The 1821 revised edition of a British mineralogist's bestselling account of exploration and mining in Brazil.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface; 1. Voyage to Cadiz and thence to the Rio de la Plata; 2. Journey to Barriga Negra; 3. Expedition against Buenos Ayres; 4. Voyage to St Catherine's; 5. Description of S. Paulo; 6. Coasting voyage from Santos to Sapitiva; 7. Description of Rio de Janeiro; 8. Journey to Canta Gallo; 9. Description of Canta Gallo; 10. Permission obtained to visit the diamond mines; 11. Origin and present state of Villa Rica; 12. Journey from Villa Rica to Tejuco; 13. Visit to the diamond works; 14. Some account of the districts of Minas Nuevas and Paracatu; 15. Observations on Tejuco and Cerro do Frio; 16. General view of Minas Geraes; 17. Brief notices of the capitanias of Bahia, Pernambuco, Seara Maranham, Para, and Goyaz; 18. Geographical description of the capitania of Matto Grosso; 19. Account of the capitania of Rio Grande; 20. General observations on the trade from England to Brazil; Appendix; Index.
