Ferdinand Denis - Histoire géographique du Brésil - 1833

A superb edition (the edition is enhanced by a beautiful fold-out map of Brazil in 1833) of this historical, geographical and descriptive study devoted to the territorial, political and cultural development of Brazil, in which Ferdinand Denis undertakes to present to the European public a comprehensive panorama of this vast country recently become independent -

The work first traces the initial Portuguese discoveries along the Brazilian coast, the maritime expeditions that opened the path to colonization as well as the rivalries between European powers for control of the riches of the New World -

Denis describes the gradual formation of the Portuguese colony, the administrative organization of the captaincies, the development of coastal cities and the economic exploitation based on sugar cane cultivation, mining and maritime trade -

The book gives significant attention to the physical geography of Brazil by detailing the immensity of its rivers, the diversity of its climates, its tropical forests, its mountains, its plains and the exceptional richness of its fauna and flora -

Ferdinand Denis - Histoire géographique du Brésil - 1833 - Bibliothèque Populaire -
100-107 pp

Good binding condition, the work in its half-black morocco binding, light wear from use, some minor defects on the cover, mottled edges, smooth ornate spine, gold lettering, numbered label at the tail -

Good interior condition, some foxing, the work enriched with numerous plates including a folding plate, the edition is enhanced by a beautiful fold-out map of Brazil in 1833, marbled endpapers in good condition, a fine copy -

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