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
