Memoir of the State of Bahia

ncisco, from the mouth of ltie Xingo to that of the Moxolo; upon the state of Peruambuco, from which it is divided by the S. Francisco, from the mouth of the Moxoto to Pio da Historian beyond Joazeiro. ln the northwestern direction it confines with the state of Piauhy, from which it is separated by the Serra (ridge of mountaias) do Piuuhy. lt is washed on the eastern side by the Atlantic Ocean, from the mouth of the river Real to that of the rivulet Uoce, and borders upo.j the state of Sergipe, from the source of the river Real to the place where the Xingo discharges its waters into the S. Francisco. On the western side it confines with: first, the state of Goyaz, from which it is parted by the ranges of hills called by the names of Tabatinga, Divisoes, S. Dumingos and Dura; secondly, the state of Minas, from the Salto do Jequi- linhonha to the top of the hill dividing the streams of the Mucury and Itaunas. On the south, at last, the state of Bahia borders: first, upon the state of Espirito Santo, from which it is separated by the rivulet Doce, from its mouth to its source, a; d by the hill dividing the streamsof the Mucury and Itaunas, as far as the Serra dos .ff- mores, which separates the state from tint of Minas Ge- raes; secondly, upon the last-mentioned state, from the SaIto do Jequitinhonha to the source of the Carinha nha, at the Vao do Paranan, its outline being represented theie: by a right line from the Salto to the moulh of the river Mosquito, which runs ...