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Map Map of Maranhão, City of São Luis do Maranhão. Carta geométrica da barra do Maranhão, cidade de São Luiz do Maranhão

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Title

  • Map of Maranhão, City of São Luis do Maranhão.

Other Title

  • Carta geométrica da barra do Maranhão, cidade de São Luiz do Maranhão

Summary

  • This manuscript map shows the city of São Luís do Maranhão as it appeared around 1800. Located on Brazil's northeastern coast, the city predates Brazil's European colonization. It was a large village of the local Tupinambá people before being taken over by the French in 1612, who renamed it after Saint Louis and in honor of King Louis XIII. Less than three years later, the Portuguese captured the city from the French. Under Portuguese rule, São Luís do Maranhão became the seat of the Diocese of São Luís do Maranhão and the capital of Maranhão state. The city was also an important export center for northern Brazilian agricultural products, such as sugar, tobacco, and cacao. Markings on the map indicate water channels and depths necessary for navigation.

Created / Published

  • [place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1800.

Headings

  • -  Brazil--Maranhão--Sao Luís do Maranhao
  • -  1800
  • -  Manuscript maps

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Original resource extent: 1 manuscript map ; 51 x 71.5 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

  • 2021668340

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Map of Maranhão, City of São Luis do Maranhão. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, 1800] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668340/.

APA citation style:

(1800) Map of Maranhão, City of São Luis do Maranhão. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668340/.

MLA citation style:

Map of Maranhão, City of São Luis do Maranhão. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, 1800] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021668340/>.