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Travels in the Interior of Brazil - With Notices on its Climate, Agriculture, Commerce, Population, Mines, Manners, and Customs (Paperback)
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Travels in the Interior of Brazil - With Notices on its Climate, Agriculture, Commerce, Population, Mines, Manners, and Customs (Paperback)
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Latin American Studies
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An important figure in British commercial mineralogy, John Mawe
(1766-1829) first published this work in 1812; reissued here is the
1821 revised edition. Mawe and his wife ran a mineral-dealing
business, based in Derby with a shop in London. Collecting
specimens for the aristocracy, advising on explorations, and going
on gathering tours, he also wrote on Derbyshire mineralogy, the
South Seas, diamonds, geology and conchology. This book covers his
voyage to South America in 1804, including his expedition in 1809
to the gold and diamond mining areas of Brazil. It also describes
the local climate, people, natural history, trade and agriculture,
and the splendour of such cities as Buenos Aires and Rio de
Janeiro. A bestseller, found on library shelves across Europe - and
aboard the Beagle with Charles Darwin - the book remains relevant
in the history of mineralogy and will appeal to non-specialists
interested in South American adventure.
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