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Engraving of Salvador de Bahia from 1770 – Historical Maps
Engraving of Salvador da Bahia, 1770 – Salvador, the former capital of Brazil, was a strategic port under Portuguese control. This beautiful engraving shows the walled city of Salvador with ships and boats filling the harbour in the foreground. A key of letters at the bottom identifies various locations. This anonymous Spanish view is a larger copy of Arnoldus Montanus’ view of the city, published in 1671. “La Ciudadde S. Salvador Capital del Brasil”, Anon.
Copper engraving of Salvador de Bahia, 1770
Salvador, the former capital of Brazil, was a strategic port under Portuguese control.
This beautiful engraving shows the walled city of Salvador with ships and boats filling the harbour in the foreground.
A key of letters at the bottom identifies various locations. This anonymous Spanish view is a larger copy of Arnoldus Montanus’ view of the city, published in 1671. “La Ciudadde S. Salvador Capital del Brasil”, Anon.
Engraving of Salvador da Bahia, 1770 – Historical Maps of Brazil
Written by Willy Sievert
Editor of Bahia.ws since its founding in 2009. Based in Salvador, he travels frequently across the Northeast and all of Brazil to keep the guides up to date. Learn more about Willy Sievert →
