book chapter
Extracts out of the Historie of John Lerius a Frenchman who lived in Brazil with mons. Villagagnon, ann. 1557- and 58
MacLehose and Sons • 16 • Published In 1906 • Pages: 518-579 [incomplete]
By: Léry, Jean de.
Abstract
The original edition appeared in 1576. Léry went to Rio de Janeiro in 1557 with a Protestant group to establish a French settlement in Brazil. His work, written many years after his return, is the classic source on the Tupinamba. He describes their culture as he observed it himself during a short stay with them. His information is generally exact, but does not go beyond the obvious aspects of the Tupinamba civilization.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2003
- Region
- South America
- Sub Region
- Eastern South America
- Document Type
- book chapter
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Traveler
- Document Rating
- 3: Good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent
- Analyst
- Alfred Métraux ; 1971
- Field Date
- 1557-1558
- Coverage Date
- 1557
- Coverage Place
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Notes
- Jean de Léry
- This document consists of excerpts
- LCCN
- 07023966
- LCSH
- Tupinamba Indians