OISEAUX, CHASSE, CROCODILES, DAUPHINS, POISSONS ET PÊCHE
BIRDS, HUNTING, CROCODILES, DOLPHINS, FISHES AND FISHING

Summary/Abstract: This article is a transcript and French translation of four chapters (3 to 6) of Book 2 of the Latin manuscript by the Jesuit F. X. Eder on the missions or reductions in the Amerindian nations of the Moxos and Baures. It is the continuation of the five first articles on the Jesuit missions in the now Bolivian Amazon basin in the 18th century, entitled: 1. Lima, Peru, and their inhabitants in the 18th century. 2. Jesuit missions in the now Bolivian Amazon basin in the 18th century. 3. Quality of the soil and description of the Indians. 4. Constructive works, believes and superstitions of the Indians, and how to convince them of joining a reduction. 5. Trees, fruits, plants and mammals.

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