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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Side 14
... color to the other , as the rolling of the vessel changed our angle of view . A vapor fringe of rainbow hues circled the horizon , more lovely because rapidly changing , and beheld , as it were , through an atmosphere of floating golden ...
... color to the other , as the rolling of the vessel changed our angle of view . A vapor fringe of rainbow hues circled the horizon , more lovely because rapidly changing , and beheld , as it were , through an atmosphere of floating golden ...
Side 17
... color , and roofed with red tiles . Vast cathedrals and churches , covered with the mould of age , shot up their tall spires , their walls and roofs affording sustenance and support to venerable mosses and shrubs of goodly size . Garden ...
... color , and roofed with red tiles . Vast cathedrals and churches , covered with the mould of age , shot up their tall spires , their walls and roofs affording sustenance and support to venerable mosses and shrubs of goodly size . Garden ...
Side 18
... color , from the pure Congo , to the almost pure white ; some buying , some selling . There stands one , with his basket of coarse cotton cloth and his yard - stick ; and close by , an old wench is squatted by a pot of yellow soup , the ...
... color , from the pure Congo , to the almost pure white ; some buying , some selling . There stands one , with his basket of coarse cotton cloth and his yard - stick ; and close by , an old wench is squatted by a pot of yellow soup , the ...
Side 28
... colors , between green and gray ; and is of a lustrous smoothness . The ripened fruit hangs over the branches ; large red pods , the size of a cocoa - nut , and con- taining a yellowish , silky cotton . In the months of March and April ...
... colors , between green and gray ; and is of a lustrous smoothness . The ripened fruit hangs over the branches ; large red pods , the size of a cocoa - nut , and con- taining a yellowish , silky cotton . In the months of March and April ...
Side 31
... color . Beneath the skin is a yel- low pulp , which surrounds a large stone . During our stay mangoes were temporarily unpopular among the lower classes , from a belief that to them was owing the appearance of a dis- ease called the ...
... color . Beneath the skin is a yel- low pulp , which surrounds a large stone . During our stay mangoes were temporarily unpopular among the lower classes , from a belief that to them was owing the appearance of a dis- ease called the ...
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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...