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

Description:

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

Resource Link:

https://catalog.princeton.edu/catalog/9973991193506421

Identifier:

ark:/88435/3t945t274

Language:

en and English

Creator:

Wells, James W. (James William) and Wells, James W. (James William).

Publisher:

London : John Murray, 1876.

Provider:

Princeton

Resource Class:

Maps

Resource Type:

Image

Subject:

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

Theme:

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

Spatial Coverage:

Brazil

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

TIFF