Description of Inlet of the Kingdom of Angola. (Descripçam Da Barra Do Reino De Amgolla) 1626

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Old map of Angola, Luanda.

century manuscript map is an early depiction of the harbor and city of Luanda, on the coast of Angola. Founded by the Portuguese in 1575, Luanda became the administrative center of Portuguese rule in Angola in 1627, one year after this map was made. The port of Luanda was also the center of the Angolan slave trade, controlled by the Portuguese Empire, and which is estimated to have supplied around one-quarter of all African slaves sent to the Americas.
Created by Goncalo Pires Carvalho in 1626.

• Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
• Original resource extent: 1 manuscript map : color ; 43 x 110 centimeters.
• Original resource at: National Library of Brazil.
• Content in Portuguese.
• Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Map Subjects

Angola

Luanda

Goncalo Pires Carvalho

1626

Map Tags

1626

Angola

Goncalo Pires Carvalho

Luanda

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