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Personal Narrative of a Journey to the Equinoctial Regions of the New Continent (Paperback, Revised) Loot Price: R411
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Personal Narrative of a Journey to the Equinoctial Regions of the New Continent (Paperback, Revised): Jason Wilson

Personal Narrative of a Journey to the Equinoctial Regions of the New Continent (Paperback, Revised)

Jason Wilson; Alexander Humboldt; Introduction by Jason Wilson, Malcolm Nicolson; Translated by Jason Wilson

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Alexander von Humboldt visited the tropics of the New World between 1799 and 1804. On his return he wrote this book, a classic work of travel that is also one of the great products of Enlightenment natural science. In his lifetime, Humboldt was described as "next to Napoleon, the most famous man in Europe". An admirer of the French Revolution, a Neptunist, an anti-slavist, a lover of Rousseau and Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, and a close friend of Goethe (whom he resembled), he was also a profound influence upon Darwin and the course of Victorian science, as well as upon the proponents of new world independence.

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Imprint: Penguin Classics
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: November 1995
First published: May 1996
Abridged by: Jason Wilson
Authors: Alexander Humboldt
Introduction by: Jason Wilson • Malcolm Nicolson
Translators: Jason Wilson
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - B-format
Pages: 384
Edition: Revised
ISBN-13: 978-0-14-044553-4
Languages: English
Subtitles: German
Categories: Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > General
Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Geographical discovery & exploration
Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Essays, journals, letters & other prose works > General
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Books > Travel > Travel writing > Classic travel writing
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LSN: 0-14-044553-6
Barcode: 9780140445534

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