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SIMON (William Joel). SCIENTIF Expeditions in the Portuguese Overseas Territories (1783-1808) and the Role of Lisbon in the Intellectual-Scientific Community of the late Eighteen Century. Lisboa. 1983. - SIMON (William Joel) SCIENTIF Expeditions in the Portuguese Overseas Territories (1783-1808) and the Role of Lisbon in the Intellectual-Scientific Community of the late Eighteen Century . Lisboa: Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical, 1983. XVI, 194, [2] pp., 21 est.: il.; 290 mm. - (Estudos de Cartografia Antiga, 22) A study in English about the scientific expeditions, or ”philosophical voyages, ” that the Portuguese Crown sent to its overseas territories between 1783 and 1808, and about the role of Lisbon in the intellectual and scientific community of the late 18th century. Part of the Portuguese Enlightenment and its natural history expeditions, the book dedicates chapters to the three naturalists the author studies: Alexandre Rodrigues Ferreira, in Brazil (1783-1792); Manuel Galvão da Silva, in Mozambique (1783-1792); and Joaquim José da Silva, in Angola (1783-1808). It concludes with an assessment of the expeditions as a whole and aspects of Portugal's scientific and intellectual relations at the time. It includes the publication of documents, notably letters from the naturalists to the Minister of the Navy and Overseas Territories, Martinho de Melo e Castro. Illustrated with 21 separate plates and fold-out maps. ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate