book chapter

The peculiarities of French Antarctica, otherwise called (French) America: the islands discovered in our times

Maisonneuve et cieParis • Published In 1878 • Pages:

By: Thevet, André, Métraux, Alfred.

Abstract
André Thevet visited Brazil in 1555 with the exception of Villegaignon. He gathered, during his short stay at the bay or Rio Janeiro, more information on the Tupinamba than any traveler or even missionary, who wrote on these Indians. He was naive, but his interest was wide and he had access to good informants. Thevet is our best source on the Tupinamba. In the COSMOGRAPHIE UNIVERSELLE (3:Thevet) are more detailed accounts than those which appear in this previous work. Thevet's style is heavy and confused.
Subjects
Hunting and trapping
Fishing
Diet
Eating
Ornament
Personal grooming
Cannibalism
Warfare
Spirits and gods
culture
Tupinamba
HRAF PubDate
2003
Region
South America
Sub Region
Eastern South America
Document Type
book chapter
Evaluation
Creator Type
Geographer
Document Rating
3: Good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent
Analyst
Alfred Métraux ; 1971
Field Date
1555
Coverage Date
1555
Coverage Place
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Notes
[by] André Thevet
This document consists of excerpts
Translation of: [Singularitez de la France antarctique, autrement nommée Amérique]
The original French text is not included
Translated for the HRAF files by Alfred Métraux prior to 1956
LCCN
05018355
LCSH
Tupinamba Indians