100 Prof. Agassiz’s Eulogy on Humboldt. 
ance, establishing the fact that the two rivers were connected by 
“s Sdendece abet course of water. He established for the first 
tains and plains in a manner which has had the most extensive 
influence upon the progress of physical prensa It may well 
said that after this exploration of — Orinoco, physical geog- 
raphy begins to appear as a part of science. From Cumana he 
makes a short excursion to Havana, eet hearing there of the 
probable arrival of Baudin on the sie coast of America, ae 
with the intention of crossing at Panama. He arrives at 
crossing the Isthmus, and changed his determination from want 
of precise information respecting Baudin’s expedition. He de- 
termines to ascen nd the Magdalena river and visit Santa Fé de 
afterwards published by Bonpland himself, and by Kunth after 
Bonpland had determined on an expedition to South America. 
In the beginning of 1802 he reaches Quito, where, during four 
months, he turns his attention to every thing worth investiga- 
ting, ascends the Chimboraz azo, to a height to y which no human 
foot had reached, anywhere; and, having completed this survey 
and repeatedly crossed the An des, he descends the southern slope 
of the continent to the shore of the Pacific at Truxillo, and fol- 
lowing the arid coast of Peru, he visits finally Lima. I wil 
lightly over all the details of” his journey, for they are only inci- 
dents in that laborious exploration of the country which is best 
appreciated by a consideration of the works which were pub- 
hed in consequence of the immense accumulation of materials 
seca during those explorations, From Lima, or rather from 
lao, he sails in 1802 for rn and Acapulco, and reaches 
Mexico in 1803, where he makes as extensive explorations as he 
had made in Venezuela and the Andes, and after a stay of about 
a year, having put all his collections and manuscripts in order, 
— Cuba for a short time, comes to the United States, makes 
hurried excursion to Philadelphia and Washington, where he 
pa “sapere y Je — and finally es with his faithful 
os neem land to France, accompanied by a young Span- 
ildsinn, Ton. C Carlo de Montufar, es h I his trav- 
cs sine visit to Quito. ~ ith 
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