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    Map of the City of Rio de Janeiro, with the Essential Part of...
    Plano da cidade do Rio de Janeiro, com a parte mais essencial do seu porto e todos os lugares forteficados
    This manuscript map shows the city of Rio de Janeiro spread along the shores of Guanabara Bay. The map, which is the work of José Correia Rangel de Bulhões, emphasizes the defenses of the city and the port. Rio de Janeiro displaced Salvador as Brazil's most important port after gold and diamonds were discovered in nearby Minas Gerais province in 1720. The city became...
    • Contributor: Bulhões, José Correia Rangel De, Flourished
    • Date: 1796-01-01
    • Resource: - 1 page
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    Carta da viação ferrea do Brasil
    Viação ferrea do Brazil em 1913
    Also shows administrative divisions. Relief shown by shading. On cover: Ao Exmo. Snr. Coronel Theodoro Roosevelt a Inspectoria Federal das Estradas. Prime meridian: Rio de Janeiro. Gift; Mrs. Kermit Roosevelt; 1976. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
    • Contributor: Roosevelt, Belle - Cunha, Ernesto A. Lassance - Luiz, Eugenio Dilermando E. - Gama, Alipio - Calmon, Miguel - Roosevelt, Theodore
    • Date: 1910-01-01
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    Topographic Map of New Discovery of the Corner in the Village...
    Planta topográfica da nova descuberta da Quina, na Villa do Cuyabá
    This hand-colored map shows the village of Cuiabá in Brazil's Mato Grosso state. The town was founded in 1727, after gold was discovered in the region. This map, made more than 40 years later, still shows a small village.
    • Contributor: Siqueira, Joze Manoel De
    • Date: 1770-01-01
    • Resource: - 1 page
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    General Map of the Diocese of Pará: Shows the Division of Par...
    Mappa geral do bispado do Pará: repartido nas suas freguezias que nele fundou, e erigio o Exmo. e Revmo. Snr. D. Fr. Miguel de Bulhões III Bispo do Para
    This map shows the territory of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Belem do Pará. The diocese was founded in 1720, following its separation from the Diocese of São Luis do Maranhão, and was centered in the city of Belém, the capital of Pará state. The map shows the extent of the diocese under Bishop Miguel de Bulhões e Souza (1706-78), who served as a...
    • Contributor: Galluzzo, Henrique Antonio, 1769
    • Date: 1759-01-01
    • Resource: - 4 pages
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    Planta da cidade do Rio de Janeiro Relief shown by contours. Oriented with north to lower right. On verso in manuscript ink: Brazil (City of Rio Janeiro) 1900. Excellent for date. Sheets joined to form 1 map, mounted on cloth. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
    • Contributor: Reis, Manoel Pereira
    • Date: 1900-01-01
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    Planta da cidade do Rio de Janeiro : obedecendo á divisão da ... Relief shown by shading and pictorially. Title from cover. Oriented with north toward bottom right. LC copy imperfect: Sectioned to 32 panels to enable folding into cover, mounted on cloth. Includes notes. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
    • Contributor: Mattos, F. Jaguaribe Gomes De
    • Date: 1910-01-01
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    Map Showing the Presumed Headwaters of the Das Velhas River a...
    Mostrace neste mapa o julgado das cabeceiras do rio das Velhas e a parte da Capitania de Minas Gerais
    This late-18th century hand-drawn map shows the Das Velhas River, one of the tributaries of the São Francisco River in southern Brazil that flows into the Atlantic Ocean. Gold was discovered on its banks in 1698-99.
    • Contributor: Rocha, José Joaquim Da - Manuel, José
    • Date: 1796-01-01
    • Resource: - 1 page
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    Map of the Branco or Parimé River and of the Caratirimani Uar...
