Chart of the coast of Brazil from Maranham to the River Plate

Single sheet. Hand col. engr. Medium: 2 leaves joined. Scale: [ca.1:5 000 000 (lat)]. Contents Note: Centres where enslaved people were traded are marked in red, Inset: Plan of the harbour of Rio Janeiro [ca. 1:150 000 (bar)], Inset: Plan of Santos harbour [ca. 1: 55 000 (bar)], Inset: Plan of Espirito Santo [ca. 1:150 000 (bar)], Inset: Plan of Bahia or the Bay of All Saints [ca. 1:500 000 (bar)], Inset: Plan of the Abrolhos [ca. 1:1 000 000 (bar)], Inset: Island of Fernand de Noronho [ca. 1: 100 000 (bar)], Inset: Rio Grande do Norte [ca. 1:125 000 (bar)], Inset: R. Iguaribe leading to Aricate [ca. 1:250 000 (bar)], Inset: Bay of Maranham [ca. 1:500 000 (bar)], Inset: Harbour of Pernambuco [ca. 1:150 000 (bar)], Inset: Harbour of Rio Grande [ca. 1:150 000 (bar)], Inset: Sholas of Manoel Luis [ca. 1:175 000 (bar)].

Object Details

ID: G244:6/25
Collection: Charts and maps
Type: Chart
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Arrowsmith, Aaron
Places: Brazil
Date made: circa 1845
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Printed area 40 x 96.5cm, on sheet 42 x 98cm.