Cover illustration: Detail of the front page of dâAnville, Atlas, ou Recueil de cartes géographiques, Collection de cartes géographiques en trois volumes que son Excellence lâAmbassadeur a fait choisir pour son usage par le Sieur dâAnville, géographe du roy. FBN, AT 015,02,001/003.
This book was translated by Sabrina Gledhill, Flora Thomson-DeVeaux, and Eoin OâNeill.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Furtado, Junia Ferreira, author.
Title: LâAmeÌrique meÌridionale : the map that shaped Brazil in the 18th century / By Junia Ferreira Furtado.
Description: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2025] | Series: Mapping the past, 2589-9945 ; Volume 4 | Includes index. | Summary: âThis book explores how the origins of Brazilâs modern borders can be traced to the cartography of the Americas produced by the eighteenth-century French cartographer J.B.B. dâAnville. It argues that this map reflects the geopolitical policies of the Portuguese diplomat D. Luis da Cunha, who was involved in Portugalâs negotiations with the Spanish to formally establish Brazilâs frontiers, and highlights how and why these policies were adopted in the Treaty of Madrid in 1750ââ Provided by publisher.
Identifiers: LCCN 2024036800 (print) | LCCN 2024036801 (ebook) | ISBN 9789004708310 (hardback) | ISBN 9789004710764 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: CartographyâBrazilâHistoryâ18th century. | GeopoliticsâBrazilâHistoryâ18th century. | Cunha, Luiz da, 1662-1749. | BrazilâPolitics and governmentâHistoryâ18th century.
Classification: LCC GA673.6.A1 F87 2025 (print) | LCC GA673.6.A1 (ebook) | DDC 320.1/20981âdc23/eng/20240815
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2024036800
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2024036801
Typeface for the Latin, Greek, and Cyrillic scripts: âBrillâ. See and download: brill.com/brill-typeface.
ISSN 2589-9945
ISBN 978-90-04-70831-0 (hardback)
ISBN 978-90-04-71076-4 (e-book)
DOI 10.1163/9789004710764
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