Detail View: JCB Map Collection: Plan de la baye, et de la ville de Rio-Janeiro, ...
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Accession Number:
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8995
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File Name:
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8995-1
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Call number:
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Cabinet GL740 / 1
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Map title:
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Plan de la baye, et de la ville de Rio-Janeiro, ...
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Place of Publication:
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[Paris?]
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Publisher:
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[P.-F. Godart de Beauchamps]
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Publication date:
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[1740]
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Map size height:
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22.5 cm.
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Map size width:
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30.7 cm.
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Item description:
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etching, engraving
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Geographical description:
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Map of the city of Rio de Janeiro and chart of the bay of Guanabara. Includes locations of forts, islands, magazines, important houses, batteries, locations of battles and fleets, a scale in French leagues, and a compass rose. Items are lettered and numbered for identification in a key within the image.
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References:
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http://www.stockportmbc.gov.uk/treasure_island/pirates.htm#rene (July 2003)
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Geographic Area:
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SouthAmerica
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Historical notes:
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This map was published in René Duguay-Trouin, Mémoires, Paris?, 1740. Map is here held separately.Du Guay-Trouin was a Breton pirate from St. Malo who was so successful in attacking British ships that he was made a French naval commander. Text states that he sacked the city of Rio de Janeiro between 11 September and 4 November, 1711.
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Normalized date:
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1740
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Creator:
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A. Coquart
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