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

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of the New Continent: During the Years 1799-1804
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Alexander von Humboldt
By (author) Aime Bonpland
Translated by Helen Maria Williams
SeriesPersonal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of the New Continent 7 Volume Set
Series part Volume No. Volume 1
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:364
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140
Category/GenreHistorical geography
ISBN/Barcode 9781108027939
ClassificationsDewey:980.013
Audience
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 2 June 2011
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

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 1 describes the beginning of the expedition, its departure from Spain, experiments conducted on board ship, and the scientists' arrival in the Canary Islands and exploration of Tenerife.