Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of the New Continent

Name: Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of the New Continent
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During the Years 1799-1804

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Cambridge Library Collection - Latin American Studies

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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 4 (1819) describes an earthquake in Caracas (which Humboldt links to the volcanoes of the West Indies), and mountains, plains, hot springs and river systems observed as the expedition travelled onwards.

Release date NZ

June 2nd, 2011

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Audiences

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational

Contributor

Translated by Helen Maria Williams

Country of Publication

United Kingdom

Illustrations

black & white illustrations

Imprint

Cambridge University Press

Pages

582

Publisher

Cambridge Library Collection

Series

Cambridge Library Collection - Latin American Studies

Dimensions

140x216x33

ISBN-13

9781108027960

Product ID

10353587

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