General chart of the coasts of Brasil, &c. from the River Para to Buenos-Ayres. Laurie, Richard Holmes ; Purdy, John ; Findlay, Alexander George, 1812-1875, 1853


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Full Title: General chart of the coasts of Brasil, &c. from the River Para to Buenos-Ayres; with particular plans of the harbours. Constructed chiefly From the surveys of the Baron Roussin and Captain Wm. Hewett, adjusted by the later observations of Captain Phillip Parker King, Captain Robert Fitzroy, and other distinguished Officers of the British Royal Navy. Constructed and drawn by John Purdy and Alexr. Findlay. Junr. London. Published By Richd. H. Laurie, No. 53, Fleet Street. January 1st 1853. (With 31 inset maps listed below)

Author: Laurie, Richard Holmes ; Purdy, John ; Findlay, Alexander George, 1812-1875

Date: 1853

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Author: Laurie, Richard Holmes ; Purdy, John ; Findlay, Alexander George, 1812-1875

Date: 1853

Short Title: General chart of the coasts of Brasil, &c. from the River Para to Buenos-Ayres.

Publisher: London: Richd. H. Laurie.

Type: Chart Map

Object Height cm: 96

Object Width cm: 193

Scale 1: 2,500,000

Note: An uncolored, bluebacked chart. Thirty one inset maps, clockwise: 1. Monte Video, 2. Paranagua, 3. Rio Grande de S. Pedro, 4. Maldonado, 5. Cananea, 6. Santos, 7. Marambaya, 8. Roadstead of Cape Sta. Maria, 9. St. Sebastian. 10. Bahia Do Espirito Santo, 11. Port Frio, 12. Porto Macayo, 13. Abrolhos Channel, 14. Pernambuco, 15. The Approaches to Pernambuco, 16. Anchorage of San Joao or St. John, 17. Sketch of the Bank of Manoel Luis, 18. Mouths of the Maranon, 19. Maranham, &c., 20. Port of Maranham, 21. The River Jaguarybe, To Aracati, 22. Rio Para, 23. City of Para and vicinity, 24. The Eastern Entrances Of The Rio Para, 25. Ciara or Seara, 26. Entrance of the River Parahyba Do Norte, 27. The Rio Grande do Norte, 28. Fernando Noronha, 29. St. Catharina, 30. Bahia or San Salvador, 31. Rio Janeiro, &c. Seven views of the coast included. Map owner's path by date (1854) is tracked in pencil.

Reference: Not in P-Maps.

Country: Brazil

City: Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) ; Salvador (Brazil)

Full Title: General chart of the coasts of Brasil, &c. from the River Para to Buenos-Ayres; with particular plans of the harbours. Constructed chiefly From the surveys of the Baron Roussin and Captain Wm. Hewett, adjusted by the later observations of Captain Phillip Parker King, Captain Robert Fitzroy, and other distinguished Officers of the British Royal Navy. Constructed and drawn by John Purdy and Alexr. Findlay. Junr. London. Published By Richd. H. Laurie, No. 53, Fleet Street. January 1st 1853. (With 31 inset maps listed below)

List No: 5493.000

Series No: 1

Engraver or Printer: Roussin, Albin Rene, baron, 1781-1854 ; Hewett, William, Captain ; King, Phillip Parker ; Fitzroy, Robert, 1805-1865

Published In: General chart of the coasts of Brasil, &c. from the River Para to Buenos-Ayres; with particular plans of the harbours. Constructed chiefly From the surveys of the Baron Roussin and Captain Wm. Hewett, adjusted by the later observations of Captain Phillip Parker King, Captain Robert Fitzroy, and other distinguished Officers of the British Royal Navy. Constructed and drawn by John Purdy and Alexr. Findlay. Junr. London. Published By Richd. H. Laurie, No. 53, Fleet Street. January 1st 1853. (with 31 inset maps listed in note field above)

Publication Author: Laurie, Richard Holmes ; Purdy, John ; Findlay, Alexander George, 1812-1875

Publication Date: 1853

Publication Reference: Not in P-Maps.

Publication Note: See note field above.

Publication List No: 5493.000

Publication Type: Chart Map

Publication Maps: 1

Publication Height cm: 96

Publication Width cm: 193

Image No: 5493000

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