WIED,MAXIMILIAN,PRINZ,ZU (1782-1867) AS H UNTER IN HIS NATIVE PRINCIPALITY WIED

Maximilian Print zu Wied (1782-1867) renowned for his scientific explo rations of Brazil (1815-1817) and North America (1832-1834) is accorde d a place among the ranks of the most important naturalists and ethnol ogists of his time. His reputation as a hunter in his native principal ity Wied is just as great. In two artistically designed volumes ''THE HUNTER'S GREEN BOOK'' he recorded his hunting bag as well as numerous observations and other data. His personal hunting results are entered in Tables 1 and 4, the results for the entire principality are present ed in Tables 5-7, and those for hunting drives in Table 8. The 1000 ha Game Park at Wied, existent from 1831 to 1865 was planned, managed, a nd used for hunting by him, as well as being the object of his observa tions of nature.