A Voyage Up the River Amazon: Including a Residence at ParáD. Appleton, 1847 - 256 sider William H. Edwards (1822-1909) was an American entomologist and naturalist whose work made a significant contribution to scientific study. First published in 1847, this is Edwards' personal account of his famous expedition to the Amazon basin. It relates his voyage from New York, short residence in the city of Pará and exploration of the local jungle. An expert observer, Edwards describes in fascinating detail the animals, plants and geography of the region, communicating his delight at each discovery. Highlights of the volume include vivid depictions of encounters with anacondas and electric eels, exotic fruits and birds, and observations on the customs of the local Portuguese and native populations. Intended for use by both the naturalist and the general reader, this book will captivate anyone interested in the history of travel and exploration, as well as the development of scientific study in the tropics. |
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... cloth and his yard - stick ; and close by , an old wench is squatted by a pot of yellow soup , the ex- tract of some palm nut . Here are strings of inviting fish , and piles of less captivating terrapins ; coarse baskets , filled with ...
... cloth and his yard - stick ; and close by , an old wench is squatted by a pot of yellow soup , the ex- tract of some palm nut . Here are strings of inviting fish , and piles of less captivating terrapins ; coarse baskets , filled with ...
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... clothes . The Largo da Quartel is of small extent , fronting the bar- racks , a long , low building , where Indian recruits are drilled into civilization and shape . In the centre of this Largo , is a well , about the curb of which ...
... clothes . The Largo da Quartel is of small extent , fronting the bar- racks , a long , low building , where Indian recruits are drilled into civilization and shape . In the centre of this Largo , is a well , about the curb of which ...
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... clothes , high leathern stocks beneath their chins , and a wilderness of annoying straps about their bodies . Their countenances are models of resignation , or of apathetic indifference , when the drill - officer has his eye upon them ...
... clothes , high leathern stocks beneath their chins , and a wilderness of annoying straps about their bodies . Their countenances are models of resignation , or of apathetic indifference , when the drill - officer has his eye upon them ...
Side 38
... clothing whatever , and playing in the dirt with goats and dogs . This exposure to the sun produces its natural effect , and these little people , blacks and whites , are burned into pretty nearly the same tint ; but they grow up with ...
... clothing whatever , and playing in the dirt with goats and dogs . This exposure to the sun produces its natural effect , and these little people , blacks and whites , are burned into pretty nearly the same tint ; but they grow up with ...
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... clothes , and shreds of flesh , among the prickly sword - grass ; until , at length , we were fain to give it up as a bad job , and , coming near the house , sat us down under the orange - trees , whose abundant fruit served somewhat to ...
... clothes , and shreds of flesh , among the prickly sword - grass ; until , at length , we were fain to give it up as a bad job , and , coming near the house , sat us down under the orange - trees , whose abundant fruit served somewhat to ...
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A Voyage Up the River Amazon: Including a Residence at Pará William Henry Edwards Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1847 |
A Voyage Up the River Amazon: Including a Residence at Pará William Henry Edwards Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1847 |
A Voyage Up the River Amazon: Including a Residence at Pará William Henry Edwards Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1847 |
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50 cents Amazon Ampullaria animals arrived bank Barra beautiful birds boat Brazil Brazilian breakfast brought cabin cacao called campo canoe cárapanás cashaça cattle cents cloth color crossed Curassow delightful distance early eggs Egrets farinha feet fish flocks flowers forest fruit galliota grass green ground hammocks Harpy Eagle Herons hundred Ibises igaripé inches Indians island Jungcal labor Lady land leaves length Macapá macaws mandioca Marajo miles mill monkey montaria morning nests New-York night obtained ourselves pair palm Paper cover Pará parrots passed plantation plumage Portuguese province resembling Rio Negro river Santarem scarcely season seemed seen Senhor Serpa shells shore shot side sitio soon species spot stream tail thing tide Tocantins Toco Toucan town trees tribe turtle variety vessel vicinity Villa Nova voyage wind woods yellow young
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Side 76 - Negro that the guaribas or howling monkeys are in the habit of breaking them by striking them upon stones or the limbs of iron-like trees. This friend related an amusing incident of which he had been witness, where the monkey, forgetful of...