Henry Walter Bates: um viajante naturalista na Amazônia e o processo de transferência da informação

Ferreira, Rubens da Silva

doi:10.1590/s0100-19652004000200006

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“…No decorrer dos séculos XVI a XVIII, as cartas dos viajantes e naturalistas constituem uma documentação tão valiosa quanto os diários, especialmente pelo fato de que permitem reconstituir parte do cenário e enquadramento de muitas expedições (Outram, 1996). Embora as evidências produzidas pelos viajantes e naturalistas tenham sido amplamente registadas na forma de texto, como é o caso dos diários de campo, das correspondências, dos livros e dos artigos publicados, podemos considerar bastante significativa a utilização de imagens para a representação das informações recolhidas (Ferreira, 2004). A multiplicação das publicações e dos diferentes formatos das mesmas permitiu igualmente que as novas informações naturais, ou as curiosidades sobre o mundo animal, se tornassem de conhecimento de vários setores da sociedade civil.…”

Section: Discussão: Produção E Disseminação De Informação Naturalunclassified

Baleias em circulação: Uso de imagens na produção e transferência de conhecimentos de história natural marinha em Portugal do Século XVIII

Brito¹,

Costa²

2016

Arq. Zool.

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Baleias em circulação: uso de imagens na produção e transferência de conhecimentos de história natural marinha em portugal do século XViii cristina Brito¹²⁴ lese costa³⁵ ABSTRACT News about exotic large marine animals started to spread around Europe since the second half of the 16th century. These, containing both written and visual information, were typically included in encyclopedias and treaties, but also in pamphlets that easily moved from one person to another, disseminating the available information through distinct nets of knowledge and to different audiences. By the 18 th century, both as part of newspapers and pamphlets, information about strange natural events were amply printed and translated in several vernacular languages. These became increasingly of great interest to common people and not only to scholars, naturalists or collectors, but also practitioners and craftsmen. Printed news included records and rare occurrences of local and exotic fauna. The analysis of Portuguese sources contributed with good examples of such events, firstly published in Portugal and then copied and translated to other vernacular tongues. It is the case of a fin whale stranded in the Tagus estuary (Lisbon) reported in the Gazeta de Lisboa 1723 with a detailed description of the specimen, accompanied by an illustration of the whale with its measures, which was afterwards translated and printed in a German pamphlet. Here, the transfer of natural history accounts and communication of new concepts of the natural world was conducted from the periphery to the centre of Europe. Other news of large marine animals stranding on the Portuguese shore and respective illustrations were also produced. All together they seem to show the interest of all levels of the society for such rare and strange events. Moreover, these whales in pamphlets and in other publications contribute to the construction of a modern European concept of the natural world.

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Baleias em circulação: Uso de imagens na produção e transferência de conhecimentos de história natural marinha em Portugal do Século XVIII

Brito¹,

Costa²

2016

Arq. Zool.

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“…Th e Amazon Region awakened the interest of European naturalists and scientists in the fi rst decades of the 18 th century because of its exuberant tropical forests and the exotic nature of its inhabitants, and thus it became the focus of many scientifi c expeditions (Ferreira 2004). Numerous Europeans undertook pioneering explorations in the area motivated by a mixture of scientifi c curiosity and quest for adventure (Cunha 1991;Belluzzo 1994).…”

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Useful plants referenced by the naturalist Richard Spruce in the 19th century in the state of Pará, Brazil

2019

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Th e present work sought to study the biocultural collections made by the naturalist Richard Spruce in the 19 th century while in the state of Pará, Brazil. Th e material is largely deposited in the Herbarium and the Museum of Economic Botany at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK. Complementary studies were undertaken in Brazilian institutions to gather more information about the useful plants cited by Spruce for Pará and their respective vernacular names and uses in the 19 th century. Information was also gathered concerning the current uses of the plants by analyzing contemporary ethnobotanical studies. A total of 54 vernacular names of useful plants were recovered, including 51 native species of which 33 are used for construction purposes, 18 as food resources, eight for medicinal purposes, and one species as an ichthyotoxin. It is interesting to note that 80 % of the uses described for these plants in the 19 th century in Pará continue into the present day. It is hoped that the present work will serve to promote future studies involving biocultural collections that document the history of local populations and recognize the importance of traditional knowledge in the Amazon region.

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Amazonian useful plants described in the book “Le Pays des Amazones” (1885) of the Brazilian propagandist Baron de Santa-Anna Nery: a historical and ethnobotanical perspective

Silva,

Oliveira,

Baratto

2024

J Ethnobiology Ethnomedicine

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Background Frederico José de Santa-Anna Nery (1848–1901) was a Brazilian Baron who referred to himself as a "volunteer propagandist" for Brazil in Europe, serving as an immigration agent to publicize the living conditions in the Amazon region, advocating for its development and modernization at the end of the nineteenth century. Santa-Anna Nery’s most famous book is "Le Pays des Amazones" (The Lands of the Amazons), first published in 1885, which the author dedicated a chapter to introduce and report on the Amazonian useful plant species and its relationship with humans. The aim of this work is to understand the historical context and ethnobotanical value of the plant species in the Brazilian Amazon at the end of the nineteenth century through an analysis of the book “Le Pays des Amazones” (1885) by Baron de Santa-Anna Nery, as well as to bring to light the historical importance of this very influential propagandist, who has been forgotten nowadays. Methods The original book “Le Pays des Amazones” (1885), as well as the original 3rd edition and its translated version into Portuguese, was carefully analyzed and all information about plants was systematized, with botanical names being updated. Finally, using the scientific name of medicinal plants alone or in combination with their traditional use, a search was carried out in databases in order to indicate current pharmacological studies that provide evidence about the described traditional uses. Results A total of 156 plant species were identified in the book, although 132 species had their scientific names updated. These species belong to 45 different families, with Fabaceae and Arecaceae the most represented, and 109 plants are Brazilian native. Considering only the 36 medicinal plants, the main medicinal indications reported were astringent, purgative/laxative, stimulant and tonic, vermifuge, febrifuge, sudorific, emetic, diuretic and antidysenteric. Regarding other useful plants (non-medicinal), 97 species were cited for food, constructions and buildings, spices and condiments, ornaments and objects, carpentry, textile fibers, gums, oils, balms and essences, pigments and tanning, hunting and fishing. Conclusions When the book “Le Pays des Amazones” is analyzed from a timeless perspective, with a particular focus on historical ethnobotany, it is possible to observe the economic, social, and political importance of many useful plants for the Amazon at the end of the nineteenth century and how the relationship between local people, indigenous communities, and immigrants was established with plant biodiversity.

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Henry Walter Bates: um viajante naturalista na Amazônia e o processo de transferência da informação

Cited by 3 publications

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Baleias em circulação: Uso de imagens na produção e transferência de conhecimentos de história natural marinha em Portugal do Século XVIII

Baleias em circulação: Uso de imagens na produção e transferência de conhecimentos de história natural marinha em Portugal do Século XVIII

Useful plants referenced by the naturalist Richard Spruce in the 19th century in the state of Pará, Brazil

Amazonian useful plants described in the book “Le Pays des Amazones” (1885) of the Brazilian propagandist Baron de Santa-Anna Nery: a historical and ethnobotanical perspective

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