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MapMap 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 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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MapPlanta 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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MapPlanta do Rio de Janeiro com os horarios dos bondes, estradas de ferro, barcas, estradas de rodagem etc 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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MapCartogramma da febre amarella (durante o anno de 1895) na cidade do Rio de Janeiro
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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MapPart 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
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MapHydrographic Map of the Famous Rio de Janeiro Bay Where the São Sebastião City is Situated.
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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MapMap of the Situation of the Three Main Fortresses on the Inlet Entrance of Rio de Janeiro.
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...- Date: 1764-01-01
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MapCarta da Área definida no artigo primeiro do decreto 24.515 de 1934 : [Brazil] 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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MapPlanta 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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MapNova 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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MapPlanta 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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MapMap of the City of Rio de Janeiro, with the Essential Part of the Port and All Fortified Places.
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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MapPlano 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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MapCidades 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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MapPlanta da cidade do Rio de Janeiro : obedecendo á divisão da cidade em districtos municipaes 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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MapA 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