    Carta geografica do rio Branco ou Parimé, e dos rios Caratirimani Uararicapará Majari, Tacutú e Mahú que nelle confluem
    This map shows the network of rivers and tributaries flowing through northern Brazil. The map focuses on the Rio Branco, one of the main tributaries to the Rio Negro, and several smaller tributaries, including the Caratirimani, Uararicapará, Majari, Tacutú, and Mahú rivers. The rivers flow out of the ridges and mountain ranges separating Brazil from Venezuela and Guyana. The map is by José Joaquin...
    • Contributor: Freire, Jose Joaquin
    • Date: 1780-01-01
    • Resource: - 1 page
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    Map of the Brazilian Empire.
    Carta do Império do Brasil
    This detailed map of Imperial Brazil was drawn by Conrado Jacob Niemeyer (1788-1862) after an earlier map by Duarte da Ponte Ribeiro, the Baron of Ponte Ribeiro (1795-1878). After beginning his career as a doctor, Ponte Ribeiro became an important diplomat during the early years of Brazilian independence, representing his country in Portugal, Mexico, Peru, Bolivia, and Argentina. Niemeyer was an engineer best known...
    • Contributor: Tourinho, Monteiro - Ponte Ribeiro, Duarte Da Ponte Ribeiro, Barão De - Niemeyer, Conrado Jacob De
    • Date: 1873-01-01
    • Resource: - 1 page
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    Planta da cidade de S. Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro Relief shown by hachures. "Na impressão regia 1812." From: Almanaque brasileiro Garnier. 1911, v. 9. In upper right corner: Reduzido de um exemplar do Hlmo. Snr. Dr. D.A. Martins Costa lente de Clinica Medica por A.M.A. Pimentel 1884. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
    • Contributor: Lespinasse
    • Date: 1808-01-01
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    Mappa da provinica de São Paulo Also shows transportation. Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridian: Rio de Janeiro. Signed in lower right corner: José C. de Carvalho. Includes text, statistical data on transportation, location map, and chart showing relief profiles, distances from Santos, altitudes, and temperatures. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
    • Contributor: Sociedade Promotora De Immigração De S. Paulo
    • Date: 1886-01-01
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    Carta da Área definida no artigo primeiro do decreto 24.515 d... Shows Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro. Relief shown by contours. "Reprod. no Gab. Photocart. do M.G.." Includes 8 illegible signatures. In pencil top left corner: 42598. LC copy imperfect: Discoloration along fold-lined. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
    • Contributor: Comissão Demarcadora Mista (Brazil)
    • Date: 1939-01-01
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    Map of the District of Bahia de Todos os Santos and Its Conti...
    Mapa da Comarca da Bahia de Todos os Santos seguindo a continuação della para o poente
    This early-18th century manuscript map shows the interior of the Brazilian state of Bahia, at the time still largely uncharted. The Portuguese began to explore this region as early as 1501, and soon developed it into a center for growing and processing sugar. The sugar was exported from several of Bahia's coastal cities, the most important of which was Salvador. Salvador was the first...
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    Village and Square of Santos.
    Villa e praça de Santos
    This drawing shows the village of Santos in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. The village was established in 1546 and quickly became an export site for coffee. The drawing is done with Nanquim ink, a type of ink developed in China and used for colloidal drawings and watercolors. It involves suspending carbon particles in water and stabilizing it with some type of glue.
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    Maps of the Border Region Between the States of Rio of Janeir...
    Mapas da região de encontro entre os atuais estados do Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais e São Paulo, e do curso do Rio São Francisco
    This map shows an area near the end of the São Francisco River. The river originates in Brazil's Minas Gerais state and travels some 3,160 kilometers to the Atlantic Ocean.
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    Collection of the Prospects of the Villages, Remarkable Place...
    Collecçam dos prospectos das aldeas, e lugares mais notaveis que se acham em o mapa que tiraram os engenheiros de expediçam principiando da cidade do Pará the a aldea de Mariua no Rio-Negro
    This collection of maps shows villages along the Rio Negro and the Amazon. They are the product of an expedition undertaken by a group of engineers tracing the route of the Negro from Pará to Mariua. The drawings mostly feature local houses, churches, and other buildings along the banks of the river. The maps are attributed to the German engineer João André Schwebel, who...
