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Map Topographic Map of the Principal Entry to the Amazon River. Carta topografica: da principal entrada do Rio Amazônas

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Title

  • Topographic Map of the Principal Entry to the Amazon River.

Other Title

  • Carta topografica: da principal entrada do Rio Amazônas

Summary

  • This manuscript topographic map shows the main outlet of the Amazon River into the Atlantic Ocean. The river's estuary is more than 330 kilometers wide. Early explorers called it the "sweet sea" because of the vast amount of fresh water pouring into the ocean. The map is the work of João Vasco Manuel de Braun, a Brazilian of English descent who served as governor of Macapá, the equatorial region in which the mouth of the Amazon is located.

Names

  • Vasco Manuel de Braun, João Creator.

Created / Published

  • [place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1790.

Headings

  • -  Brazil--Amapá--Macapa
  • -  1790
  • -  Amazon River
  • -  Manuscript maps
  • -  Rivers

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Original resource extent: 1 manuscript map ; 91 x 39 centimeters.
  • -  Original resource at: National Library of Brazil.
  • -  Content in Portuguese.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021668332

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Vasco Manuel De Braun, João Creator. Topographic Map of the Principal Entry to the Amazon River. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, 1790] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668332/.

APA citation style:

Vasco Manuel De Braun, J. C. (1790) Topographic Map of the Principal Entry to the Amazon River. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668332/.

MLA citation style:

Vasco Manuel De Braun, João Creator. Topographic Map of the Principal Entry to the Amazon River. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, 1790] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021668332/>.