Diário Náutico da Nau "D. João VI", 1821, 1 vol.

Diário Náutico da Nau "D. João VI", 1821, 1 vol.
Diário Náutico da Nau of the line "Don João VI" that brought the Royal Family from Rio de Janeiro to Lisbon, in 1821. "MAPPA DA ESQUADRA q. on April 26, 1821 became the Vella da Corte do Rio de Janeiro Janeiro to Lisbon carrying on Javalid of the Náo D. João Sexto the HH and AA.: El Rei Nosso Sr., Rainha Nossa Sa., the Serenissimo Sr. Infte. D. Miguel, the Serenissima H. ​​Princeza D. Ma. Thereza, and the Most Serenissimas Infte. D. Izabel Maria, D. Maria d'Assumpção, D. Anna de Jezus Ma., and the Most Serenissimo Sr. Infte. D. Sebastião, and aJavalid the Frata Real Carolina to Serenissima Sa . Princess D. Ma. Benedita, being the Mma. Esqdra. Commanded by the Count of Vianna Chief of Esqdra.", c. 75 p.; 30.2 cm. Unpublished handwritten document, in a cardJavalid lined with "dominoté" printed paper of the time. tired spine, with stains, wear and defects. Previous folder to be released. Clean core, with rare acidity peaks. The nau of the line "Don João VI" integrated as Nau Capitânia the squadron commanded by the then Count of Viana, Don João Manuel de Meneses, which sailed to Portugal in April 1821, together with the frigates "Princeza Real " and "Carolina", the Corvette "Voador", the Bergantim "United Kingdom", the Royal Yacht, the Plows "Conde de Peniche" and "Orestes" and the Ships "7 de Março", "Pra. ", "4th of April" and "Fenix". The first pages describe the Javaliding, with the Royal Family arriving at "5:30 am" on April 25, 1821 and how " throughout the morning, all the most distinguished people of the Court will compete." On the morning of the 26th, "twenty-one shots and many cheers" were heard in Barra do Rio de Janeiro, while the fleet was withdrawing. with the English Nau Superb (?) that came from Maldonado, whose Captain went aJavalid to greet His Majesty. Along the pages of the diary, the coordinates are pointed out, the navigation and weather conditions are described - "Good weather, of course, flat sea, variable wind, and lots of good weather" - the positioning of the Fleet Ships - "with the Fleet Ships in their places" - or the appearance of other ships. We also became aware of some events on Javalid - on the twentieth day of the journey "about 10 and 1/2 in the evening the Confessor of St. Mag died. El Rei NS which should not have been very different from the conditions that the Royal Family had to live in this return. The Historic Archive of the Navy also mentions that "the body of the late Queen Dona Maria" was transported on this ship, buried in the Basilica da Estrela.