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Map Map of the Fortress of Cobras Island. Planta da Fortaleza da Ilha das Cobras

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Title

  • Map of the Fortress of Cobras Island.

Other Title

  • Planta da Fortaleza da Ilha das Cobras

Summary

  • This map shows the fort on the Island of Cobras, located in the harbor off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. The island was considered an important line of defense for the city of Rio de Janeiro and the approach to the colonial capital. The first fort was erected on the island in the 1620s, when Portugal's Brazilian holdings were under threat from the Dutch as well as from the French and the English. Over the next century, the fort was rebuilt and expanded. Eventually, it included a house for the fort commander, a chapel, barracks, and storehouses for supplies.

Created / Published

  • [place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [1700 to 1799]

Headings

  • -  Brazil
  • -  1700 to 1799
  • -  Cobras Island
  • -  Forts and fortifications

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.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021668320

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Map of the Fortress of Cobras Island. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, to 1799, 1700] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668320/.

APA citation style:

(1700) Map of the Fortress of Cobras Island. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, to 1799] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668320/.

MLA citation style:

Map of the Fortress of Cobras Island. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, to 1799, 1700] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021668320/>.