II. Represents the Great Dragon Tree of Oratava, of which Humboldt has given so interesting an account. He saw it in all its greatness; I drew it after it had lost half its top _to face Page 85_ III. View of Count Maurice's Gate at Pernambuco, with the Slave Market 107 IV. Gamella Tree at Bahia 135 V. Larangeiras 163 VI. View from Count Hoggendorp's Cottage 170 VII. View of Rio from the Gloria Hill 169 VIII. Corcovado, from Botofogo 220 IX. Palace of San Cristovaõ 246 X. Dona Maria de Jesus 292 XI. English Burial Ground 307 VIGNETTES. I. That at the head of the Journal, page 77, represents two young Dragon Trees; that with a single head is twenty years old, and had not, when I saw it, been tapped for the Dragon's Blood. The other is about a century old, and the bark is disfigured by the incisions made in it to procure the gum _to face Page 77_ II. Part of Pernambuco, seen from Cocoa-nut Island, within the Reef 97 III. Slaves dragging a Hogshead in the Streets of Pernambuco 131 IV. Cadeira, or Sedan Chair of Bahia 133 V. Church and Convent of Sant Antonio da Barre at Bahia, as seen from the Roça 157 VI. The Sugar-loaf Rock, at the Entrance to the Harbour of Rio de Janeiro 158 VII. The End of an Island in the Harbour of Rio de Janeiro, drawn for the sake of the variety of Vegetation 201 VIII. Convicts carrying Water at Rio de Janeiro 217 IX. Stone Cart at Rio de Janeiro 321 INTRODUCTION. SKETCH OF THE HISTORY OF BRAZIL. I judged it necessary to prefix the following sketch of the history of Brazil to the journal of my voyage thither, in order that the political events to which I was an eye-witness might be the better understood. The early part of the history is almost entirely taken from Mr. Southey. It would have been easy for me to have referred to the Portuguese authors, as I have read nearly all that are to be found in print of Mr. Southey's authorities, and some that he does not mention; but Mr. Southey had been so faithful as well as judicious in the use he has made of his authors, that it would have been absurd, if not impertinent, to have neglected his guidance. From the time of the King's arrival in Brazil, or rather of his leaving Lisbon, I am answerable for all I have stated: it is little, but I hope that little is correct.