The Friar's Head, in the Organ Mountains, near Theresopolis, Rio de Janeiro, 1869. 'A view of one of the most striking parts of the scenery of the Organ Mountains, about forty miles from Rio de Janeiro, is engraved for this Number [ie issue]. It was taken in the neighbourhood of Theresapolis, the German colony founded by the present Empress of Brazil. These mountains, the highest peak of which is 7800 ft. above the sea, have a picturesque diversity of outline. One of them is called the Finger Mountain, from its resembling in shape a closed hand with the first finger outstretched and pointing u
The Friar's Head, in the Organ Mountains, near Theresopolis, Rio de Janeiro, 1869. 'A view of one of the most striking parts of the scenery of the Organ Mountains, about forty miles from Rio de Janeiro, is engraved for this Number [ie issue]. It was taken in the neighbourhood of Theresapolis, the German colony founded by the present Empress of Brazil. These mountains, the highest peak of which is 7800 ft. above the sea, have a picturesque diversity of outline. One of them is called the Finger Mountain, from its resembling in shape a closed hand with the first finger outstretched and pointing upwards. The Finger Mountain does not appear in the sketch, the most prominent feature in which is the peak called "The Friar's Head," from its resemblance in shape to the cowl of a monk. The height of some of these peaks has never been accurately measured, but they are among the loftiest on the eastern coast of South America'. From "Illustrated London News", 1869.
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