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 27
... hundred , there existed a Mother Church , a Jesuit College , a Franciscan , a Carme- lite , and a Mercenario Convent , two Churches , a Chapel , and a Misericordia or Hospital . " The cherished hopes of the Je- suits have not yet been ...
... hundred , there existed a Mother Church , a Jesuit College , a Franciscan , a Carme- lite , and a Mercenario Convent , two Churches , a Chapel , and a Misericordia or Hospital . " The cherished hopes of the Je- suits have not yet been ...
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... hundred is not an exaggeration . Of these , many are novitiates in different stages of preparation , and the grades are readily distinguished by their differences of dress . Since convents have become unpopular , the old race of friars ...
... hundred is not an exaggeration . Of these , many are novitiates in different stages of preparation , and the grades are readily distinguished by their differences of dress . Since convents have become unpopular , the old race of friars ...
Side 41
... hundred and thirty - three to one , and to potatoes , as forty - four to one . Cocoa palms are abundant upon the plantations , and are conspicuous from their long , feather - like leaves , and the large clusters of nuts which surround ...
... hundred and thirty - three to one , and to potatoes , as forty - four to one . Cocoa palms are abundant upon the plantations , and are conspicuous from their long , feather - like leaves , and the large clusters of nuts which surround ...
Side 43
... water , and a tiny brook at other times , skirting a low meadow , at the distance of a hundred rods , is lost in the embowering shrubbery . All beyond is a dense forest . Upon the meadow , a number of large A VOYAGE UP THE RIVER AMAZON .
... water , and a tiny brook at other times , skirting a low meadow , at the distance of a hundred rods , is lost in the embowering shrubbery . All beyond is a dense forest . Upon the meadow , a number of large A VOYAGE UP THE RIVER AMAZON .
Side 54
... hundreds of these nests dependent from the limbs , and swaying in the wind . A colony which had settled upon a tall palm , near the mill , was , one night , entirely robbed of eggs by a lizard . Snakes are sometimes the depredators ...
... hundreds of these nests dependent from the limbs , and swaying in the wind . A colony which had settled upon a tall palm , near the mill , was , one night , entirely robbed of eggs by a lizard . Snakes are sometimes the depredators ...
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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...