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Map Map of the City of Rio de Janeiro: Situated at Latitude 22 Degrees 54' and Longitude 334 Degrees 53' from the Meridian of the Island of Ferro. Plano da Cidade do Rio de Janeiro: situado na Latitude de 22°54', e de Longitude de 334°53' contados do Meridiano da ilha do Ferro

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Title

  • Map of the City of Rio de Janeiro: Situated at Latitude 22 Degrees 54' and Longitude 334 Degrees 53' from the Meridian of the Island of Ferro.

Other Title

  • Plano da Cidade do Rio de Janeiro: situado na Latitude de 22°54', e de Longitude de 334°53' contados do Meridiano da ilha do Ferro

Summary

  • This pen-and-ink watercolor map shows the city of Rio de Janeiro and the surrounding coastline around 1770, shortly after it became the colonial capital city of Portuguese Brazil. The map is the work of Manoel Vieira Leão (1727-1803), an assistant to the governor of the city.

Names

  • Lion, Manuel Vieira Cartographer.

Created / Published

  • [place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1770.

Headings

  • -  Brazil--Rio de Janeiro--Rio de Janeiro
  • -  1770
  • -  Guanabara Bay (Brazil)
  • -  Manuscript maps

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Original resource extent: 1 pen-and-ink and watercolor manuscript map; 70 x 98 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

  • 2021668317

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Lion, Manuel Vieira Cartographer. Map of the City of Rio de Janeiro: Situated at Latitude 22 Degrees 54' and Longitude 334 Degrees 53' from the Meridian of the Island of Ferro. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, 1770] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668317/.

APA citation style:

Lion, M. V. C. (1770) Map of the City of Rio de Janeiro: Situated at Latitude 22 Degrees 54' and Longitude 334 Degrees 53' from the Meridian of the Island of Ferro. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668317/.

MLA citation style:

Lion, Manuel Vieira Cartographer. Map of the City of Rio de Janeiro: Situated at Latitude 22 Degrees 54' and Longitude 334 Degrees 53' from the Meridian of the Island of Ferro. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, 1770] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021668317/>.