Location:
Brazil
Coordinates:
-3.4653, -62.2159
Events at Amazon Basin (2)
1736
ID: 5699
Charles de La Condamine studies rubber in Amazon - sends samples to Europe, describes waterproofing properties
ID: 5699
1876
ID: 5706
Henry Wickham smuggles 70,000 rubber seeds from Brazil to Kew Gardens - breaks Brazilian monopoly, enables Asian plantations
ID: 5706