UID:
almafu_9959345486302883
Format:
1 online resource (iv, 412 pages) :
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1 online resource
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illustrations (black and white, and colour), digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9780511920233
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0511920237
Series Statement:
Cambridge library collection. Travel and exploration
Uniform Title:
Vues des Cordillères, et monumens des peuples indigènes de l'Amerique. Selections.
Content:
Alexander von Humboldt was a respected scientist & explorer whose meticulous approach to scientific observation greatly influenced later research. He travelled the world, once staying at the White House as a guest of Thomas Jefferson, & is commemorated in the many species & places which bear his name. This two volume work, published in French in 1810, & in this English translation in 1814, was one of the many publications that resulted from Humboldt's expedition to Latin America in 1799-1804. It describes geographical features such as volcanoes & waterfalls, & aspects of the indigenous cultures including architecture, sculpture, art, languages & writing systems, religions, costumes & artefacts. This approachable, closely observed travelogue vividly recounts a huge variety of impressions & experiences, & reveals Humboldt's boundless curiosity as well as his scientific & cultural knowledge.
Note:
"Translated into English by Helen Maria Williams"--original title page.
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Translated from the French.
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Also issued in print: 2011.
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Originally published: London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, J. Murray, & Hiolburn, 1814.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781108027908
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1108027903
Language:
English
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