Cartography in dispute: the frontiers of Brazil in Abbé Raynal’s Histoire des Deux Indes

This article analyzes the frontier line(s) of Brazil proposed by the Portuguese ambassadors (D. Vicente de Sousa Coutinho, D. Rodrigo de Sousa Coutinho, and Luís de Sousa Coutinho, the Viscount of Balsemão), drawn on maps and documents sent to Abbé Raynal when he was preparing the 1780 edition of hi...

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Main Author: Junia Ferreira Furtado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 2021-10-01
Series:Culture & History Digital Journal
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Online Access:https://cultureandhistory.revistas.csic.es/index.php/cultureandhistory/article/view/217