Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of the New Continent : During the Years 1799–1804 Paperback / softback
by Alexander von Humboldt, Aime Bonpland
Part of the Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of the New Continent 7 Volume Set series
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The Prussian naturalist Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859) was one of the most famous explorers of his generation.
Charles Darwin called him 'the greatest scientific traveller who ever lived'.
In 1799, Humboldt and the botanist Aimé Bonpland secured permission from the Spanish crown for a voyage to South America.
They left from Madrid and spent five years exploring the continent.
Humboldt reported his findings in a total of thirty volumes, published in French over a period of more than twenty years beginning in 1805.
This English translation by Helen Maria Williams of one important component of Humboldt's account, the Relation historique du voyage (1814–1825), consists of seven volumes and was published in London between 1814 and 1829.
Volume 3 (1818) describes the mountains, flora and fauna of Venezuela, and its indigenous peoples, especially the Chayma, focusing particularly on their language.
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- Pages:606 pages, 5 Maps
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:02/06/2011
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- ISBN:9781108027953
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:606 pages, 5 Maps
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:02/06/2011
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- ISBN:9781108027953
