Map Chart of the coast of Brazil from Maranham to the River Plate.

About this Item

About this Item

Title

  • Chart of the coast of Brazil from Maranham to the River Plate.

Names

  • Arrowsmith, John, 1790-1873.

Created / Published

  • [London] : J. Arrowsmith, Litho., [1850]

Headings

  • -  Slave trade--Brazil--Atlantic Coast--Maps
  • -  Brazil

Notes

  • -  "The spots coloured red on the chart indicate the places where slavers land their cargoes and also where they are fitted out for slave trading."
  • -  "Ordered by the House of Commons, to be printed, 22 July 1850."
  • -  Relief shown by hachures.
  • -  In upper right margin: Select Committee on African Slave Trade.
  • -  Oriented with north toward the upper right.
  • -  Includes note and 12 insets.
  • -  "No. 590."
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
  • -  Acquisitions control no. 2000-13

Medium

  • 1 map : hand col. ; 41 x 97 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G5402.C6E625 1850 .C5

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 00556625

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Arrowsmith, John. Chart of the coast of Brazil from Maranham to the River Plate. [London: J. Arrowsmith, Litho, 1850] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/00556625/.

APA citation style:

Arrowsmith, J. (1850) Chart of the coast of Brazil from Maranham to the River Plate. [London: J. Arrowsmith, Litho] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/00556625/.

MLA citation style:

Arrowsmith, John. Chart of the coast of Brazil from Maranham to the River Plate. [London: J. Arrowsmith, Litho, 1850] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/00556625/>.