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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... variety common to the clime , mingle with beautiful flowers , and it requires but little taste in the master or ladies of the mansion to embower themselves in a paradise . Most of these houses are but of one story , built upon two or ...
... variety common to the clime , mingle with beautiful flowers , and it requires but little taste in the master or ladies of the mansion to embower themselves in a paradise . Most of these houses are but of one story , built upon two or ...
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... variety of species . The fruit of the ingá is a pod , of a foot or more in length , and an inch in diameter . It contains a sweet , white pulp , imbedded in which are long seeds . The paroquets are very fond of this pulp , and they come ...
... variety of species . The fruit of the ingá is a pod , of a foot or more in length , and an inch in diameter . It contains a sweet , white pulp , imbedded in which are long seeds . The paroquets are very fond of this pulp , and they come ...
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... variety of vegetables or fruits ; and not unfrequently meets the ear the cry of as - sy - ee , the last syllable prolonged to a shrill scream . What assai may be , we shall soon explain . In a morning walk , in any direction , one ...
... variety of vegetables or fruits ; and not unfrequently meets the ear the cry of as - sy - ee , the last syllable prolonged to a shrill scream . What assai may be , we shall soon explain . In a morning walk , in any direction , one ...
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... variety of squash , called jurumu . It is in fruits that Pará excels ; and here is a long cata- logue , many of which are common to adjacent countries , with- in the tropics , and many others peculiar to this province . Of many of these ...
... variety of squash , called jurumu . It is in fruits that Pará excels ; and here is a long cata- logue , many of which are common to adjacent countries , with- in the tropics , and many others peculiar to this province . Of many of these ...
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... variety of form , round , angular , and sometimes , re- sembling an open net - work , through which the light passes in any direction . Amid these giants , very few low trees or little underbrush interferes with one's movements , and ...
... variety of form , round , angular , and sometimes , re- sembling an open net - work , through which the light passes in any direction . Amid these giants , very few low trees or little underbrush interferes with one's movements , and ...
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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...