A forgotten account: Anselm Eckart and the 18th Century Amazon
The almost unknown "Additional notes on the description of the lands of Brazil", by German Jesuit Anselm Eckart (1721-1809), deserves great interest for Amazonian studies. Eckart, who joined for five years (1753-1757) the Maranhão and Grão-Pará missions, published his own observations appe...
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| Language: | English |
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Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi
2011-12-01
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| Series: | Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Ciências Humanas |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1981-81222011000300007&lng=pt&nrm=iso&tlng=pt |