02324nem a22004213i 4500 22131871 20250607110300.6 m |o c | cr ||||||||||| 210708s1775 xx |||||| a |o | por 22131871 0 ibc orignew u ncip 20 y-gencatlg LCAP batch update 2025-06-02-04:00: LCAPM-816 2021668319 (WDL)00801 DLC eng DLC por 912 Hydrographic 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 [place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1775. 1 online resource. cartographic image cri rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Title devised, in English, by Library staff. Original resource extent: 1 manuscript view and 2 manuscript maps, pen-and-ink and watercolor ; on sheet 58 x 93 centimeters. 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 lived in Salvador, where he worked as a teacher of Greek and Latin. Vilhena wrote extensively about life in Portuguese Brazil, often expressing the frustration of many immigrants about living in the colony. 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. 1775 Manuscript maps Vilhena, Luís of Santos, 1744-1814 Creator. Brazil Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro gdcwdl wdl_00801 https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.wdl/wdl.801 wdl/wdlpartner/wdlbrazil s-Online Electronic Resource