    • Contributor: Schwebel, Joan Andre
    • Date: 1756-01-01
    • Resource: - 27 pages
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    Map of the City of Rio de Janeiro: Situated at Latitude 22 De...
    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
    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.
    • Contributor: Lion, Manuel Vieira
    • Date: 1770-01-01
    • Resource: - 1 page
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    Fortress of Brum in Pernambuco.
    Fortaleza do Brum em Pernambuco
    This 19th-century plan, made by a captain in the Brazilian Army's inspectorate of fortresses, shows the fortress at Brum, which was constructed by the Dutch and the Portuguese in the 17th century.
    • Contributor: Souza, Antônio Alvares Dos Santos
    • Date: 1863-01-01
    • Resource: - 1 page
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    Nova planta da cidade do Rio de Janeiro. Relief shown by hachures. Indexed. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Copy imperfect: Cover missing.
    • Contributor: E. & H. Laemmert
    • Date: 1867-01-01
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    Map of the Fortress of Cobras Island Built to Harass Ships th...
    Plano da fortaleza da Ilha das Cobras destinada a incomodar os navios que fundiarem no ancoradouro
    This map shows the fort on Das Cobras Island, near Rio de Janeiro. The title of the map--"Map of the Fortress of Cobras Island Built to Harass Ships that Anchor in the Harbor"--is taken from the note in the lower right, and indicates the role that the fort played in defending the harbor. The first fort was erected on the island in the 1620s,...
    • Contributor: Bulhões, José Correia Rangel De, Flourished
    • Date: 1789-01-01
    • Resource: - 1 page
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    Esboço geographico organizado em conformidade de documentos o... Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridians: Paris and Rio de Janeiro. In lower left margin: Lith. do Ach. Militar. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
    • Contributor: Ponte Ribeiro, Duarte Da Ponte Ribeiro
    • Date: 1874-01-01
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    Map of the Region of the Iténez or Guaporé River and Its Trib...
    Plano da região do Rio Itenes ou Guaporé e seus afluentes
    This pen-and-ink watercolor map shows the Iténez-Guaporé River Basin. The map shows the location of the fortress of Nossa Senhora da Conceição dos Portugueses and the deployment of Spanish troops under command of Alonso Berdugo and Aymerich Tete. This river, now known in Brazil as the Guaporé, forms the border between the Brazilian provinces of Rondônia and Mato Grosso, before flowing north into Bolivia,...
    • Contributor: Crespo, Miguel Blanco
    • Date: 1767-01-01
    • Resource: - 1 page
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    The New Map of the North of the Coast of Brazil Showing Dista...
    A nova carta do norte da costa do Brazil mostrando a entrada rumos e distancia do Rio do Para e Amazonas
    This early-19th century pen-and-ink watercolor map of the northern coast of Brazil shows the Pará River, an estuary of the Amazon that empties into the Atlantic to the southeast of the main river delta.
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    Map of Doce and Jequitinhonha Rivers Copied from Documents Fo...
    Mapa dos rios Doce e Jequitinhonha copiado do que se acha no campão [sic] de Estatistica da Camara dos Deputados
    This 19th-century map shows the Doce and Jequitinhonha rivers and their tributaries in the southeastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. The map, which was copied from an older original, is the work of José Raimundo da Cunha Matos (1776-1839), a Brazilian military historian and founding member of the Brazilian Historical and Geographic Institute. Although Minas Gerais is best known for the gold and diamond...
    • Contributor: Matos, Jose Raimundo Da Cunha
    • Date: 1800-01-01
    • Resource: - 1 page
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    Carta da republica dos Estados Unidos do Brazil. Available also through the Library of Congress web site as a raster image.
    • Contributor: Penha, Lauriano José Martins - Correia, Serzedelo
    • Date: 1892-01-01
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    Hand-Drawn Maps and Plans of Recife in Pernambuco, All Saints...
