Full Description
Beitrage zur Ethnographie (1867) is Carl von Martius' colourful and personal memoir of his travels to Brazil in the years 1817-1820. Although better known as a botanist, Martius here ventures into the territory of ethnographic and linguistic studies, writing about the indigenous peoples of the Americas and Brazil.
Contents
Volume IMenschheit; 2. Von dem Rechtszustande unter den Ureinwohnern Brasiliens; 3. Die indianischen Voelkerschaften, Stamme und Horden in Brasilien und einigen benachbarten Gebieten, Land und Leute; Register; Volume II: Preface; Avertencia; Lingua Tupi; Glossaia aliarum aliquot linguarum.
