Travels in Brazil, in the Years 1817–1820
Undertaken by Command of His Majesty the King of Bavaria
2 Volume Set
Part of Cambridge Library Collection - Latin American Studies
- Authors:
- Johann Baptist von Spix
- C. F. P. von Martius
- Translator: H. E. Lloyd
- Date Published: September 2013
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- format: Multiple copy pack
- isbn: 9781108063807
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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, 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.
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- Date Published: September 2013
- format: Multiple copy pack
- isbn: 9781108063807
- length: 690 pages
- dimensions: 216 x 140 mm
- weight: 0.88kg
- availability: 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.
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