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Researches, Concerning the Institutions and Monuments of the Ancient Inhabitants of America, with Descriptions and Views of Some of the Most Striking Scenes in the Cordilleras! (Paperback)
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Researches, Concerning the Institutions and Monuments of the Ancient Inhabitants of America, with Descriptions and Views of Some of the Most Striking Scenes in the Cordilleras! (Paperback)
Series: Researches, Concerning the Institutions and Monuments of the Ancient Inhabitants of America with Descriptions and Views of Some of the Most Striking Scenes in the Cordilleras! 2 Volume Paperback Set, Volume 1
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Alexander von Humboldt (1769 1859) was an internationally respected
scientist and 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, and is commemorated in the many species and places which
bear his name. This two volume work, published in French in 1810 as
Vue des Cordill res, and 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 and waterfalls, and aspects of the
indigenous cultures including architecture, sculpture, art,
languages and writing systems, religions, costumes and artefacts.
This approachable, closely observed travelogue vividly recounts a
huge variety of impressions and experiences, and reveals Humboldt's
boundless curiosity as well as his scientific and cultural
knowledge.
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