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Oriented with north toward the upper left.

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Document identity
localId
9s161f84q
label
A map of the mouth of the River Tagus or the Harbour of the city of Lisbon
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
9s161f84q
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
A map of the mouth of the River Tagus or the Harbour of the city of Lisbon
description
Oriented with north toward the upper left.
date
["[1755–1759]"]
year
1755
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_003983
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Urban Maps
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Lisbon (Portugal)--Maps
Lisbon (Portugal)--Aerial views
Tagus River (Spain and Portugal)--Maps
subjectsGeographic
Europe
Lisbon
Portugal
Tagus
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
London
publisher
sold by Eliz. Bakewell and I. Brotherton
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
9s1621613
schema:latitude
38.666667
schema:longitude
-9.4
extent
2 maps on 1 sheet ; on sheet 47 x 52 cm.
notes
Oriented with north toward the upper left.
Relief shown pictorially.
Depths shown by soundings.
Includes ancillary map: A view of the city of Lisbon (the capital of the Kingdom of Portugal) before the late dreadful earthquake Nov. 1, 1755.
Includes index to points of interest.
Includes inset of the Castle of Belem.
Cataloging, conservation, and digitization made possible in part by The National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor.
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dcId
9s161f84q
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map
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