Les Singularitez de la France Antarctique

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Les Singularitez de la France Antarctique is a 16th-century travel and ethnographic account in which André Thevet describes the geography, peoples, flora, and fauna of the short-lived French colony in Brazil.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 16th-century book
French-language book
ethnographic account
travel literature
associatedWith France Antarctique colony NERFINISHED
French colonization of the Americas
author André Thevet NERFINISHED
authorNationality French
authorOccupation cosmographer
contains descriptions of animals
descriptions of indigenous rituals
descriptions of landscapes
descriptions of plants
countryOfOrigin France
describes customs of indigenous peoples
natural environment of Brazil
short-lived French colony in Brazil
documentType prose narrative
field ethnology
geography
natural history
genre ethnography
travel writing
hasPerspective European colonial viewpoint
historicalSignificance early European description of Brazil
source on indigenous cultures of coastal Brazil
language French
mainSubject Brazil NERFINISHED
France Antarctique NERFINISHED
fauna of Brazil
flora of Brazil
geography of Brazil
indigenous peoples of Brazil
originallyWrittenIn Early Modern French
publicationCentury 16th century
settingLocation Brazilian coast
Rio de Janeiro region NERFINISHED
timePeriodDescribed 16th century
topic colonial encounters
cross-cultural contact
missionary activity in Brazil
usedAsSourceBy anthropologists studying early Brazil
historians of colonial Brazil
writtenBy André Thevet NERFINISHED

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André Thevet notableWork Les Singularitez de la France Antarctique