Physionomies caractéristiques de quatre Botocudes avec la tête d'une Momie - Voyage au Brésil, Dans les années 1815, 1816 et 1817, par S. A. S. Maximilien, Prince de Wied-Neuwied.
Chez Arthus Bertrand|Paris 1822|52 x 36.40 cm|une feuille
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Fine original plate with portraits of Botocudos wearing labrets and discs inserted in their earlobes. Plate engraved in copperplate engraving in folio format. It comes from the atlas of the French first edition of this travel account to Brazil, first published in 1820-1821 under the title Reise nach Brasilien in den Jahren 1815 bis 1817 and illustrating the account of Maximilian, Prince of Wied-Neuwied's first voyage to Brazil. One marginal tear skillfully restored, some small tears and marginal worming.