. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. EIO AND IIS ENVIEONS. 19i the Natural History Museum, the Public Library with 200,000 volumes, the Historico-Geographical Institute, and the Geographical Society, both with valu- able special libraries. The observatory, at present rising above tbe picturesque ruins of an old Jesuit Church, is to be removed to a peak of the Serra do Mar near Petropolis, 3,450 feet above sea-level. Besides the botanic garden, with a domain of no less than 1,500 acres, of which, however, not more than 150 are laid out, there are several other public grounds, all disp
. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. EIO AND IIS ENVIEONS. 19i the Natural History Museum, the Public Library with 200,000 volumes, the Historico-Geographical Institute, and the Geographical Society, both with valu- able special libraries. The observatory, at present rising above tbe picturesque ruins of an old Jesuit Church, is to be removed to a peak of the Serra do Mar near Petropolis, 3,450 feet above sea-level. Besides the botanic garden, with a domain of no less than 1,500 acres, of which, however, not more than 150 are laid out, there are several other public grounds, all displaying the great variety and splendour of the Brazilian vegeta- tion. Such are the Passeio Publico, on the seashore, the Largo do Constituçao, near which are grouped the chief theatres, and the Largo do Republica, between the Fig. 81. — Rio, NiCTHEEOY AND ENVIRONMENTS. Scale 1 : 180, 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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