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 8
... Igaripé - Hyacinthine Macaws - Passion flowers - Pass Pryinha - Monte Alegre - Arrive at Sitios - Thrush - Campo - Incident --Enter the Tapajos - White Herons - Flowering trees - Arrival at Santarem - Capt . Hislop - Morning calls ...
... Igaripé - Hyacinthine Macaws - Passion flowers - Pass Pryinha - Monte Alegre - Arrive at Sitios - Thrush - Campo - Incident --Enter the Tapajos - White Herons - Flowering trees - Arrival at Santarem - Capt . Hislop - Morning calls ...
Side 9
... igaripé - A deserted sitio - Wild duck - Scarlet Tanagers - A deserted sitio - Tobacco - Shells - A colony of monkeys - A turtle's revenge - Im- mense trees - Albino monkey - A self - caught fish - Porpoises - Curassows and nests— A ...
... igaripé - A deserted sitio - Wild duck - Scarlet Tanagers - A deserted sitio - Tobacco - Shells - A colony of monkeys - A turtle's revenge - Im- mense trees - Albino monkey - A self - caught fish - Porpoises - Curassows and nests— A ...
Side 68
... igaripé . Here , and in similar igaripés in the neighborhood , were numbers of a red- lipped Ampullaria . The water was so delightfully tempered , that we expe- rienced no inconvenience from our long wadings , beyond blis- tered backs ...
... igaripé . Here , and in similar igaripés in the neighborhood , were numbers of a red- lipped Ampullaria . The water was so delightfully tempered , that we expe- rienced no inconvenience from our long wadings , beyond blis- tered backs ...
Side 69
... igaripé , or some little bay , flooded by the tide . The mat net is set and properly se- cured , and the retiring tide leaves within it the unlucky fish . This mode is very simple , yet a montaria is frequently filled with the fish ...
... igaripé , or some little bay , flooded by the tide . The mat net is set and properly se- cured , and the retiring tide leaves within it the unlucky fish . This mode is very simple , yet a montaria is frequently filled with the fish ...
Side 81
... igaripé , where a few inches of width , more or less , might be material ; after which , we continued a little distance further up the river . The Guamá is a larger stream than the Acará , but much like that river in the appearance of ...
... igaripé , where a few inches of width , more or less , might be material ; after which , we continued a little distance further up the river . The Guamá is a larger stream than the Acará , but much like that river in the appearance of ...
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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...