The earth and its inhabitants .. . the sources of theJavari, corresponds to no real division, for these regions, still held by independenttribes, have hitherto been visited only by a few collectors of plants, rubber andsarsaparilla. GEOfiRAPiiicAi. Research—Population. With few exceptions, the exploration of Bolivia has been mainly the work ofstrangers. DOrbigny made a special study of the Bolivian regions during the 85G SOUTH AMERICA—THE ANDES EEGIONS. years 1820-33. Twelve years later a group of explorers, unrler Francis deCastclnau, surveyed the fluvial districts between the eastern slopes
The earth and its inhabitants .. . the sources of theJavari, corresponds to no real division, for these regions, still held by independenttribes, have hitherto been visited only by a few collectors of plants, rubber andsarsaparilla. GEOfiRAPiiicAi. Research—Population. With few exceptions, the exploration of Bolivia has been mainly the work ofstrangers. DOrbigny made a special study of the Bolivian regions during the 85G SOUTH AMERICA—THE ANDES EEGIONS. years 1820-33. Twelve years later a group of explorers, unrler Francis deCastclnau, surveyed the fluvial districts between the eastern slopes of the Andesand the Brazilian forests of Matto Grosso. Pentland and Forbes devoted them-selves more particularly to the peaks, chains and valleys of west Bolivia, with aview to determining their altitudes and geological constitution. Weddell traver.«edthe mining districts in ail directions, describing the land, its products and inhubi- Fig. 13S.—Chi£f Itineb^bies of Exflobkbs in Pebu ^lmd Bolitia. Scale 1 : 27,0(X>, West or Greenwich Explorers of the Ifith century: —C, Conqnista^orei; 0. P., Qonzalo Piaarro ; O., Orellana.„ „ Ith „ S., DeSoaa; T.,Teieira. „ .. 18th ,. He, Hervaa ; Ay., Ayolas ; . La Condamine. „ l»0tol850:— Hnmboiat; DOrbi^ny ; Ca., De Castelnau ; Wed. Weddell.„ Modem :—R., Reyes ; Cha., Ch^miUecs ; Br., Brown ; T>i., Lidstone ; Clio., Church ; K., Keller ; Markham ; W., Wiener ; Mi., Minchin ; ; Bravo ; Mo , Monnier ; L. A. F . Labre, Armentia, Fry; , Ilydrograpbic CommisgioD; R., Raimoudi; Wo., Wolf. 620 Miles. tants. The engineer, Hugo Reck, explored many regions and prepared a mapwhich, despite its date (1800), is still much valued. In 1875, Musters, Minchinand Cilley occupied themselves mainly with the geodesy of the land, determin-ing the positions of most of the towns, mines and mountain passes. Wienerstudied the people, their history and their works (1877) ; while Church, Keller,
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