Title: Design of the City of Sao Paulo

Description

• This drawing shows the Brazilian city of São Paulo. Founded in 1554 by Jesuit missionaries as a base for their work with the Guaraní Indians, the city first grew as a result of the coffee trade and later due to industrialization. The drawing is done with Nanquim ink, a type of ink developed in China and used for colloidal drawings and watercolors. It involves suspending carbon particles in water and stabilizing it with some type of glue.

Language

• Portuguese

Title in Original Language

• Dezenho por idea da cidade de São Paulo

Place

• Latin America and the Caribbean > Brazil

Time

• 1700 CE - 1799 CE

Topic

• History & geography > Geography & travel > Atlases, maps, charts & plans
• History & geography > History of South America > Brazil

Additional Subjects

• Brazil -- History -- Colonial Period, 1500-1822

Type of Item

• Maps

Physical Description

• 1 manuscript map : color ; 75 x 58 centimeters

Institution

• National Library of Brazil

External Resource

• http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.wdl/brrjbn.836