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United States and Brazil: Expanding Frontiers, Comparing Cultures

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Plano de la Ya. y Pto. de Sta. Cathala. en la costa del Brasil sitdo. en su pta. del norte y boca del pto. en 27 gs. 28 ms. latitd. sur, 327 gs. 36 ms. longd., merido. de Tenerife / segun D. Estevan Alvarez del Fierro en 1757 y extracto. pr. D. Manl. Christovl. del Canto en 1776 ; Rico en Cadiz sc.

Christovl. del Canto, Manl.

CREATED/PUBLISHED
[1776]

NOTES
Also shows naval battle information in red ink.

Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown by soundings.

Oriented with north to the right.

Prime meridian: Tenerife.

Pen-and-ink and watercolors.

Mounted on cloth backing.

Order number annotated in pencil in lower right margin: 533528 Ja. 3, 38.

Includes index, notes, and inset showing view of island.

LC Luso-Hispanic World, 171

Scale [ca. 1:285,000].

SUBJECTS
Santa Catarina Island (Brazil)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800.
Santa Catarina Island (Brazil)--History, Military--Maps--Early works to 1800.
Coasts--Brazil--Santa Catarina (State)--Maps--Early works to 1800.
Atlantic Coast (Brazil)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800.
Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800.
Brazil--Santa Catarina Island.
Brazil--Santa Catarina (State)
Brazil--Atlantic Coast.

RELATED NAMES
Alvarez del Fierro, Estevan.

RELATED TITLES
[Maggs purchase map collection ; 40b]

MEDIUM
1 map : ms., col. ; 28 x 37 cm.

CALL NUMBER
G5617.S23 1776 .C5 Vault

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

DIGITAL ID
g5617s ct000052 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g5617s.ct000052

RELATED DIGITAL ITEMS
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