Saturs: Introduction ; The life of August Wilhelm Hupel ; A.W. Hupel’s work and research ; Topographische Nachrichten von Lief- und Ehstland ; Hupel and the topic of sexuality ; Descriptions of the sexual life of Estonian peasants in Topographische Nachrichten ; Previous research into the history of the Estonian family ; Hupel’s descriptions of sexuality in the context of research into the history of the Estonian family ; Conclusions.