A: Quick answer: A lot
A: Long answer, as I discovered back as a Wiley Digital Archive Research Fellow, there's a lot to be learned from 'digging digitally' through the digitized archives of the Royal Geographical Society and IBG, in order to start to establish the Anglophone view of southern Brazil from the collections via the Wiley Archives Platform.
The Ilha (means Island) of Santa Catarina with the other Islands around it
I was particularly interested in the islands of Santa Catarina, Brazil and I ended up using quite a few maps and textual information from the Archives for a research project entitled From ‘Banishment’ to ‘Cool’: a chairborne exploration of a ‘forgotten archipelago’ . I annotated the historical maps, from four or so centuries, which I found within the database so that an Anglophone speaker, i.e. someone who doesn't know Brazil at all and only knows English could understand the importance of this region of the globe to the colonization of this geographical region. I added photographs taken during the 21st century and a few clips of film!
I used the maps to explore the fascinating history of Santa Catarina’s archipelago through archival maps and primary sources combined with some fabulous photographs and footage of the region. You can check it here: EsriStory Map.
Once I finished the project, I was subsequently interviewed by Wiley, the publisher, and here's a link to the interview entitled: "Exploration of a ‘forgotten archipelago’: A Q&A with Dr Alicia Colson"
If you want to apply for such a Fellowship go for it! I enjoyed this piece of research. See here: Wiley Digital Archive Fellowships
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