THE NEW MAP OF HEREDITARY CAPTAINCIES OF BRAZIL

This paper presents a new map of the Hereditary Captaincies at the moment of their creation (1534-1536), which differs from the traditional map proposed by Varnhagen in 1854, has remained until now. The new design is based on primary sources, namely, charts of donation and the cartography of the tim...

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Main Author: Jorge Pimentel Cintra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Uberlândia 2015-09-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Cartografia
Online Access:http://www.seer.ufu.br/index.php/revistabrasileiracartografia/article/view/44625