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Author : Edward Davis Mathews
Publisher : London : S. Low, Marston, Searle, Rivington
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1879
Category : Amazon River
ISBN : OXFORD:600052578
Author : Franz Keller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1875
Category : Amazon River
ISBN : UIUC:30112073693639
Franz Keller was a German engineer who spent 17 years in Brazil. In 1867, Keller and his father were commissioned by the minister of public works in Rio de Janeiro to explore the Madeira River in order to determine the feasibility of building a railroad to circumvent rapids that made steamship navigation impossible on part of the river. This book, published some seven years later, describes the river and its rapids, the native tribes that Keller and his party encountered, and the animals and vegetation of the virgin forest of the Amazon and the Madeira rivers. Keller's expedition extended into eastern Bolivia. It devotes a chapter to the Mojo Indians of that region and the history of their interactions with the Jesuit missions dating from the late 17th century.
Author : Franz Keller-Leuzinger,Franz Keller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1874
Category : Amazon River
ISBN : UOMDLP:agf7431:0001.001
Author : Franz Keller
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2023-03-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783382502034
Reprint of the original, first published in 1874. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
Author : Franz Keller[-Leuzinger]
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2006-09
Category : History
ISBN : 1425519644
Author : Edward D. Mathews
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2015-06-29
Category : History
ISBN : 1330484118
Excerpt from Up the Amazon and Madeira Rivers: Through Bolivia and Peru A few years ago I was Resident Engineer of the projected Madeira and Mamore Railway, to be constructed in the Province of Matto Grosso, in the Empire of Brazil, and as nearly as possible in the centre of the Continent of South America. From various causes the prosecution of the enterprise fell into abeyance for some considerable time. When the works were temporarily stopped, several reasons combined to induce me to return home by way of Bolivia and Peru. During that journey I kept up my ordinary custom of keeping a rough diary, and I have since dressed up my notes into something of a consecutive form. The resumption of the railway works has led me to think that some interest would attach to a description of a route across South America that has yet been but little travelled over. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Franz Keller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2015-07-20
Category : History
ISBN : 1331884276
Excerpt from The Amazon and Madeira Rivers: Sketches and Descriptions From the Note-Book of an Explorer In June 1867, my father and I, who had been studying the maps and plans of a former expedition in the province of Parana, were commissioned by the Minister of Public Works at Rio de Janeiro to explore the Madeira River, and to project a railroad along its bank where, by reason of the rapids, navigation was rendered impossible. Since the end of the last century, - when, in consequence of the treaty of Ildefonso in 1777, Portuguese astronomers and surveyors ascended the Madeira, no regular or reliable plans had been executed of the immense forest-covered valley. The bold descent effected some twenty years ago by the American naval officer, Gibbon, I may observe, was too hurried, and undertaken with too slender means; and another expedition, commanded by the Brazilian engineer, Major Coutinho, proved to be a complete failure, though certainly not for lack of means. Upon the ensuing of peace, after the long war with Paraguay, the old question of a way of communication between the Brazilian coast and the province of Mate Grosso came to the front; and as that clever diplomatist, Conselheiro Felippe Lopez Netto, had also succeeded in concluding a treaty of boundaries and commerce with Bolivia, by which was secured the prospect of a passage through the valley of the Madeira, it was thought necessary that a thorough exploration should be made. General attention was, moreover, directed to that remote comer of the vast realm by the sudden appearance of a new Steam Navigation Company on the Lower Madeira, and by the recent opening of the Amazon River to the flags of all nations; the realisation of the full benefit of which latter measure depends on its extension to the lateral rivers as well. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Edward Davis Mathews
Publisher : Franklin Classics
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2018-10-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0342335405
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Author : Edward Davis Mathews
Publisher : London : S. Low, Marston, Searle, Rivington
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1879
Category : Amazon River
ISBN : YALE:39002016173206
Author : Edward D. Mathews
Publisher : Theclassics.Us
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2013-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1230304460
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1879 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XXIV. Shortest route to the Pacific coast from Cochabamba--Journey to Sucre via Totora determined upon--Leave Cochabamba in one of Haviland and Kcay's coaches--Dangers of the journey--Tarata and Cliza--The pampas compared to the plains of Central India--Punata--Senor Manuel Arauco, his house, family, museum, etc.--Manufacture of felt hats, ponchos, etc. -- Arani--Lagoons near Vacas--Irrigation works--New road between Arani aud Totora--Pocona--Totora-- Proposed road from Totora to the river Chimore--Probable future system of roads in the east of Bolivia--Misque--Ravines and rivercourses used as roads--Aiquile--Chinguri--Quiroga--Palca-- Cuestas Jaboncillo and Masa-Cruz--Canto Molino--Thermal spring of Huata --First view of Sucre. From Cochabamba, the shortest route across the republic to the Pacific coast, is to go by Oruro to Tacna and Arica, and the road is a regularly travelled one, with posting-houses, which I have been told are the best in Bolivia. My business obliged me to visit Sucre, and I determined to make a round by Totora and Misque, in order to see a new cart-road that was in course of construction from Arani to Totora, at which place I hoped to obtain some information as to the practicability of a road from thence to the Chimord, the proposed new port for the navigation enterprise of the Madeira River. The only means of travelling in the interior of Bolivia is by mules; so I bargained with an arriero for the necessary animals for the journey to Sucre, at the rate of fifteen pesos, about 2 8s., for each animal, the arriero having to provide forage at his own expense. This is the best bargain to make, but the arrieros prefer getting the traveller to buy the forage, so that, acting in collusion with the villagers...
Author : Franz Keller
Publisher : Palala Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2016-05-25
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1359750746
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Author : Franz Keller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2020-04-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0371792991
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Author : Franz 1835-1890 Keller
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2021-09-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1015153542
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : George Earl CHURCH
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1870
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0024273128
Author : Gary Van Valen
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2013-02-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9780816521180
Indigenous Agency in the Amazon explores the underexamined story of indigenous people who accepted Jesuit mission life and then, nearly two centuries later, withstood the challenges of the rubber boom and the imposition of European liberalism.