. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. VICTORIA. 177 This place stands at the south-west extremity of the island formed by the narrow Maruype channel, which is here crossed by a wooden bridge. On the mainland, are seen the remains of the old capital, Villa Velha, with its imposing group of churches and convents. Farther east the entry of the estuary is indicated by the isolated heights of Penha (4;30 feet), and Moreno (690 feet), the former crowned by a church, the latter by a lighthouse. To the north, beyond the Frade Leopardo peak rises the still loftier three-crested Mestre-Alvarez,
. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. VICTORIA. 177 This place stands at the south-west extremity of the island formed by the narrow Maruype channel, which is here crossed by a wooden bridge. On the mainland, are seen the remains of the old capital, Villa Velha, with its imposing group of churches and convents. Farther east the entry of the estuary is indicated by the isolated heights of Penha (4;30 feet), and Moreno (690 feet), the former crowned by a church, the latter by a lighthouse. To the north, beyond the Frade Leopardo peak rises the still loftier three-crested Mestre-Alvarez, contracted to Mestialve (3,220 feet). According to Mouchez, this is a long extinct volcano, still containing sulphur beds. Thanks to its great height and isolated position near Fig. 71.—Victoria. Scale 1 : 140,000,. 40"'20' West or ureenwich 40't4-' 0 to 16 Feet. Depths. 16 to 32 Feet. Sandbank, .S'2 Feet and upwards. H Miles. the coast, Mestialve is one of the most striking landmarks on the whole of the Brazilian seaboard. Since the completion o£ the harbour works, Victoria is accessible to large vessels, the bar having from 16 to 20 feet even at low water. Its trade is rapidly increasing, and thousands of immigrants are now landed at this port, which has become entirely independent of Rio de Janeiro, in its relations with Europe. The colonists already number about 30,000—Germans, Poles, Swiss, Tyrolese, Portu- guese, and especially Italians, who greatly outnumber all the rest. They settle chiefly in the southern parts of the State, near Anchicta (formerly Benevente), Alfredo Chavez, Itapemirim and CacJioeiro. Anchieta perpetuates the name of the Jesuit missionary, who had at one time gathered together as many as 12,000 Indians from the surrounding forests.' Under. 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
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