Map of Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay ; Map of Chili.
Relief shown by hachures. "Entered according to Act of Congress ... 1870 by S. Augustus Mitchell, jr. ... Pennsylvania." Maps include insets of "Harbor of Rio Janeiro," "Harbor of Bahia," and "Island of Juan Fernandez." Decorative border picturing grape vines surrounds the two maps. In margin : "69." From: Mitchell's new general atlas. Philadelphia : S. Augustus Mitchell, 1871 or 1872. Available also through…
Contributor:
Mitchell, S. Augustus (Samuel Augustus)
Date:1871-01-01
Book/Printed Material
Legal Allegation and Decision to Examine and Approve the Miracles on Record of the Very Pious Man Father Francis Solano, Member of the Seraphic Franciscan Order.
Allegatio ivris, et consilvim pro examinandis et approbandis miraculis religio fissimi viri Francisci Solano Seraphici Fraciscani ordinis alumni
Allegatio ivris, et consilium pro examinandis et approbandis miraculis religio fissimi viri Francisci Solano Seraphici Franciscani ordinis alumni (Legal allegation and decision to examine and approve the miracles on record of the very pious man Father Francis Solano, member of the Seraphic Franciscan Order) was published in Lima, Peru, in 1612. Saint Francis Solano (1549-1610) was a Spanish-born Franciscan friar who came to South…
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Carrasco Del Saz, Francisco, Active 1620
Paraguay, or the Province of the Rio de la Plata, with the Adjacent Regions Tucamen and Santa Cruz de la Sierra.
Paraguay, ó prov. de Rio de La Plata, cum regionibus adiacentibus Tucuman et Sta. Cruz de la Sierra / Guiljelmus Blaeuew excudit
This map of Paraguay and the Rio de la Plata basin is the work of Willem Blaeu (1571-1638), the founder of a famous Dutch mapmaking dynasty. Blaeu studied astronomy, mathematics, and globe-making with the Danish scholar Tycho Brahe before establishing his mapmaking studio in Amsterdam. In 1633, he was appointed mapmaker of the Dutch East India Company. In 1635, together with his sons Joan…
Argentine Railways, 1899.
Intensive railroad development took place in Argentina between 1880 and 1916, a period of rapid economic growth and national consolidation. The railroads made possible Argentina's emergence as a major exporter of wheat, beef, and other products. The most important railroads were owned and built by British companies, which were granted concessions by the Argentine government because of their technical expertise and their ability to…
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Buenos Aires and Pacific Railway Company
The Count d'Eu and Other Brazilian Officers who Took Part in the Paraguayan War.
Conde d'Eu e outros oficiais brasileiros que participaram da Guerra do Paraguai
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 Louis Philippe, the…
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Dietze, Albert Richard, Flourished 1869
MapMap of Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay ; Map of Chili. Relief shown by hachures. "Entered according to Act of Congress ... 1870 by S. Augustus Mitchell, jr. ... Pennsylvania." Maps include insets of "Harbor of Rio Janeiro," "Harbor of Bahia," and "Island of Juan Fernandez." Decorative border picturing grape vines surrounds the two maps. In margin : "69." From: Mitchell's new general atlas. Philadelphia : S. Augustus Mitchell, 1871 or 1872. Available also through…
Book/Printed MaterialLegal Allegation and Decision to Examine and Approve the Miracles on Record of the Very Pious Man Father Francis Solano, Member of the Seraphic Franciscan Order.
MapParaguay, or the Province of the Rio de la Plata, with the Adjacent Regions Tucamen and Santa Cruz de la Sierra.
MapArgentine Railways, 1899. Intensive railroad development took place in Argentina between 1880 and 1916, a period of rapid economic growth and national consolidation. The railroads made possible Argentina's emergence as a major exporter of wheat, beef, and other products. The most important railroads were owned and built by British companies, which were granted concessions by the Argentine government because of their technical expertise and their ability to…
Photo, Print, DrawingThe Count d'Eu and Other Brazilian Officers who Took Part in the Paraguayan War.