Martius, Karl Friedrich Philipp von 1794-1868 Travel Search this
Spix, Johann Baptist von 1781-1826 Travel Search this
Physical description:
2 volumes, [9] leaves of plates illustrations 22 cm
Type:
Electronic resources
Travel literature
Place:
Brazil
Date:
1824
19th century
Notes:
"London: Printed by A. & R. Spottiswoode, New-Street-Square"--Colophon
Translated by H.E. Lloyd
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SCNHRB copy (volume 1, 39088016899395; volume 2, 39088016912396) has bookplate: Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Purchased from the Cullman Endowment
SCNHRB copy has old gilt-tooled black full leather bindings with raised bands and red spine labels; marbled endpapers and edges; and brown silk ribbon page markers. There is an unidentified provenance stamp in gold on the front covers, resembling a "W" with horizontal bars at both feet and at the top of the midpoint