Travels in Brazil in the years 1815-1817 / by Prince Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied. 1820

RCIN 1141477

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Between 1815 and 1817, the German nobleman and naturalist Prince Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied travelled through southern Brazil. He collected a large number of specimens and recorded an encounter with the Indigenous Aimoré people. The illustrations he made of these people were published on his return to Europe and provided the best visual record of them for many years. This is his account of his travels, printed in London in 1820.
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Creator(s)

Search the collection Prince Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied (1782-1867)
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Search the collection Henry Colburn & Co. : London
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Books
Object type(s)
printed & manuscript material
books
book: full leather bound
book: full leather bound in calf
book: full leather bound in brown calf
book: all edges marbled
Subject(s)
Places
America (continent)
South America
Brazil
Language, Linguistics and Literature
Literature
Descriptions of travels
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