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Photo, Print, Drawing A Battery of 70 at Gragoatá Fort. Bateria de 70 na Fortaleza do Gragoatá

About this Item

Title

  • A Battery of 70 at Gragoatá Fort.

Other Title

  • Bateria de 70 na Fortaleza do Gragoatá

Summary

  • The Thereza Christina Maria Collection consists of 21,742 photographs, assembled by Emperor Pedro II and left by him to the National Library of Brazil. The collection covers a vast range of subjects. It documents the achievements of Brazil and the Brazilian people in the 19th century, as well as includes many photographs from Europe, Africa, and North America. This photograph shows the Forte de Gragoatá, a fortress constructed in 1696 as part of the defenses of Rio de Janeiro.

Names

  • Ferrez, Marc, 1843-1923 Photographer.

Created / Published

  • Rio de Janeiro : [publisher not identified], 1890.

Headings

  • -  Brazil--Rio de Janeiro--Niterói
  • -  1890 to 1891
  • -  Batteries (Weaponry)
  • -  Forts and fortifications
  • -  Memory of the World
  • -  Naval Revolt, 1893-1895

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  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

  • 2021669211

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • image

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

Rights & Access

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Chicago citation style:

Ferrez, Marc, Photographer. A Battery of 70 at Gragoatá Fort. Brazil Niterói Rio De Janeiro, 1890. [Rio de Janeiro: publisher not identified] Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021669211/.

APA citation style:

Ferrez, M. (1890) A Battery of 70 at Gragoatá Fort. Brazil Niterói Rio De Janeiro, 1890. [Rio de Janeiro: publisher not identified] [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021669211/.

MLA citation style:

Ferrez, Marc, Photographer. A Battery of 70 at Gragoatá Fort. [Rio de Janeiro: publisher not identified] Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021669211/>.