Map of Rio de Janeiro from 1775 – Le Neptune Oriental
“Plan de la Baye et du Port de Rio-janeiro…”, Apres de Mannevillette, Jean B. N. D.
This important old harbour chart shows Rio de Janeiro in block plan form.
All the islands and coastal features are shown, with many soundings and anchorages. On the other side of the Rio, at the mouth of Guanabara Bay, is a lagoon called Lagoa de Pirate Ningo.
A beautiful compass rose with fleur-de-lis and rhumb lines decorate this copper engraved map.
The French navigator and hydrographer D’ Après de Mannevillette (1707-1780) used new instruments to correct the latitudes measured by earlier explorers.
His atlas Le Neptune Oriental, first published in 1745, was considered a great achievement and an indispensable resource for navigators.
References: Shirley (BL Atlases) M.APR-1c.
Map of Rio de Janeiro from 1775 – Historical Map
