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Title: Route map of journey through North-East Brazil by James W. Wells, civil engineer Engraved by Edwd. Weller

Contributors:

Dates

  • Coverage: 1876

Publishers

  • London : John Murray, 1876.

Summary

Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Lines of Wells's route, proposed railway, and roads are shown. Includes information on soil quality and indigenous territories. Campos geraes - grass land with occasional belts of forest - and campinas - grass land devoid of bush only found on the high table land - are shown. From: The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London. Vol. 46 (1876), pp. 308-28; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J687 v. 46 1876

Subjects

  • Brazil
  • Brazil—Discovery and exploration—Maps
  • Physical geography—Brazil—Maps
  • Brazil, Northeast—Maps
  • Physical maps
  • Other

Geospatial coordinates

  • Bounding Box: BBOX (-50.0, -43.0, -2.0, -12.0)
  • Geometry: BBOX (-50.0, -43.0, -2.0, -12.0)

Provider

Princeton

Rights

  • Access rights: Public

Citation

Wells, James W. (James William). Route map of journey through North-East Brazil by James W. Wells, civil engineer Engraved by Edwd. Weller. London : John Murray, 1876.. Image data. https://maps.princeton.edu/catalog/princeton-3t945t274

Format

TIFF

Languages

  • eng