Ref NoLDGSL/1/9
Title'Extract of a letter from Rio de Janeiro'
Date30 Jul 1808
LevelItem
Extent2pp
FormatDocument
DescriptionAnon, 'Extract of a letter from Rio de Janeiro', addressed to James Laird, on the granite quarries near Rio de Janeiro which are worked by slaves, 30 July 1808.
Administrative HistoryThe author, who has been purposely anonymised, seems to have accompanied John Mawe on his visit to Brazil [Mawe, J, 'Travels in the Interior of Brazil,: Particulary in the Gold and Diamond Districts of that country...', (1812).]
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LanguageEnglish
Publication NoteRead before the Society, 7 April 1809.
ArchNoteDescription by John Thackray, revised by Caroline Lam
TermGranite
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/51MAWE; John (1766-1829); mineralogist1766-1829
Places
CodePlaceName
NA16Rio de Janeiro
NA389South America
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