Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Ciências Humanas (Dec 2011)
The notes of Father Anselm Eckart, S. J., on some animals from the State of Grão-Pará and Maranhão (1785)
Abstract
The passages related to the fauna of the State of Grão-Pará and Maranhão, written by Father Anselm Eckart (1721-1807), S. J., in 1785, are translated and commented. Critical notes about every cited animal were included, bringing the species knowledge up to date and comparing the zoological and linguistic information compiled by the Jesuit with other contemporary documents and with the related scientific literature.
