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Map Hydrographic Map of the Famous Rio de Janeiro Bay Where the São Sebastião City is Situated. Planta hydrografica da famoza Bahia do Rio de Janeiro dentro da qual em a sua margem se acha situada a cidade de S. Sebastião

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Title

  • Hydrographic Map of the Famous Rio de Janeiro Bay Where the São Sebastião City is Situated.

Other Title

  • Planta hydrografica da famoza Bahia do Rio de Janeiro dentro da qual em a sua margem se acha situada a cidade de S. Sebastião

Summary

  • This map of the bay of Rio de Janeiro shows the city of São Sebastião, the bay entrance, the island, and the rivers entering the bay. During the colonial period, the city of São Sebastião was an agricultural center and its port was a major shipping point for gold from Minas Gerais. The map is the work of Luis dos Santos Vilhena (1744-1814), who lived in Salvador, where he worked as a teacher of Greek and Latin. Vilhena wrote extensively about life in Portuguese Brazil, often expressing the frustration of many immigrants about living in the colony.

Names

  • Vilhena, Luís of Santos, 1744-1814 Creator.

Created / Published

  • [place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1775.

Headings

  • -  Brazil--Rio de Janeiro--Rio de Janeiro
  • -  1775
  • -  Manuscript maps

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Original resource extent: 1 manuscript view and 2 manuscript maps, pen-and-ink and watercolor ; on sheet 58 x 93 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

  • 2021668319

Online Format

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Chicago citation style:

Vilhena, Luís Of Santos, Creator. Hydrographic Map of the Famous Rio de Janeiro Bay Where the São Sebastião City is Situated. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, 1775] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668319/.

APA citation style:

Vilhena, L. O. S. (1775) Hydrographic Map of the Famous Rio de Janeiro Bay Where the São Sebastião City is Situated. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668319/.

MLA citation style:

Vilhena, Luís Of Santos, Creator. Hydrographic Map of the Famous Rio de Janeiro Bay Where the São Sebastião City is Situated. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, 1775] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021668319/>.