TO 
THE GEE b Rated : 
_. BARON DE HUMBOLDT, ~ 
THE MOST SCIENTIFIC TRAVELLER THIS OR ANY OTHER AGE HAS PRODUCED, 
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WHO, AS SUCH, 
“WAS DONE MORE FOR THE PROMOTION OF HUMAN KNOWLEDGE THAN ANY 
_ THAT HAS PRECEDED HIM, . 
eo" 7 mae , : : AND 
‘ by - — 
heat etic” dieeemee 
WHOSE NAME WILL REMAIN ONE OF THE BRIGHTEST IN THE ANNALS OF SCIENCE 
TILL THE END OF TIME, silent aa 
spiel 
. 
THIS wonx 
"18 INSCRIBED, 
WITH THE GREATEST ESTEEM AND RESPECT, 
BY 
dt 
