History of a voyage to the land of Brazil : otherwise called America /
Jean de Léry ; translation and introduction by Janet Whatley.
- Berkeley : University of California P., 1990.
- lxii, 276 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- (Latin American literature and culture ; 6). .
Translation of: Histoire d'un voyage fait en la terre du Brésil. "Containing the navigation and the remarkable things seen on the sea by the author; the behavior of Villeganon in that country; the customs and strange ways of life of the American savages; together with the description of various animals, trees, plants, and other singular things completely unknown over here."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-267) and index.
0520068491 (alk. paper)
Villegaignon, Nicolas Durand de, 1510-1571? Léry, Jean de, 1534-1611 --Travel--Brazil.
Indians of South America--Social life and customs.--Brazil Tupinamba Indians--Social life and customs. Natural history--Brazil.
Brazil--Description and travel--Early works to 1800. Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)--Description and travel.