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Photo, Print, Drawing Aqueduct of Saint Teresa: House Under the Arches. Acqueducto de Sta. Thereza: casa sob os arcos

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Title

  • Aqueduct of Saint Teresa: House Under the Arches.

Other Title

  • Acqueducto de Sta. Thereza: casa sob os arcos

Summary

  • The Thereza Christina Maria collection is composed of 21,742 photos assembled by Emperor Pedro II (1825-91) throughout his life and donated by him to the National Library of Brazil. The collection covers a wide variety of subjects. It documents the achievements of Brazil and Brazilians in the 19th century and also includes many photographs of Europe, Africa, and North America. The Carioca Aqueduct, also called the Arcos da Lapa or simply, the Arches, was built in the early 18th century to carry fresh water from the Carioca River to the city of Rio de Janeiro. The aqueduct, which was inaugurated in 1750, runs 270 meters between the hills of Santa Thereza and São Anthony and consists of 42 arches in two levels. At the end of the 19th century, the aqueduct was adapted to provide a track for the Santa Tereza Historic Tramway, which runs from the center of Rio to the hilly neighborhood of Santa Tereza. It is the only tramway still operating in Rio today. The aqueduct was photographed by Rafael Castro y Ordonez as part of the Scientific Commission of the Pacific.

Names

  • Castro y Ordóñez, Rafael, 1834-1865 Creator.

Created / Published

  • Rio de Janeiro : [publisher not identified], 1862.

Headings

  • -  Brazil--Rio de Janeiro--Rio de Janeiro
  • -  1862
  • -  Aqueducts
  • -  Buildings
  • -  Memory of the World
  • -  The Arches (Rio de Janeiro)

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Original resource extent: 1 photo : albumen paper, black and white ; 16.4 x 22.4 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.

Source Collection

  • Thereza Christina Maria Collection

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021669501

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • image

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

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Chicago citation style:

Castro Y Ordóñez, Rafael, Creator. Aqueduct of Saint Teresa: House Under the Arches. Brazil Rio De Janeiro, 1862. [Rio de Janeiro: publisher not identified] Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021669501/.

APA citation style:

Castro Y Ordóñez, R. (1862) Aqueduct of Saint Teresa: House Under the Arches. Brazil Rio De Janeiro, 1862. [Rio de Janeiro: publisher not identified] [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021669501/.

MLA citation style:

Castro Y Ordóñez, Rafael, Creator. Aqueduct of Saint Teresa: House Under the Arches. [Rio de Janeiro: publisher not identified] Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021669501/>.