Description: Reclus19_26 1894 Reclus print SANTOS, SAO PAULO STATE, BRAZIL, #26 Nice view titled Port de Santos, vue prise en 1891, from wood engraving with fine detail and clear impression, approx. page size is 28 x 19 cm, approx. image size is 19 x 13 cm. From La Nouvelle Géographie universelle, la terre et les hommes, 19 vol. (1875-94) (edition in English: The Earth and Its Inhabitants, 1878-94), great work of Elisee Reclus. Santos port city, southeastern Sao Paulo state, Brazil, occupying an alluvial plain on the inner side of the Ilha (island) de Sao Vicente, cut off from the mainland by a tidal channel. The city lies only a few feet above sea level, and its swampy island is drained by deep concrete conduits. The channel is free from obstructions, and in front of the city it widens into a bay deep enough for the largest vessels. The docks are 4 mi (6 km) long and can accommodate about 50 ships at a time. Founded in 1543 and named for the Hospital dos Santos in Lisbon, it was sacked by the English privateer Thomas Cavendish in 1591. It has become the world's leading coffee port, and the aroma of coffee permeates the city. In addition to coffee, exports include cotton, sugar, bananas, castor oil, xarque (jerked beef), corn (maize), seafood (sardines, croakers, hake, lobster), oranges, and hides. Transport equipment, electrical machinery, steel and ferroalloy products, methol, wood veneers, and textiles are manufactured there for export. Other industries include sawmills, canneries, and factories producing cement, candy, soap, soft drinks, and canvas items. A petroleum refinery at Cubatao and a hydroelectric plant serve the city, which will also receive energy from the Itaipu plant. Santos is the nation's largest port. A humid, subtropical climate and marshy surroundings once created unfavourable living conditions, but drainage canals, the paving of streets, better housing, sanitation, and port improvements have made Santos a healthful city. A suburban seaside resort, Guarujá, attracts many visitors from inland Brazil. Railroads and highways descend the steep coastal range, the Serra do Mar, from the city of Sao Paulo, the state capital, 49 mi northwest. Santos also has two airports. Pop. (1980) 410,933.
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Year of Production: 1894
Date of Creation: 1800-1899
Style: Realism
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Subject: Architecture & Cityscape
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