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English: A fine and rare 1849 S. A. Mitchell Sr. map of Brazil and Paraguay. Map depicts the eastern part of South American including the Guianas, Brazil ( Brasil ) and Paraguay. Features impressive detail of the amazon basin and the interior of Brazil. Inset of the Environs of Rio de Jenario at the bottom right. Inset of Paraguay at the bottom ...
At the same time, Argentina and Brazil were not content to leave Paraguay with a truly free political system. Pro-Argentine militia chief Benigno Ferreira for a short time emerged as de facto dictator until his overthrow by Bernardino Caballero with Brazilian help in 1874. Ferreira later returned to lead the 1904 Liberal uprising, which ousted ...
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English: S. Augustus Mitchell was born in Connecticut in 1790 and became a teacher. He found the materials available in early 19th-century America for teaching geography inadequate and, after moving to Philadelphia in 1829 or 1830, formed a company that soon was producing improved maps, atlases, tourist guides, and geography textbooks.
Paraguayan War (1864–1870): Armed conflict between Paraguay and the Triple Alliance, a coalition made up of Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina. The conflict began at the end of 1864 between Brazil and Paraguay, with the Triple Alliance being formed the next year. As a result, Paraguay lost a large part of its territory (160,000 km²). [12]
The endless possibilities of large and rich country of Brazil, economic development produced by the opening of Brazilian ports to international trade-decision of 1808 - and remoteness from European conflicts resulted in a bold idea of the Portuguese political leadership. Convert Brazil to the center of decision and permanent seat of the Kingdom ...
"Entered according to Act of Congress ... 1870 by S. Augustus Mitchell, jr. ... Pennsylvania." Maps include insets of "Harbor of Rio Janeiro," "Harbor of Bahia," and "Island of Juan Fernandez." Decorative border picturing grape vines surrounds the two maps. In margin : "69." From: Mitchell's new general atlas.
The list of national border changes from 1815 to 1914 refers to the changes in international borders since the end of the Napoleonic Wars until World War I.This period of time saw the fall of the Spanish colonial empire to the United States and the progression of European colonial efforts.