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A Journey in Brazil

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The narrative recounts an extended expedition through Brazil undertaken for scientific study, combining a personal diary with systematic observations of plants, animals, geology, and climate. It describes field collecting, specimen preparation, and the organization of an exploratory party, while noting interactions with local residents and officials that facilitated research. Descriptive passages evoke coastal and inland landscapes, regional natural history, and travel conditions, accompanied by illustrative sketches and practical remarks on methods and findings. Interleaved are reflections on the logistics, health, and daily life of scientific travel.

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Title: A Journey in Brazil

Author: Louis Agassiz

Elizabeth Cabot Cary Agassiz

Release date: December 12, 2017 [eBook #56171]
Most recently updated: October 23, 2024

Language: English

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Cocoeiro Palm

A
JOURNEY IN BRAZIL.

BY
PROFESSOR AND MRS. LOUIS AGASSIZ.
And whenever the way seemed long,
Or his heart began to fail,
She would sing a more wonderful song,
Or tell a more marvellous tale.
Longfellow.
BOSTON:
TICKNOR AND FIELDS.
1868.
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1867, by
TICKNOR AND FIELDS,
in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
SECOND EDITION.
University Press: Welch, Bigelow, & Co.,
Cambridge.
TO
MR. NATHANIEL THAYER,
THE FRIEND WHO MADE IT POSSIBLE TO GIVE THIS JOURNEY THE CHARACTER OF A SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION,
The Present Volume
IS GRATEFULLY INSCRIBED.