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Map Map of the District of Villa Rica. Mappa da Comarca de Villa Rica / Jose Joaquim da Rocha

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Title

  • Map of the District of Villa Rica.

Other Title

  • Mappa da Comarca de Villa Rica / Jose Joaquim da Rocha

Summary

  • This map showing the district of Villa Rica in Brazil's Minas Gerais state is the work of José Joaquim da Rocha (1737?-1807). Rocha was a Brazilian military engineer, painter, and cartographer who contributed works to many important churches and monasteries around Salvador and Minas Gerais. His map shows details of individual comarcas (judicial districts) and parochial districts, and an illustration of an Indian. Rocha was accused of participation in the Minas Conspiracy (Inconfidência Mineira) of 1789, a movement seeking independence from Portugal, and of involvement with its leader, Joaquim José da Silva Xavier, also known as Tiradentes. In the trials that followed the failure of the conspiracy, it was alleged that Rocha had given Tiradentes a map containing vital information about Minas Gerais, but this charge was not proven.

Names

  • Rocha, José Joaquim da, approximately 1740-1804 Creator.

Created / Published

  • [place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1779.

Headings

  • -  Brazil--Minas Gerais
  • -  1779
  • -  Manuscript maps

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Original resource extent: 1 manuscript map : color ; 41 x 80 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

  • 2021668330

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Rocha, José Joaquim Da, Approximately Creator. Map of the District of Villa Rica. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, 1779] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668330/.

APA citation style:

Rocha, J. J. D. (1779) Map of the District of Villa Rica. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668330/.

MLA citation style:

Rocha, José Joaquim Da, Approximately Creator. Map of the District of Villa Rica. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, 1779] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021668330/>.