Travels in Brazil, in the Years 1817–1820 2 Volume Set
Travels in Brazil, in the Years 1817–1820 2 Volume Set
C. F. P. von Martius
H. E. Lloyd
£61.99
GBPFirst 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, 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 1 recounts the early stages of the expedition, focusing on the voyage from Trieste to Rio de Janeiro. It contains studies of flora and fauna in Malta, Gibraltar and Madeira. 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.
Product details
September 2013Multiple copy pack
9781108063807
690 pages
216 × 140 mm
0.88kg
Temporarily unavailable - available from TBC
Table of Contents
- Volume 1: Dedication
- Translator's preface
- Part I:
- 1. Preparation for the expedition
- 2. Departure from Triest
- 3. Stay at Gibraltar, and in the vicinity
- 4. Voyage across the Atlantic Ocean
- Part II:
- 1. Stay in Rio de Janeiro
- 2. Excursions in the environs of Rio de Janeiro
- 3. Journey from Rio de Janeiro, to the city of S. Paulo. Volume 2: 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.
