Spix and Martius' Brazilian Expedition (1817–1820)

1. Leopoldina marriage mission helps launch expedition

   Jan 1, 1817Labels: Archduchess Leopoldina, Austrian mission, Dom Pedro

   • Austrian Exp
   • Habsburger net

2. Spix and Martius depart Europe for Brazil

   Dec 9, 1817Labels: Johann Spix, Carl Martius, Rio de

   • Palms Hist
   • Cambridge

3. Initial fieldwork centered on Rio de Janeiro

   Jan 1, 1818Labels: Rio de, coastal research

   • Cambridge
   • Austro Mission

4. Overland route begins through southeastern Brazil

   Mar 1, 1818Labels: S o, Minas Gerais

   • Austro Mission
   • USP Journal

5. Minas Gerais segment documents mining regions and biomes

   Jul 1, 1818Labels: Minas Gerais, mining regions

   • USP Journal
   • Cambridge

6. Northward travel expands collecting across multiple provinces

   Jan 1, 1819Labels: Bahia, Pernambuco, Maranh o

   • Austro Mission
   • BHL Reise

7. Amazon leg begins, reaching Pará and the river system

   Oct 1, 1819Labels: Amazon, Par

   • IndiGen
   • Austro Mission

8. At Rio Negro, the pair split into separate routes

   Jan 1, 1820Labels: Rio Negro, separation of

   • SciDirect
   • Austro Mission

9. Expedition returns to Rio de Janeiro and sails home

   Dec 1, 1820Labels: return to, Rio de

   • SciDirect
   • IndiGen

10. Museum collections in Bavaria are strengthened by returns

    Jan 1, 1821Labels: Bavarian museums, collections

    • IndiGen
    • BSM Munich

11. Reise in Brasilien volumes begin publication

    Jan 1, 1823Labels: Reise in, Munich publication

    • BHL Reise
    • Smithsonian

12. Zoological species descriptions appear from Spix’s material

    Jan 1, 1823Labels: Spix publications, zoological descriptions

    • Smithsonian
    • Cambridge

13. Martius publishes major palm study based on expedition

    Jan 1, 1823Labels: Martius, Historia palmarum

    • Palms Hist
    • SciDirect

14. Flora Brasiliensis begins, shaping Brazil botany for decades

    Jan 1, 1840Labels: Flora Brasiliensis, Brazilian botany

    • Flora Bras
    • SciDirect