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Hardcover in very good condition. 1998. Publishing and art direction: Salvador Monteiro and Leonel Kaz. Photografic reproduction: Claus C. Meyer. Boards with minor bumps due to shelfwear. Some pages lightly dust dulled and age toned, but not detrimental to the overall look of the book. Otherwise contents are bright, clean and free from annotations or inscriptions. Dust jacket in very good condition, only displaying minor signs of shelfwear. English and Portuguese text. Photographic reproduction of watercolours and drawings of the flora, fauna and native inhabitants of Brazil, documenting an extraordinary expedition at the moment the country was embarking on independence. Grigorii Langsdorff was a physician, botanist, zoologist, anthropologist, philologist, navigator and his expedition, supported by Tsar Alexander I, covered 16,000 kilometers throughout Minas Gerais, Sao Paulo, the Midwest and the Amazon. The most beautiful portrait ever made of Brazil in the 19th century in the light of arts and science presenting priceless material for scientific research of the Brazilian flora and fauna. Images of this item not already displayed available upon request. Please note, this is a heavy and oversized book, therefore additional postage may be requested from international orders. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ABE-1656165424633
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