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is between Tinhare and the continent, and the two branches of the river 

 Jiquie. 



Fifteen miles to the south of Boypeba is the small island of Quieppe, formerly 

 fortified, and forming two unequal bars to the bay of Camamu. 



Seven miles west of Quieppe, and almost in the centre of the bay, is the 

 island of Camamu, elevated and of a circular form, two miles in diameter, and 

 with some dwellers. It is now generally denominated the island Das Pedras, 

 or Stones, which are found upon it in great quantities. They are of a ferruginous 

 colour, and as heavy as lead ; some have veins of silver, but not sufficient to 

 repay the labour of its extraction. The fishermen of the southern coast make 

 leads from it for their nets and lines. 



Near ten miles north-north-east of Quieppe is the island of Tubaroes, larger 

 than Camamu, well provided with water, possessing cocoa groves, and some 

 inhabitants. 



The towns of this coraarca are — 



Ilheos Camamu Serinhehem Boypeba 



Oliven^a Marahu Cayrii Valen^a. 



Rio de Contas Barcellos Igrapiuna 



Ilheos, or St. George, now decayed, and formerly a considerable place, is on 

 a plain upon the northern bank of the bay of the same name, between the two 

 small hills of St. Antonio and Our Lady of Victory, which latter is the most 

 distant from the sea. It has a church dedicated to the Inven^ao da Vera 

 Cruz, a hermitage of Our Lady of St. Sebastian, near the beach, and one "of 

 Our Lady of Victory, upon the hill of that name. It is well supplied with fish, 

 and the necessaries of life. The Jesuits had a college here, which serves for 

 the municipal house. The suburbs are agreeable, and the port, which can re- 

 ceive large sumacas, is defended by various small forts. From hence is exported 

 farinha, rice, coffee, spirits, timber, and some cocoa. There are two roads or 

 tracks from this town, one already mentioned along the river Cachoeira to the 

 comarca of Serro Frio, the other to Villa Nova do Principe, in the southern dis- 

 trict of the comarca of Jacobina. 



Oliven^a, nine miles to the south of Ilheos, is a large and populous Indian 

 town, delightfully situated upon a small eminence, enjoying salubrious air, and 

 an extensive view of the sea, between the mouths of two small rivers of unequal 

 size. All the houses are covered with straw, and its inhabitants are generally 

 occupied in works of turnery, by which they obtain nearly a thousand crusades 

 annually. The church is a handsome stone building, denominated Our Lady 



