Austro-Brazilian expedition (1817–1820)

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The Austro-Brazilian expedition (1817–1820) was a major scientific journey through Brazil led by European naturalists, including Carl von Martius, that produced foundational studies of the region’s flora, fauna, and indigenous cultures.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf exploration of Brazil ⓘ
scientific expedition ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
country Empire of Brazil ⓘ
endTime 1820 ⓘ
fieldOfWork ethnology ⓘ
geography ⓘ
mineralogy ⓘ
natural history ⓘ
followedBy publication of Flora Brasiliensis groundwork ⓘ
publication of Reise in Brasilien by Spix and Martius ⓘ
hasPart Martius and Spix’s journey through Brazil ⓘ
Natterer’s zoological collections in Brazil ⓘ
Pohl’s mineralogical and botanical surveys ⓘ
historicalPeriod early 19th century ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName German ⓘ
Portuguese ⓘ
location Brazil ⓘ
mainSubject botany ⓘ
ethnography ⓘ
fauna of Brazil ⓘ
flora of Brazil ⓘ
indigenous peoples of Brazil ⓘ
zoology ⓘ
namedAfter Austrian and Brazilian collaboration ⓘ
notableWork basis for Flora Brasiliensis ⓘ
basis for Reise in Brasilien ⓘ
organizer Austrian court ⓘ
Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves ⓘ
participant Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius ⓘ
linked to: Carl von Martius

Johann Baptist von Mikan ⓘ
Johann Baptist von Spix ⓘ
Johann Christian Mikan ⓘ
Johann Emanuel Pohl ⓘ
Johann Natterer ⓘ
Thomas Ender ⓘ
purpose mapping and description of Brazilian interior ⓘ
natural history collecting ⓘ
scientific research ⓘ
result foundational ethnographic descriptions of indigenous cultures ⓘ
foundational studies of Brazilian fauna ⓘ
foundational studies of Brazilian flora ⓘ
significantEvent collection of extensive animal specimens in Brazil ⓘ
collection of extensive plant specimens in Brazil ⓘ
documentation of indigenous languages and customs ⓘ
sponsor Austrian Empire ⓘ
startTime 1817 ⓘ

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Carl von Martius → expedition → Austro-Brazilian expedition (1817–1820) ⓘ
Flora Brasiliensis → basedOnExpedition → Austro-Bavarian expedition to Brazil (1817–1820) ⓘ
linked to: Austro-Brazilian expedition (1817–1820)