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 10
... tide - Loading cattle - Voyage to Pará CHAPTER XXII . 234 Want of emigrants and laborers - Inducements to settlers , and disadvantages - Citizen- ship - Import and export duties and taxes - Want of circulating medium - Embarrass- ments ...
... tide - Loading cattle - Voyage to Pará CHAPTER XXII . 234 Want of emigrants and laborers - Inducements to settlers , and disadvantages - Citizen- ship - Import and export duties and taxes - Want of circulating medium - Embarrass- ments ...
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... tide and current , that from twenty - four to thirty hours are frequently required to overcome the short distance . It was delightful to find ourselves once more in quiet water , and a luxury only appreciable by those who have been ...
... tide and current , that from twenty - four to thirty hours are frequently required to overcome the short distance . It was delightful to find ourselves once more in quiet water , and a luxury only appreciable by those who have been ...
Side 18
... tide , and as no wharves run out for the con- venience of vessels , we were obliged to land at the market- place , the Punto de Pedras , a long , narrow pier . It would be impossible to conceive a more utterly novel tableau than here ...
... tide , and as no wharves run out for the con- venience of vessels , we were obliged to land at the market- place , the Punto de Pedras , a long , narrow pier . It would be impossible to conceive a more utterly novel tableau than here ...
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... tide . Every where , nature displays the most exuberant fertility , and this , which , in most countries between the tropics , is a prolific source of pestilence and death , is here so modified by other elements as to be a blessing ...
... tide . Every where , nature displays the most exuberant fertility , and this , which , in most countries between the tropics , is a prolific source of pestilence and death , is here so modified by other elements as to be a blessing ...
Side 38
... tide of some wild song , they trot off beneath incredible burdens . Every where , are seen about the streets , young women , blacks or Indians , bearing upon their heads large trays of doces , or sweetmeats and cakes , for sale . These ...
... tide of some wild song , they trot off beneath incredible burdens . Every where , are seen about the streets , young women , blacks or Indians , bearing upon their heads large trays of doces , or sweetmeats and cakes , for sale . These ...
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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...