    Desenho e plantas iluminadas do Recife de Pernambuco, da Bahia de Todos os Stos., da Costa do mâr e Barra da Bahia athé a do Gãmam
    This six-leaved, hand-drawn atlas shows the coastal area of Brazil's Pernambuco and Bahia states as they appeared in the early 1630s. The maps include details of the city of Recife and All Saints' Bay, as well as details of the coastline. The area was first settled by the Portuguese in 1534, and Pernambuco was one of Portugal's only profitable Brazilian colonies during the early...
    • Contributor: Tinoco, Pedro Nunes, 1641
    • Date: 1631-01-01
    • Resource: - 6 pages
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    Mappa geral da Republica dos Estados Unidos do Brasil. Available also through the Library of Congress web site as a raster image.
    • Contributor: Companhia Lithographica Hartmann-Reichenbach - Calmon, Miguel
    • Date: 1908-01-01
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    Planta do Rio de Janeiro com os horarios dos bondes, estradas... Relief shown by shading. Imperfect: Fragile, torn along fold lines, holes with minor losses. Includes indexes and color illustration. Text and various bond tables on verso. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
    • Contributor: Merian, A.
    • Date: 1900
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    Nova carta do Brazil e da America portugueza, anno de 1821. Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridian: Paris. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
    • Date: 1821-01-01
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    Geographic Map of the Captaincy of Mato Grosso.
    Carta geografica da capitania do Mato Grosso
    This hand-colored manuscript map shows the topography of the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso, along with parts of Grão Pará, the Negro River, Goiás, and São Paulo. It also shows the Assumpção province of Paraguay and the western provinces of the Moxós and Chiquitos Indians. The latter regions, important areas in the Guarani War of 1756, were at the center of the disputes over...
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    Map of the Situation of the Three Main Fortresses on the Inle...
    Plano da cituação das tres principaes Fortalezas da entrada da Barra do Rio de Janeiro
    This 1764 map shows three fortresses located off the coast of Rio de Janeiro in Guanabara Bay: Fortaleza de São João da Barra do Rio de Janeiro, Forte de Santa Cruz da Barra, and Forte de Laje. Located on a rocky outcropping at the entrance to the bay, Santa Cruz da Barra was built by the French in 1555. The Portuguese expelled the French...
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    Map of the District of Villa Rica.
    Mappa da Comarca de Villa Rica / Jose Joaquim da Rocha
    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...
    • Contributor: Rocha, José Joaquim Da
    • Date: 1779-01-01
    • Resource: - 1 page
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    What Germany Desires. Its Ambitions Exposed by the Thinking o...
    O que a Allemanha ambiciona. As suas pretensões expostas pelos proprios leaders do seu modo de pensar
    Brazil was the only country in South America to declare war on Germany. It originally maintained strict neutrality in the conflict between the Allied and Central powers, but in October 1917, following attacks by German submarines on Brazilian merchant ships, it entered the war on the side of the Allies. This map was published as part of the information and propaganda campaign to explain...
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    Part of the Coast of Brazil.
    Parte da costa do Brasil
    This pen-and-ink drawing on parchment shows the southeastern coast of Brazil, from Pernambuco in the north to Rio Grande do Sul in the south. The map focuses on the coastline and labels coastal towns as well as the provinces. The map is attributed to Antonio José Araújo.
    • Contributor: Araújo, Antonio José
    • Date: 1799-01-01
    • Resource: - 1 page
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    Map of the Rio Grande of Parana with All Its Turns.
    Plano do Rio Gr. de Paranâ com todas as suas voltas
    This pen-and-ink map shows the course of the Paraná River, the second longest river in South America after the Amazon. In the language of the indigenous Tupi people, Paraná means "like the sea." From its source in Brazil, the Paraná flows through Paraguay and Argentina before entering the Atlantic Ocean at the border between Argentina and Uruguay.
