Explorations, delimitations and description are elements that form a field of knowledge:
environmental studies and, in particular, Geography, which emerged in a Cartesian era, they
are influenced by concepts from explorers and naturalists. In the field of the Earth's surface,
there are productions and studies based on the differences between environments. With this, the
different landscapes of the Earth gain ground in the study with proposals and theories for plant
formations, relief, climate influences and changes in natural spaces. Focusing on natural
landscapes, this research is based on the bibliographic analysis of the reports of chroniclers and
naturalist travelers who were in the north of Goiás, the current state of Tocantins, in the 19th
century. The narratives of Johann Emanuel Pohl (1782-1834), Raimundo José da Cunha Matos
(1776-1839), George Gardner (1810-1849), Francis de Castelnau (1810-1880) and James
William Wells (1847-1902) were selected as they cover different theoretical backgrounds and
travel purposes. The objective was to seek the landscape conceptions in the reports in line with
the moment of geographic science, in addition to the possible philosophical influences on the
modes of description of nature by travelers. Methodological procedures were initiated through
knowledge of the work and familiarization with the material. Subsequently, the identification
of fragments of interest, organization of the fragments from where and how and analysis and
discussion of the data obtained were carried out. The results indicate a plural view of the
landscape marked by the cultural and scientific background of the traveler who establishes
comparisons and differences with his place of origin. The physical-natural arrangements of the
landscape are highlighted, with emphasis on the assessment of water resources, vegetation and
climatic conditions of Tocantins, finally, evaluation of the environmental issue, embryonic in
the 19th century, with reflections from the southeast of Tocantins.
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