Slide Title
White Sand Near Vila do Maio
Slide ID
CV-89-010
_pkUnique ID
CV89010
Slide Date
1-1-1989
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Island
Maio
Identifier
CV89010
City / Village
Vila do Maio
Date
January 1989
Description
A view of Vila do Maio across the white sands of a nearby beach. This view shows how flat and dry the island is. It has been called the "forgotten island," and it's principle resource is salt, which was heavy mined and exported from the 16th to the 19th century.
Keywords
landscape, beach, white sand, vila do maio, Maio
Box
1
Folder
12
Software
VueScan
Date Time Scanned
May 2012
Color Space
RGB
Document Type
Image
Recommended Citation
Baxter, David, "White Sand Near Vila do Maio" (1989). David Baxter papers: Cape Verde photographs. 831.
https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/baxter_gallery/831
Keywords
landscape, beach, white sand, vila do maio, Maio
Notes
Irwin, Aisling and Wilson, Colum. Cape Verde Islands: The Bradt Travel Guide. (Guilford, 2001). pp. 150