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    Carta geographica de uma parte do Imperio do Brasil : confina... Also shows portion of Bolivia. Relief shown by hachures. Includes text, 2 ancillary maps, and relief profile. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC copy annotated in pencil translating title. Copy imperfect: Brittle; portion of yellow showing boundary faded.
    • Contributor: Carvalho, Izaltino José Mendonça De - Ponte Ribeiro, Duarte Da Ponte Ribeiro
    • Date: 1856-01-01
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    Region Between Amazon River and São Paulo.
    Região compreendida entre o rio Amazonas e São Paulo
    This pen-and-ink watercolor map shows the course of the Amazon River, including its minor tributaries and the towns located along its banks. Although much of the area along the Amazon was controlled by indigenous people through the early colonial period, settlers established towns along the riverbanks to support trade and exploration into Brazil's interior. The largest of these towns was Belem, which appears on...
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    Map of Bahia.
    Mapa da Bahia
    This early-18th century manuscript map by an unknown cartographer shows the interior of the Brazilian state of Bahia, still largely uncharted at that time. The Portuguese began to explore this region as early as 1501, and soon developed it into a center for growing and processing sugar. The sugar was exported from several of Bahia's coastal cities, the most important of which was Salvador.
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    Planta guia da cidade de São Paulo. Accompanied by index: Indicador e planta guia da cidade de São Paulo. 16 p. ; 16 cm. Available also through the Library of Congress web site as a raster image.
    • Contributor: Companhia Lithographica Hartmann-Reichenbach - Cococi, Alexandre Mariano - Costa, L. Fructuoso
    • Date: 1913-01-01
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    Hydrographic Map of the Famous Rio de Janeiro Bay Where the S...
    Planta hydrografica da famoza Bahia do Rio de Janeiro dentro da qual em a sua margem se acha situada a cidade de S. Sebastião
    This map of the bay of Rio de Janeiro shows the city of São Sebastião, the bay entrance, the island, and the rivers entering the bay. During the colonial period, the city of São Sebastião was an agricultural center and its port was a major shipping point for gold from Minas Gerais. The map is the work of Luis dos Santos Vilhena (1744-1814), who...
    • Contributor: Vilhena, Luís of Santos
    • Date: 1775-01-01
    • Resource: - 1 page
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    Demonstration of the São Francisco River in Minas Gerais.
    Demonstração do rio São Francisco, em Minas Gerais
    This hand-drawn map, made by an unknown cartographer sometime in the early 18th century, shows the São Francisco River in Brazil's Minas Gerais state. In the early 18th century, the Portuguese sent numerous expeditions up the São Francisco and its tributaries in search of gold, silver, and diamonds.
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    A capital do Brasil. Colors indicate parishes: yellow is Candelaria, pink is San José, blue is Sacramento, green is Santa Anna, and peach is Santa Rita. Available also through the Library of Congress web site as a raster image. Latin American Atlantic Port Cities exhibit, 1986, #30.
    • Contributor: Michellerie, E. De La
    • Date: 1831-01-01
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    Ichonografica da vila da Vitoria, capital da capitania do Esp... Scale ca. 1:1,240. Manuscript; red and black ink and watercolor. Has watermarks. "Bahia 5de novembro de 1767, Petipé." Relief shown by hachures. In upper margin: No. 2. Indexed for points of interest. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 190 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault AACR2: 651
    • Contributor: Caldas, José Antonio
    • Date: 1767-01-01
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    Map of the Fortress of Cobras Island.
    Planta da Fortaleza da Ilha das Cobras
    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...
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    Cidades de Rio de Janeiro e Nictheroy Selected buildings shown pictorially. Oriented with north to the upper right. Ancillary map on verso: Rio de Janeiro Central Monumental. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
    • Contributor: Geographisches Institut J. Köhler
    • Date: 1930-01-01
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    Topographic Map of Part of Ilheos District.
    Planta topographica em que se comprehende parte da comarca dos Ilheos
    This early-18th century topographic map shows the Ilhéus district in the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia. The region, also known as Ihéus and São Jorge dos Ilhéus, was the center of Brazil's sugar production during the colonial period.
