The Collection
Browse our holdings of rare Brazilian books, manuscripts, numismatic items, and artifacts from the Colonial and Imperial periods. Each object has been carefully documented with scholarly attention to provenance and historical context. The items below are a sample of the Brazilian Heritage Collection.
1855 Gold 5000 Réis Dom Pedro II
1855 · Rio de Janeiro Mint
D. João Prince Regent gold 6400 Réis 1810-R
1810 · Rio de Janeiro Mint
Gold Half Dobrão D. João V 10,000 Réis 1725
1725 · Minas Gerais
H. Koster Voyage au Bresil 1818. First French edition
1818. First French edition. · Paris: chez Delaunay
The Empire of Brazil at the Universal Exhibition of 1876 in Philadelphia
1876 First Edition · Rio de Janeiro
Tribute to abolition of Slavery in Brazil 1888
1888 · City of Cachoeira
Imperial Brazilian Court Sword
c. 1850-1870 · Brazil/France
Maria I gold 6400 Réis 1797-R
1797 · Rio de Janeiro mint
Lições da Historia do Brasil
1855 (1st edition) · Rio de Janeiro
Bill of Sale for an Enslaved Person (Brazil, 1858)
1858 · Rio de Janeiro
Message from the President of the United States transmitting the correspondence of William Tudor, chargé d'affaires to Brazil, 26 September 1837
1837 · Washington
Ein Brasilian - HAPPEL, Eberhard Werner (1647 - 1690)
1688 · Hamburg
Ilha de Santo Amaro and Fort Bertioga (Brikioka). Theodor de Bry, Americae quarta pars
1592 · Amsterdam
Saber of a Superior Officer from the reign of Emperor Dom Pedro II
c. 1850-1880 · Brazil
Imperial Brazilian Naval Officer's Sword, Regulation Model of 1823.
1823 · English manufacturer "Richards & Co."
1640s Map of Brazil - Novus Brasiliae Typus
c. 1640 · Amsterdam: William Blaeu
Bowen - A New & Accurate Map of Brasil. Divided into its Captainships Drawn from the most approved Modern Maps & Charts.
1744 · London
Hondius, H: Accuratissima Brasiliae tabula.
c.1660 · Amsterdam