Wied, Maximilian Alexander Philipp, Prinz von Wied-Neuwied.
Travels in Brazil in the years 1815, 1816, 1817.
London: Printed for Henry Colburn & Co. Public Library, Conduit Street, Hanover Square, 1820. 0. Hardcover. Quarto. [iii]-x, 335, [i]pp. First English edition. Contemporary half morocco over marbled boards, repaired. With a portrait, folding handcolored map (in outline) and 6 plates. From the library of the Royal United Services Institute, presented to them by Colburn & Bentley, the publishing and printing firms respectively of this book. Their embossed stamp is found on the frontispiece, in no way affecting the plate negatively. The Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), is the world's oldest and the UK's leading defence and security think tank. Sabin 47021; Abbey, Travel 705; Borba de Moraes, pp.544-45. A 19th-century travel account of Brazil. "Prince Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied travelled through Brazil from 1815 to 1817. Very Good.

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