Nassau built his city on Antônio Vaz Island, several hundred feet [a few hundred meters] from Recife, and commissioned two bridges ​ — engineering feats for their day — ​ to link Recife, Mauricia, and the mainland. ​ — See the box “Maurice of Nassau and the Flying Cow. ”
وضمت موريسيا ايضا متحفا ،‏ مستشفيات ،‏ مكتبة ،‏ وأول مرصد في الاميركتين .‏