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(BRAZIL.) Group of Portuguese royal proclamations relating to Brazil. 24 items, each about 11 x 8 inches, each disbound or in later wrappers, most from one to three pages; each with a library release stamp. (JCB) Lisbon, 1752-1811
Proclamations on Brazil issued by King José I from 1752 to 1770, and by the future King João VI as prince regent from 1801 to 1811. The subject matter includes slavery, treatment of Amazonian Indians, gold mining in Minas Gerais, and trade. A particularly vivid 24 January 1756 proclamation declares that slaves guilty of using knives are to be sentenced to 100 lashes on ten alternate days. Full list of proclamation dates available upon request.
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