Travels in Brazil, in the Years 1817–1820
Undertaken by Command of His Majesty the King of Bavaria
Volume 2
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Part of Cambridge Library Collection - Latin American Studies
- Authors:
- Johann Baptist von Spix
- C. F. P. von Martius
- Translator: H. E. Lloyd
- Date Published: August 2013
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- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781108063821
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First published in 1824, this is a two-volume English translation of part of the account by German naturalists Johann Baptist von Spix (1781–1826) and Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius (1794–1868) of their Brazilian expedition, one of the nineteenth century's great scientific enterprises. Despite debilitating conditions (which would contribute to Spix's premature death), they accumulated a spectacular collection of specimens, including dozens of live animals and over 10,000 other examples of flora and fauna. Although no further volumes appeared, this wide-ranging work formed part of the library aboard the Beagle during Darwin's famous voyage. Volume 2 covers the expedition's progress from São Paulo, through the state of Minas Gerais, to Villa Rica (now Ouro Preto) up to May 1818. One of the illustrations depicts the two indigenous children, Juri and Miranha, who were taken back to Munich. Several popular songs in Portuguese form an appendix.
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- Date Published: August 2013
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781108063821
- length: 326 pages
- dimensions: 216 x 140 x 19 mm
- weight: 0.42kg
- contains: 5 b/w illus.
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Part III:
1. Stay in the city of S. Paulo
2. Journey from the city of S. Paulo, to the iron foundry at Ypanema
Journey from S. Joao de Ypanema to Villa Rica
Part IV:
1. Stay in the city of Villa Rica
2. Journey from Villa Rica to the Coroados Indians on the Rio Xipoto
3. Excursions in the environs of Villa Rica
Brazilian popular songs
Description of the plates in the first volume
Description of the plates in the second volume.
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