Cartógrafos portugueses representan ríos y montañas: señales de riquezas y puntos de referencia en las tierras de Brasil

Cartógrafos portugueses representan ríos y montañas: señales de riquezas y puntos de referencia en las tierras de Brasil

From the analysis of examples of Portuguese cartography about Brazil, namely the itineraries produced between 1580 and 1640 by Luís Teixeira and his son, João Teixeira Albernaz I, some functions performed by rivers and mountains are identified on the maps and in literary descriptions. Fundamentally,...

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Main Author: Andréa Doré
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centre de Recherches sur les Mondes Américains 2020-10-01
Series:Nuevo mundo - Mundos Nuevos
Subjects:
nautical itineraries
Brazilian coasts
Teixeira Albernaz (João)
Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/nuevomundo/81382
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Cartógrafos portugueses representan ríos y montañas: señales de riquezas y puntos de referencia en las tierras de Brasil
Nuevo mundo - Mundos Nuevos
nautical itineraries
Brazilian coasts
Teixeira Albernaz (João)
author_facet Andréa Doré
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title Cartógrafos portugueses representan ríos y montañas: señales de riquezas y puntos de referencia en las tierras de Brasil
title_short Cartógrafos portugueses representan ríos y montañas: señales de riquezas y puntos de referencia en las tierras de Brasil
title_full Cartógrafos portugueses representan ríos y montañas: señales de riquezas y puntos de referencia en las tierras de Brasil
title_fullStr Cartógrafos portugueses representan ríos y montañas: señales de riquezas y puntos de referencia en las tierras de Brasil
title_full_unstemmed Cartógrafos portugueses representan ríos y montañas: señales de riquezas y puntos de referencia en las tierras de Brasil
title_sort cartógrafos portugueses representan ríos y montañas: señales de riquezas y puntos de referencia en las tierras de brasil
publisher Centre de Recherches sur les Mondes Américains
series Nuevo mundo - Mundos Nuevos
issn 1626-0252
publishDate 2020-10-01
description From the analysis of examples of Portuguese cartography about Brazil, namely the itineraries produced between 1580 and 1640 by Luís Teixeira and his son, João Teixeira Albernaz I, some functions performed by rivers and mountains are identified on the maps and in literary descriptions. Fundamentally, for these cartographers, rivers and mountains are geographical elements always desired. Within the continent they may indicate the existence of precious metal mines. Along the coast, they represent landmarks and are signs of proper navigation.
topic nautical itineraries
Brazilian coasts
Teixeira Albernaz (João)
url http://journals.openedition.org/nuevomundo/81382
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