Excerpt from The Empire of Brazil: At the Universal Exhibition of 1876 in Philadelphia The Empire of Brazil is situated in the most eastern portion of South America. It extends from io.' N. Lat. To 10. S. Lat. And from 24. E. Long. To W. Long. Of Rio de Janeiro. Ponta de Pedras, in the province of Pernambuco, the most eastern point of the Empire, is in 24. W. Long. Of Paris, and 15. W. Long. Of Greenwich; and the last boundary mark, on the right bank of the river Javary, the most western point, is in 14. W. Long. Of Paris, and W. Long. Of Greenwich. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.