Title: A Battery of 70 at Gragoatá Fort

Description

• The Thereza Christina Maria Collection consists of 21,742 photographs, assembled by Emperor Pedro II and left by him to the National Library of Brazil. The collection covers a vast range of subjects. It documents the achievements of Brazil and the Brazilian people in the 19th century, as well as includes many photographs from Europe, Africa, and North America. This photograph shows the Forte de Gragoatá, a fortress constructed in 1696 as part of the defenses of Rio de Janeiro.

Photographer

• Ferrez, Marc, 1843-1923

Publication Information

• Rio de Janeiro

Language

• Portuguese

Place

• Latin America and the Caribbean > Brazil > Rio de Janeiro > Niterói

Time

• 1850 CE - 1899 CE

Topic

• Technology > Engineering > Military & nautical engineering
• History & geography > History of South America > Brazil

Additional Subjects

• Batteries (Weaponry);
• Fortification;
• Memory of the World;
• Naval Revolt, 1893-1895

Type of Item

• Prints, Photographs

Collection

• Thereza Christina Maria Collection

Institution

• National Library of Brazil