Footnote 75:
Historia general de Brazil, tomo primeiro. The pieces wanting here he
had already sent as specimens.
Footnote 76:
Francisco Adolfo de Varnhagen’s dedication of his book to the Emperor
over his own signature. The title-page contains the words: “Por um
socio do Instituto Historico do Brazil, Natural de Sorocaba” (the
native place of the author, west of Rio de Janeiro).
Footnote 77:
These two words are illegible.
Footnote 78:
A Brandenburg family of the Middle Ages, who came near hanging one of
the Electors of Brandenburg, predecessor of the Kings of Prussia. They
were representatives of those “Robber Knights” who long successfully
resisted the introduction of regular government by the Electors.—_Tr._
Footnote 79:
“is married to,” evidently omitted in the original. Humboldt took a
great interest in Moellhausen, and wrote a preface to his book on the
above journey.—_Tr._
Footnote 80:
The Mark Brandenburg, a very sandy province, sometimes facetiously
called the sand-box of the Holy Roman Empire.—_Tr._
Footnote 81: