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History of a voyage to the land of Brazil, otherwise called America

Title
History of a voyage to the land of Brazil, otherwise called America / Jean de Léry ; translated by Janet Whatley.
Author
Léry, Jean de, 1534-1611.
Publication
Berkeley : University of California Press, c1990.

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Description
lxii, 276 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
Series Statement
Latin American literature and culture ; 6
Uniform Title
  • Histoire d'un voyage fait en la terre du Brésil. English
  • Latin American literature and culture (Berkeley, Calif.) ; 6.
Alternative Title
Histoire d'un voyage fait en la terre du Brésil.
Subject
  • Villegaignon, Nicolas Durand de, 1510-1571?
  • Léry, Jean de, 1534-1611 > Travel > Brazil
  • Indians of South America > Brazil > Social life and customs
  • Tupinamba Indians > Social life and customs
  • Natural history > Brazil
  • Brazil > Description and travel
  • Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) > Description and travel
Note
  • Translation of: Histoire d'un voyage fait en la terre du Brésil.
  • "Containing the navigation and the remarkable things seen on the sea by the author; the behavior of Villeganon in that country; the customs and strange ways of life of the American savages; together with the description of various animals, trees, plants, and other singular things completely unknown over here."
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-267) and index.
Call Number
JFE 91-5019
ISBN
0520068491 (alk. paper)
LCCN
90033487
OCLC
  • 21228568
  • NYPG91-B57995
Author
Léry, Jean de, 1534-1611.
Title
History of a voyage to the land of Brazil, otherwise called America / Jean de Léry ; translated by Janet Whatley.
Imprint
Berkeley : University of California Press, c1990.
Series
Latin American literature and culture ; 6
Latin American literature and culture (Berkeley, Calif.) ; 6.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-267) and index.
Research Call Number
JFE 91-5019
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