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Alexander von Humboldt (1769 1859), 'the greatest scientific
traveller who ever lived' according to Darwin, made groundbreaking
contributions to the fields of geography, oceanography, climatology
and ecology. In 1804, he returned from a five-year exploration of
Latin America with an incredible wealth of specimens and data which
provided the foundations for his theories on the natural order. He
expounds them in this book, which was printed in German in 1808
before being translated by the geographer Jean-Baptiste Beno t Eyri
s (1767 1846) and published in French in 1828. Humboldt does more
than provide descriptions of the great features and phenomena of
the Earth, ranging from the geological character of immense plains
and steppes to the structure and action of volcanoes. He combines a
rigorous scientific approach with his emotional and aesthetic
responses to the natural world, thereby constructing a true
'philosophy of nature'.
This four-volume collection was issued by the Paris publisher Furne
in the mid-nineteenth century to showcase the adventures and
discoveries of recent French explorers. In Volumes 1 and 2 the
naval officer Jules Dumont d'Urville (1790-1842) presents a lightly
fictionalised account based on his first two voyages to the Pacific
on board the Coquille (renamed L'Astrolabe for the second voyage).
This was intended for a wider audience and offered at a more
affordable price than the large-format scientific expedition
reports produced for the French government. The work, illustrated
with engravings, was originally published in 1832, but the
printings by Furne reissued here date from 1863 and 1859
respectively. Volume 1 describes the voyage through the Atlantic to
the Cape of Good Hope, and focuses on South and South-East Asia,
China and Hawaii, covering natural history, indigenous culture, and
colonial commerce. It ends with the ship's arrival in French
Polynesia.
This four-volume collection was issued by the Paris publisher Furne
in the mid-nineteenth century to showcase the adventures and
discoveries of recent French explorers. In Volumes 1 and 2 the
naval officer Jules Dumont d'Urville (1790 1842) presents a lightly
fictionalised account based on his first two voyages to the Pacific
on board the Coquille (renamed L'Astrolabe for the second voyage).
This was intended for a wider audience and offered at a more
affordable price than the large-format scientific expedition
reports produced for the French government. The work, illustrated
with engravings, was originally published in 1832, but the
printings by Furne reissued here date from 1863 and 1859
respectively. Volume 2 describes the voyage from French Polynesia
back to France via Australia, New Zealand and Cape Horn. It
includes d'Urville's discovery of the location in the Solomon
Islands where the explorer Jean-Francois La P rouse's ships had
mysteriously disappeared in 1788.
This four-volume collection was issued by the Paris publisher Furne
in the mid-nineteenth century to showcase the work of recent French
explorers for a readership avid for accounts of exotic foreign
lands. Volume 3 is an updated version of an 1841 publication by the
influential French palaeontologist Alcide d'Orbigny (1802-57), who
between 1826 and 1833 travelled around South America collecting
natural history specimens for the Paris Museum. The scientific
publications resulting from this fieldwork were greatly admired by
Charles Darwin. This lightly fictionalised account of d'Orbigny's
travels, illustrated with engravings, was supplemented by
information on North America derived from other sources. It went
through several editions; this posthumous 1859 printing was further
expanded by Alfred Jacobs (1827-62). It begins by describing the
Caribbean, focuses in detail on South America, and continues with
accounts of the history, landscapes and peoples of Mexico, the
United States, Canada, Greenland and Iceland.
This four-volume collection was issued by the Paris publisher Furne
in the mid-nineteenth century to showcase the work of recent French
explorers for a readership avid for accounts of exotic foreign
lands. Volume 4 was prepared by Alfred Jacobs (1802 62), an
archivist and palaeographer, drawing heavily on an 1839 publication
by Jean-Baptiste Benoit Eyri s (1767 1846). Eyri s was a founder
member of the French Geographical Society and a member of the
Asiatic Society, trained in botany and mineralogy, an accomplished
linguist and seasoned traveller, who wrote, edited and translated a
substantial number of works on geography, travel and exploration.
Like earlier volumes in Furne's collection, this account of Asia
and Africa takes the form of a fictionalised journey, making use of
a wide range of additional sources to give readers as complete a
picture as possible. This 1859 edition is illustrated with
twenty-two engravings.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields
in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as
an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification:
++++ Abr�g� Des Voyages Modernes Depuis 1780 Jusqu'� Nos Jours, .;
Volume 7 Of Abr�g� Des Voyages Modernes Depuis 1780 Jusqu'� Nos
Jours; Jean Baptiste Beno�t Eyri�s; Volume 7 Of Abr�g� Des Voyages
Modernes Depuis 1780 Jusqu'� Nos Jours: Contenant Ce Qu'il Y A De
Plus Remarquable, De Plus Utile Et De Mieux Av�r� Dans Les Pays O�
Les Voyageurs Ont P�n�tr�; Jean Baptiste Beno�t Eyri�s Jean
Baptiste Beno�t Eyri�s �. Ledoux, 1823 Foreign Language Study;
German; Foreign Language Study / German; Voyages and travels
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IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced
typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have
occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor
pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original
artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe
this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections,
have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing
commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We
appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the
preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
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