    • Contributor: Teixeira, Manoel Rodriguez
    • Date: 1700-01-01
    • Resource: - 1 page
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    Map of Maranhão, City of São Luis do Maranhão.
    Carta geométrica da barra do Maranhão, cidade de São Luiz do Maranhão
    This manuscript map shows the city of São Luís do Maranhão as it appeared around 1800. Located on Brazil's northeastern coast, the city predates Brazil's European colonization. It was a large village of the local Tupinambá people before being taken over by the French in 1612, who renamed it after Saint Louis and in honor of King Louis XIII. Less than three years later,...
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    Topographic Map of the Principal Entry to the Amazon River.
    Carta topografica: da principal entrada do Rio Amazônas
    This manuscript topographic map shows the main outlet of the Amazon River into the Atlantic Ocean. The river's estuary is more than 330 kilometers wide. Early explorers called it the "sweet sea" because of the vast amount of fresh water pouring into the ocean. The map is the work of João Vasco Manuel de Braun, a Brazilian of English descent who served as governor...
    • Contributor: Vasco Manuel De Braun, João
    • Date: 1790-01-01
    • Resource: - 1 page
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    Map of the Guatemy River.
    Plano do Rio Guatemy
    This pen-and-ink watercolor map shows the course of the Guatemy (Iguatemi) River, which flows through the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul. The river's name is the Tupi-Guarani Indian word for thick, grassy river. It is considered part of the Upper Paraná River Basin.
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    Plan of the Brazilian Coast from Sohipe to São João Island.
    Plano da Costa do Brasil desde o Sohipe athê a ilha de S. João
    This manuscript nautical map shows a stretch of the Brazilian coast from the town of Sohipe to São João Island. This coastline today is part of the state of Bahia. Bahia has Brazil's country's longest coastline and, during the early colonial period, boasted several important export centers. Features indicated on the map include water-depths, coastal rocks and shoals, and prevailing currents.
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    Plano hydrographico da Bahia do Rio de Janeiro Relief is shown by spot heights. Oriented with north to the lower right. Includes note. LC copy imperfect: Fragile, sectioned in 2, torn vertically along fold lines, liquid staining throughout. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
    • Contributor: Santos, Antonio Eleziario Dos - Brazil. Archivo Militar
    • Date: 1870-01-01
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    Geographic Map of Europe.
    Mappa geographico da Europa
    This map of Europe was published in Brazil before or shortly after the outbreak of World War I in late July of 1914. The table at the upper left of the map lists the population and size of the armies and navies of the two competing alliances in Europe, the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente. Italy is listed as a member of the...
    • Contributor: Companhia Souza Cruz Indústria E Comércio
    • Date: 1914-01-01
    • Resource: - 1 page
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    Primitive Map of the Upper Paraguay River and Its Tributaries...
    Mapa rudimentar do alto Paraguai com seus afluentes entre os quais o Cuiabá e o Porrudos, atual São Lourenço
    This hand-drawn map from around 1720 shows the Upper Paraguay River and its tributaries, the Cuiaba, Porrudos, and São Lourenco rivers. The basin of the Upper Paraguay River is located in the present-day Brazilian states of Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul, and is the largest floodplain area in the world. This map subsequently played a role in establishing that Portugal occupied these...
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    Cartogramma da febre amarella (durante o anno de 1895) na cid...
    Febre amarella (durante o anno de 1895) na cidade do Rio de Janeiro
    Relief shown by contours. LC copy imperfect: Major and minor losses along edges, mounted on cloth. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
    • Contributor: Regasoli, J. C. - Instituto Sanitario Federal (Brazil)
    • Date: 1896-01-01
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    Map in Which the Rivers on Argentina, Parana and Paraguay are...
