Title
Personal narrative of travels to the equinoctial regions of the New Continent, during the years 1799-1804, by Alexander de Humboldt, and Aimé Bonpland
Title Variants
Alternative:
Humboldt Personal narrative
Uniform: Voyage aux régions équinoxiales du nouveau continent
Related Titles
Series:
Dumbarton Oaks Digitization Project, Pre-Columbian Studies
By
Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859
Bonpland, Aimé, 1773-1858
Williams, Helen Maria, 1762-1827
Type
Book
Material
Published material
Publication info
London, Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1814-1829
Notes
Sabin, J. Dictionary of books relating to America from its discovery to the present time, | 33770
Fiedler, H. Alexander von Humboldts Schriften, | p. 103-107
Alexander von Humboldt's account of his monumental scientific expedition to South America and Cuba. Originally published in French between 1814 and 1825, this is the first edition in English ... This classic of scientific exploration was based on the researches of Humboldt and his companion, Aimé Bonpland, during their five-year excursion in South and Central America from 1799 to 1804. The volumes describe the voyage from Spain and the stop in the Canaries; Tobago and the first steps in South America; explorations along the Orinoco; Colombia and the area around Caracas; explorations in the northern Andes; and a visit to Cuba. "Humboldt and Bonpland traveled widely through South and Central America, studying meteorological phenomena and exploring wild and uninhabited country. At Callao, Humboldt measured the temperatures of the ocean current which came to bear his name..." - Hill.
Alexander von Humboldt's account of his monumental scientific expedition to South America and Cuba. Originally published in French between 1814 and 1825, this is the first edition in English ... This classic of scientific exploration was based on the researches of Humboldt and his companion, AimГ© Bonpland, during their five-year excursion in South and Central America from 1799 to 1804. The volumes describe the voyage from Spain and the stop in the Canaries; Tobago and the first steps in South America; explorations along the Orinoco; Colombia and the area around Caracas; explorations in the northern Andes; and a visit to Cuba. "Humboldt and Bonpland traveled widely through South and Central America, studying meteorological phenomena and exploring wild and uninhabited country. At Callao, Humboldt measured the temperatures of the ocean current which came to bear his name..." - Hill.
Subjects
Description and travel
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Elevations (Orthographic projections)
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Maps
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Natural history
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Scientific Expeditions
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South America
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Tables (Data)
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Voyages and travels
BHL Collections
Earth Optimism
Call Number
F2216 .H919 E1814
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.87622
LCCN:
https://lccn.loc.gov/01020782
OCLC:
10179540
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