History of a voyage to the land of Brazil, otherwise called America
By: Jean de Léry ; translation and introduction by Janet Whatley.
Series: Latin American literature and culture ;; 6; Latin American literature and culture (Berkeley, Calif.) ;; 6.
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 1990
Place of publication: Berkeley
Language: eng
Number of pages: 276
Subjects: 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 -- Early works to 1800; Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) -- Description and travel
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Description: "Containing the navigation and the remarkable things seen on the sea by the author : the behavior of Villegagnon 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."
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-267) and index.
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."