    Mappa geographicum quo flumen Argenteum, Paraná et Paraguay exactissime nunc primum describuntur, facto initio a nova Colonia ad ostium usque fluminis Iauru
    This atlas of colonial South America is by Miguel Antonio Ciera. A noted mathematician and professor of astronomy at the University of Coimbra in Portugal, Ciera was part of an expedition sent to demarcate the border between Spanish and Portuguese holdings in South America following signature of the 1750 Treaty of Madrid and the 1756 Guarani War. The atlas focuses on the southern part...
    • Contributor: Ciera, Miguel Antonio, 18th Century
    • Date: 1758-01-01
    • Resource: - 35 pages
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    Plan of the Tietê River Summarized with All Its Turns: Waterf...
    Plano do Rio Tietê resumido com todas as suas voltas : de onde se vê onde ficam as caxoeiras e a distancia q. a por linha reta desde o porto da Araritaguaba té o rio Grande Paraná
    This map shows the Tietê River, which runs for 1,100 kilometers through the southeastern Brazilian state of São Paulo before connecting with the Paraná River, South America's second longest river. Although the source of the river is located near the sea, the topography of the region forces the river to flow into the interior of the continent. Brazil's largest city, São Paulo, grew up...
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    Town of Santos.
    Praça de Santos
    This drawing shows the village of Santos in southern Brazil. The drawing is done with Nanquim ink, a type of ink developed in China and used for colloidal drawings and watercolors. It involves suspending carbon particles in water and stabilizing it with some type of glue.
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    Map of the Southern Part of Brazil.
    Mappa da parte meridional do Brazil
    This manuscript map shows the Atlantic coast of southern Brazil from Ilhéus to the Prata River, and the interior with the tributaries of the Paraná, Paraguai, and Uruguay rivers. Also shown are the main churches and chapels in the provinces.
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    Demonstration of the Tributaries of the São Francisco River, ...
    Demonstração dos afluentes do Rio São Francisco, em Minas Gerais
    This hand-colored manuscript map, made by an unknown cartographer sometime in the early 18th century, shows the tributaries of the São Francisco River in Brazil's Minas Gerais state. The São Francisco River system, which includes 168 tributaries, is the fourth-largest river system in South America. In the early 18th century, the Portuguese sent numerous expeditions up the São Francisco and its tributaries in search...
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    Planta da cidade do Rio de Janeiro Relief shown by contours and spot heights. Includes indexed table: Estatistica de Cidade. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Imperfect: Fragile, torn vertically in 3 sections, and minor losses.
    • Contributor: Brazil. Archivo Militar
    • Date: 1858-01-01
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    Map of the Region of Minas Gerais with a Part of the Way from...
    Região das Minas Gerais com uma parte do caminho de São Paulo e do Rio de Janeiro para Minas e dos afluentes terminais do São Francisco
    This map shows navigable routes to the mines of the southeastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. During the 18th century, when this map was drawn, the region's gold and diamond mines attracted thousands of prospectors. The Portuguese crown financed the construction of a road through the mining regions, from Rio de Janeiro to the diamond center, Diamantina, and strictly controlled traffic on the road....
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    A Troubled Europe. Map of the Conflagration.
    A encrenca européa mappa conflagrado
    A encrenca européa mappa conflagrado (A troubled Europe: Map of the conflagration) is a satirical map of Europe, published shortly after the outbreak of World War I. The map is dated August 22, 1914, and signed by Raul Paranhos Pederneiras (1874-1953), a Brazilian illustrator, painter, caricaturist, author, and professor at the School of Fine Arts in the University of Rio de Janeiro. The countries...
    • Contributor: Pederneiras, Raúl, 1874
    • Date: 1914-01-01
    • Resource: - 1 page
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    Design of the City of São Paulo.
    Dezenho por idea da cidade de São Paulo
    This drawing shows the Brazilian city of São Paulo. Founded in 1554 by Jesuit missionaries as a base for their work with the Guaraní Indians, the city first grew as a result of the coffee trade and later due to industrialization. The drawing is done with Nanquim ink, a type of ink developed in China and used for colloidal drawings and watercolors. It involves...