The Explorers of South AmericaUniversity of Oklahoma Press, 1992 - 408 Seiten A narrative history of exploration from Christopher Columbus to the 19th century, with journal excerpts, diaries and other writings of the explorers themselves. Goodman has marshaled his wide-ranging research and lifelong interest in exploration into a comprehensive, scholarly history. A reprint of the original 1972 edition, the tales have lost none of their luster. |
Inhalt
The Missionaries | 87 |
The Bandeirantes | 102 |
Chilean Archipelago | 170 |
The Measurement of the Earth | 183 |
EighteenthCentury Maritime Scientific | 204 |
EighteenthCentury Continental Scientific | 222 |
The New World of Alexander von Humboldt | 245 |
The Great Naturalists | 267 |
Private and Privately Sponsored | 332 |
The Mountains and the Desert | 348 |
TwentiethCentury Exploration | 361 |
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
Acuña Amazon Antonio arrived Asunción August Azara bandeira Beagle Belém Bogotá Bonpland botanical Brazil Brazilian Buarque de Holanda Buenos Aires canoe Cape Captain century Chap Chile coast collections Columbus Condamine continued cordillera crossed Cuiabá Darwin December decided discovered discovery entered Escragnolle Taunay expedition explored Father finally forest Francisco Geographical Goiás gold Historia Humboldt Ibid Inca Indians island January Jesuit João José journey Juan July king Lake land later leagues learned Lima London Magellan Malaspina Manaus mission missionaries months mountain naturalists November October Ojeda Orinoco Pacific Paraguay Paraná party Patagonia Paulistas Paulo Pedro Peru Pizarro Plata port Portuguese proceeded Quito reached returned Río Rio de Janeiro Rio Negro river route royal Ruiz sailed Santa São Paulo sent ships South America Spain Spaniards Spanish specimens strait Strait of Magellan took Travels Ulloa valley Valparaíso Vespucci vessels voyage
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 387 - MAWE'S (HL) Journal of a Passage from the Pacific to the Atlantic, crossing the Andes in the Northern Provinces of Peru, and descending the great River Maranon.