Title: Map of the City of Rio de Janeiro: Situated at Latitude 22 Degrees 54' and Longitude 334 Degrees 53' from the Meridian of the Island of Ferro

Description

• This pen-and-ink watercolor map shows the city of Rio de Janeiro and the surrounding coastline around 1770, shortly after it became the colonial capital city of Portuguese Brazil. The map is the work of Manoel Vieira Leão (1727-1803), an assistant to the governor of the city.

Cartographer

• Lion, Manuel Vieira

Language

• Portuguese

Title in Original Language

• Plano da Cidade do Rio de Janeiro: situado na Latitude de 22°54', e de Longitude de 334°53' contados do Meridiano da ilha do Ferro

Place

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

Time

• 1700 CE - 1799 CE

Topic

• History & geography > Geography & travel > Atlases, maps, charts & plans

Additional Subjects

• Brazil -- History -- Colonial Period, 1500-1822;
• Guanabara Bay (Brazil);
• Trails

Type of Item

• Maps

Physical Description

• 1 pen-and-ink and watercolor manuscript map; 70 x 98 centimeters

Institution

• National Library of Brazil

External Resource

• http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.wdl/brrjbn.789