Historic Map : Black Map of Brazil, 1844, Vintage Wall Art United States New York City A view of New York highlighting the ever-increasing industral might of the city. 5249762 Louis and the juncture of

Louis and the juncture of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers appears in the upper right quadrant

it also includes the mythical Lake Parime

and the proposed route of the Union Pacific Railroad

as the map extends further north into only tenuously explored regions

Historic Map : Black Map of Brazil, 1844, Vintage Wall Art United States New York City A view of New York highlighting the ever-increasing industral might of the city. 5249762 Louis and the juncture ofThis is a fine example of Adam and Charles Black's 1844 map of Brazil. It covers the South American countries of Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay and Guyana. Notes several important towns, cities, rivers, mountains and a host of other topographical features. Under Emperor Dom Pedro I Brazil had declared itself independent of Portugal roughly 22 turbulent years earlier. Much of South America was, at this time, embroiled in or about to become embroiled in,