Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of the New Continent - During the Years 1799-1804 (Paperback)

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 Aime 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 5 (1821) describes Humboldt's travels through the Orinoco basin and across several sets of rapids, and the indigenous people, missionaries, animals and plants he encountered on the journey.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Library Collection - Latin American Studies, Volume 5
Release date:	June 2011
First published:	2011
Authors:	Alexander Von Humboldt • Aime Bonpland
Translators:	Helen Maria Williams
Dimensions:	216 x 50 x 140mm (L x W x H)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	880
ISBN-13:	978-1-108-02797-7
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	French
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Historical geography Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > History > American history > General Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Promotions
LSN:	1-108-02797-0
Barcode:	9781108027977

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