Hydrographic Map of the Famous Rio de Janeiro Bay Where the São Sebastião City is Situated

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 Vilhena, Luís of Santos, 1744-1814 Creator cartographic map cartographic image xx monographic place of publication not identified] [publisher not identified] 1775 por 1 online resource. 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. 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. 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 Brazil Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro 912 https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.wdl/wdl.801 2021668319 DLC 210708 20250607110300.6 22131871 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.8 using MARC21slim2MODS3-8_XSLT1-0.xsl (Revision 1.172 20230208) eng