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Description

In this travel letter to his brother and sisters, Joseph Peace Hazard writes from the steamship traveling from Pará to Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. Topics include the Amazon River; the Magellanic Clouds [galaxies]; and the flora and fauna he observed.

Publication Date

12-10-1866

Format

envelopes; Text; letters (correspondence)

ISBN

MSS_05_3_103_22

Language

English

Coverage

Pará; Brazil; South America

Rights

This object from the Joseph Peace Hazard Collection, housed by the Rhode Island College Special Collections, and any of its digital surrogates are no longer protected by copyright. This content was either designated to or has entered the public domain. As such, this digital object may be used, shared, and adapted freely. However, all uses must include appropriate attribution. Please contact digitalcommons@ric.edu with any questions.

Keywords

travel writing; letters; ocean; bays; rivers; plants; forests and forestry; fruit; agriculture; animals; livestock; birds

Travel letter no. 03, Series 2

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