1850 View of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

This is a gorgeous c. 1850 view of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The view illustrates a coastal portion of the city, with a monumental building at center. A three-masted ship appears in the foreground on the left and is flying two flags, one of which appears to be the flag of the British East India Company, but that makes very little sense if this is Brazil. Two boats in the foreground ferry supplies, including cattle, to the waiting ship. Buildings line the shore in the background.

Publication History

This unsigned view was likely published in a book c. 1850.