A narrative of travels

on the Amazon and Rio Negro

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Lu par Gail Timmerman Vaughan

English · 1853 · 14h 50m · Nature, Science

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From 1848 - 1852, Alfred Russell Wallace travelled in Brazil, exploring the Amazon and Rio Negro rivers and tributaries. During these travels, he collected specimens, especially of insects, birds and other animals, and observed the people and their cultures, as well as the flora, fauna and geography of the region. Having worked as a surveyor, he charted the Rio Negro and Uaupes rivers. Wallace returned to Britain in 1852, but lost most of his notes and collection to a shipboard fire. The final section of "A narrative of...." contains "Remarks on the Vocabularies" written by R.G. Latham, M.D. There is also a long table of vocabularies of various Amazonian languages but this is not included in this recording. Those interested can find this table in the source text (https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/71436). (Summary by Gail Timmerman-Vaughan)

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Preface and Chapter I 31:27 Lu par Gail Timmerman Vaughan
Chapter II 52:50 Lu par Gail Timmerman Vaughan
Chapter III 51:53 Lu par Gail Timmerman Vaughan
Chapter IV 48:53 Lu par Gail Timmerman Vaughan
Chapter V 35:32 Lu par Gail Timmerman Vaughan
Chapter VI 47:49 Lu par Gail Timmerman Vaughan
Chapter VII 49:53 Lu par Gail Timmerman Vaughan
Chapter VIII 1:00:34 Lu par Gail Timmerman Vaughan
Chapter IX 1:08:12 Lu par Gail Timmerman Vaughan
Chapter X 1:11:14 Lu par Gail Timmerman Vaughan
Chapter XI 40:48 Lu par Gail Timmerman Vaughan
Chapter XII 46:53 Lu par Gail Timmerman Vaughan
Chapter XIII 54:38 Lu par Gail Timmerman Vaughan
Chapter XIV 46:14 Lu par Gail Timmerman Vaughan
Chapter XV 22:25 Lu par Gail Timmerman Vaughan
Chapter XVI 49:00 Lu par Gail Timmerman Vaughan
Chapter XVII 1:10:36 Lu par Gail Timmerman Vaughan
Appendix 7:23 Lu par Gail Timmerman Vaughan
Remarks on the Vocabularies, by RG Latham MD 34:25 Lu par Gail Timmerman Vaughan