XXI. Provincia de Minas Geraes. (To accompany) Atlas do imperio do Brazil ... Organisado por Candido Mendes de Almeida. Rio de Janeiro : Lithographia do Instituto Philomathico. 1868. (inset) Cidade do Ouro Preto.
Atlas do imperio do Brazil : comprehendendo as respectivas divisoes administrativas, ecclesiasticas, eleitoraes e judiciarias dedicado a sua Magestade o Imperador o Senhor D. Pedro II : destinado a instrucçao publica no imperio com especialidade a dos alumnos do Imperial Collegio de Pedro II. Organisado por Candido Mendes de Almeida. Rio de Janeiro : Lithographia do Instituto Philomathico. 1868.
XXI. Provincia de Minas Geraes

Engraved color map. Inset represents plan of the City of Ouro Preto. Map shows administrative divisions by color, capital, cities, villages, population and parishes. Relief shown by hachures. Depth shows by isolines. Includes legend and list of counties.
This is the first atlas of Brazil and a landmark of Brazilian cartography, by Candido Mendes. It served as the basis for later works. Consists of 24 maps of the provinces of the time and its regions, and 36 pages of descriptive text to portray the border issues in Brazil, the geographical information, it includes statistics of the Brazilian population, and various administrative, electoral and ecclesiastical data. Maps are colored, showing provinces, capitals, cities, villages, military bases, parishes, rivers and mountains. Relief shown by hachures. Covers are tan paper covered boards. Some maps include compass rose, and penciled notation.