The universal geography : earth and its inhabitants

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AMAZONIA AND LA PLATA.
miulo Recife the chief point of attraction for vessels coming from North America,
Europe, and Africa. No part of the Brazilian seaboard possesses more strategical
importance. It forms the advanced bulwark of the republic, and in the near
future Pernambuco promises to become the most frequented port in South America,
Fio-. 5G.— FErsT.iNQ Keefs between Pakahtba and the
Mouth of the S. Feancisco.
OtoS
Fathoms.
5to50
Fathoms.
Scale 1 : 3,500,000.
JJeptha,
60 to 600
Fathoms.
BOO to 1.000
Fathoms.
60 Miles.
1.000 Fathoms
and upwards.
especially for the pas-
senger traiSc between
the Old and New
Worlds.
Three trans-Atlan-
tic cables radiate from
Recife, which is the
port of call for twelve
lines of steamers, while
hundreds of other
vessels here ship cot-
ton, coffee, sugar, to-
bacco, hides, skins, the
dyewoods formerly
known as " pernam-
bucs," natural history
collections, and other
objects. Great Britain
takes the '^rgest share
of this t:
France,
German^ ad the
United States follow-
ing in the order
named. Pernambuco
is the seat of a geo-
graphical institute and
other learned societies.
Numerous carriage
roads and three rail-
ways radiate to the
surrounding towns
—
Iguarasstc in the
north; Pao d'Alho in
the north-west at the
bifurcation of the rail-
ways running one towards Naznrdh, the other towards Limociro, two busy trading
places surrounded by sugar-works. Limoeira is the chief place in the Rio
Capibaribe valley, where are also situated Bom JariUm, Taquaretinga, and Birjo da
Mddre de Beus.
The railway running west of Recife towards the Upper Ipojuca valley succes-