[Brazil] Wied-Neuwied, Maximilian Prinz zu. Reise nach Brasilien in den Jahren 1815 bis 1817. Heinrich Ludwig Bronner, Frankfurt, 1820-21. 2 volumes (text), 19 engraved plates, errata leaf at end of vol.1. 4to. Full contemporary diced red calf, gilt. All edges gilt. Prince Maximilian's expedition to Brazil with the naturalists George Freyreiss and Friedrich Sellow was "from a scientific point of view... one of the most profitable of the nineteenth century. The enormous zoological collections which were assembled are today in the American Museum of Natural History of New York, acquired by them in 1870. Sumptuously printed and with a beautiful album, the account of the journey is a classic work" (Borba de Moraes). Borba de Moraes, p. 544; Palau 158782; Sabin 47018.Condition: Minor rubbing, some soiling to calf boards. Scattered spotting, some toning. Old dampstaining to bottom page margins, more pronounced in Vol. I.Provenance: From the Library of the Godfather of Biodiversity, Dr. Thomas E. Lovejoy.