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Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, Vol. I (in 3 Volumes) - During the Years 1799-1804 (Hardcover)
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Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, Vol. I (in 3 Volumes) - During the Years 1799-1804 (Hardcover)
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The list of species named after him is long. His contributions to
the foundations of modern science are inestimable. German
naturalist and explorer ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT (1769-1859) was
called by Charles Darwin "the greatest traveling scientist who ever
lived" and by Thomas Jefferson "the most important scientist whom I
have met." From 1799 to 1804, Von Humboldt traveled with French
botanist AIM JACQUES ALEXANDRE BONPLAND (1773-1858) in Latin
America, the first exploration from a scientific perspective of
this vital region of the planet, and afterward, they produced this
groundbreaking three-volume work, which introduced Europeans to
this previously mysterious land. First published in French in 1807,
this is a replica of an 1851 English-language edition. Volume I
begins with the preparations for the journey, the departure from
Spain, and a landing on the Canary Islands, and goes on to describe
a visit to the island of Tobago, the mountains of New Andalusia,
the culture of the Chaymas Indians of Venezuela, a sighting of
"extraordinary meteors," and much more.
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