Regarding the entire periodical, it is worth highlighting its excellent graphic presentation, which included facsimiles, engravings, maps, and heraldic drawings. The ingenuity and artistry of Afonso de Dornelas are particularly evident in this illustrative work. Another notable aspect is the existence of separate issues of works published in the periodical. The Tombo Histórico Genealógico de Portugal was also a correspondent with numerous international organisations and publications, including: Collège Héraldique de France, Paris; Convention Internationale d´Héraldique, Bale; Académie Héraldique Universelle, Paris; Institut Héraldique, Paris; Société Suisse d´Héraldique, Fribourg; Collegio Araldico, Roma; L´Indicateur Généalogique Héraldique, Bruxelles; Revista de Historia y de Genealogía Española, Madrid; Familiengeschichtliche Blätter, Leipzig; Deutschen Herold, Berlim; Frankfurter Blätter, Frankfurt; Linages de Aragón, Zaragoza; Giornale Araldico Storico Genealogico, Roma; The Genealogical Society of Utah, United States; Nueva Academia Heráldica, Madrid.

The Tombo Histórico Genealógico de Portugal brought together authors recognised in the Portuguese academic world. It is worth highlighting the regular collaboration of Afonso de Dornelas and Alberto de Gusmão Navarro, the primary driving forces behind the publication. Other notable contributors included Afonso Torres, António Machado de Faria de Pina Cabral, Augusto Botelho da Costa Veiga, Francisco Soares de Lacerda Machado, G. L. Santos Ferreira, José de Mancelos Sampaio, José Mendes da Cunha Saraiva, Luís Filipe de Bettencourt, and Jacinto de Bettencourt, Nogueira Pinto, and Visconde de Faria.

An analysis of the articles in the publication reveals a focus on historical, genealogical, and heraldic studies. In the field of history, noteworthy articles include: "A praça de Mazagão" [Mazagão's Square] (Afonso de Dornelas); "D. João de Castro e D. Violante de Távora - uma carta" [João de Castro and Violante de Távora - a Letter] (Nogueira de Brito); "O Papa Paulo IV - Descendente da Casa dos Pereiras" [Pope Paul IV - Descendant of the House of Pereiras] (Alberto de Gusmão Navarro); "Os morgados das Lajes - Ilha do Pico" [The Morgados das Lajes - Pico Island] (Francisco Soares de Lacerda Machado);

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