Thayer Expedition: Scientific Results of a Journey in Brazil, by Louis Agassiz and his travelling Companions Geology and Physical Geography of Brazil

Abstract

THIS thick volume of 620 pages is the result of two visits to Brazil, the first with the Thayer Expedition, the second during a vacation holiday of “some months.” The author has proposed to combine with his own personal observations all the information on this subject obtainable from other sources, and thus give a complete view of the present state of our knowledge of the geology and physical geography of this vast and interesting region. The design is an admirable one, but the execution of it is, in some respects, disappointing. Thayer Expedition: Scientific Results of a Journey in Brazil, by Louis Agassiz and his travelling Companions. Geology and Physical Geography of Brazil. By Ch. Fred. Hartt, Professor of Geology in Cornell University. With Illustrations and Maps. (Trübner and Co.)