. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. TOPOGEAPÏÏY—JOAZEIEO. 171 Farther on, the main route penetrates into a region which abounds in inscribed rocks, dating from prehistoric times. The whole country is at present even less thinly inhabited than at the time of the Jesuit missions, and before the arrival of the whites, it appears to have been the centre of a large indigenous population. Fig. 68.—Rio S. Feancisco Basin. Scile : 1, West oF Greenwich 56° 0 to 600 Fathoms. Depths. 500 to 2,000 Pat horns. Fathoms and upwards. 310 Miles. Joazeiro, on the right bank above the Pa
. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. TOPOGEAPÏÏY—JOAZEIEO. 171 Farther on, the main route penetrates into a region which abounds in inscribed rocks, dating from prehistoric times. The whole country is at present even less thinly inhabited than at the time of the Jesuit missions, and before the arrival of the whites, it appears to have been the centre of a large indigenous population. Fig. 68.—Rio S. Feancisco Basin. Scile : 1, West oF Greenwich 56° 0 to 600 Fathoms. Depths. 500 to 2,000 Pat horns. Fathoms and upwards. 310 Miles. Joazeiro, on the right bank above the Paulo Afionso Falls, has been chosen as the future terminus of the railway, which runs from the city of Bahia north- westwards to the S. Francisco valley. This riverside port already does a brisk. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Reclus, Elisée, 1830-1905; Ravenstein, Ernest George, 1834-1913; Keane, A. H. (Augustus Henry), 1833-1912. New York, D. Appleton and company
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