk:46th meridian west

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Treaty of Torsedillas[edit]

User:Pikazilla recently added a paragraph saying that the Treaty of Tordesillas used the 46th meridian west to divide the colonial territories of Spanish and Portuguese empires. However, the Treaty of Tordesillas article makes no such claim. Instead, it states that the line of demarcation is only vaguely defined, possibly at 46°36'W, but maybe at other locations. The 46th meridian isn't mentioned. The quoted source is page 194 of The Diplomatic History of America: Its first chapter 1452—1493—1494 by Henry Harrisse. I've found an online copy of this book here. Some pages are behind a paywall, but page 194 is viewable, and it also makes no mention of the 46th meridian. I am therefore quite doubtful about this claim. Bazonka (talk) 20:51, 17 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

There are several other citations that mention the 46 as part of the treaty. Click here for multiple websites. [1]. The citation I was using claimed to mention the 46th, I don't know why that wasn't the case.Pikazilla (talk) 20:25, 18 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Those sources seem to be either links back to this article, or ones that say "approximately". Without WP:RS this claim should be removed. Bazonka (talk) 21:54, 18 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]