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Souza Relatorio do Rio de Janeiro

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5 folding tables, 1 with small holes bound with Orçamento da Receita e Despeza da Provincia do Rio de Janeiro, para o anno financeiro de 1846 a 1847, folding map, folding plan, 3 folding tables, 2 works in 1 vol., 4 pp. letter signed by Joaquim Jose de Almeida, addressed to Manuel Joaquim de Almeida, relating to travel and trade in Rio de Janeiro, Pernambuco,&c., dated Lisboa 24 June 1828, loosely inserted, contemporary green morocco, gilt, arms on covers, worn, spine missing, 4to, Rio de Janeiro, Vianna, 1846.

***Includes map of the route of a 'Canal de le Campos a Macahé', and an early plan of Petropolis. The early growth of Petropolis, founded only in 1843 and the site of the summer residence of the emperors of Brazil, was mainly due to Souza e Oliveria Coutinho's encouragement of the settlement of 500 familes of German colonists in the area..

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