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PREFACE. 



and he believes have not sioce been changed. The Glossary 

 of Indian Words was thought to be desirable, because so many of 

 them have been adopted by the Settlers in Brazil, as to form a Dia- 

 lect of the Portuguese Language, very different from that which is 

 spoken at Lisbon. Some of these words are mere names, and 

 admit of no explanation ; others are so corrupted by a mixture 

 of syllables from different languages as to render it impossible 

 to give their meaning without a tedious description; and the 

 signification of many is unkown to the Author. 



It was intended in other Chapters to have described the 

 condition of Negro Slaves, and that of the Aboriginal Inhabi- 

 tants of South America, but as the number of pages swelled 

 beyond the appointed limits, it was found necessary to throw 

 some of the leading facts relating to these topics into other parts 

 of the work, and to be satisfied with marking the stations of 

 the Indian tribes upon the Maps alone. 



These Maps are constructed chiefly from materials collected 

 in different parts of the country, and have been compared with 

 what Cazal has written upon Brazilian Geography, and though 

 not absolutely correct, they will be found to convey, it is hoped, 

 some useful information to the British student : they at least 

 possess the merit of being free from that strange mixture of 

 Portuguese, Spanish, Tupi, English, and even Dutch and 

 French names, with which most European Maps of South 

 America abound. 



The work has been prevented from appearing earlier by a 

 circumstance which has contributed to render it more worthy of 



