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Personal narrative / Alexander von Humboldt ; abridged and translated with an introduction by Jason Wilson ; and a historical introduction by Malcolm Nicolson.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: French Series: Penguin classicsPublication details: London ; New York : Penguin Books, 1995.Description: lxxii, 310 p. : map ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 0140445536
  • 9780140445534
Other title:
  • Personal narrative of a journey to the equinoctial regions of the new continent [Cover title]
Uniform titles:
  • Voyage aux régions équinoxiales du nouveau continent. Selections. English
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • F2216 .H9093213 1995
Other classification:
  • 15.85
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Contents:
Map -- Historical Introduction by Malcolm Nicolson -- Introduction by Jason Wilson -- Acknowledgments -- Chronology -- Further Reading --- PERSONAL NARRATIVE -- Author's Introduction.
Summary: "Alexander von Humboldt visited the tropics of the New World between 1799 and 1804. On his return he wrote this book, a classic work of travel that is also one of the great products of Enlightenment natural science. In his lifetime, Humboldt was described as "next to Napoleon, the most famous man in Europe". An admirer of the French Revolution, a Neptunist, an anti-slavist, a lover of Rousseau and Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, and a close friend of Goethe (whom he resembled), he was also a profound influence upon Darwin and the course of Victorian science, as well as upon the proponents of new world independence."--Publisher description.

Includes bibliographical references (p. lxx-lxxii).

Map -- Historical Introduction by Malcolm Nicolson -- Introduction by Jason Wilson -- Acknowledgments -- Chronology -- Further Reading --- PERSONAL NARRATIVE -- Author's Introduction.

"Alexander von Humboldt visited the tropics of the New World between 1799 and 1804. On his return he wrote this book, a classic work of travel that is also one of the great products of Enlightenment natural science. In his lifetime, Humboldt was described as "next to Napoleon, the most famous man in Europe". An admirer of the French Revolution, a Neptunist, an anti-slavist, a lover of Rousseau and Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, and a close friend of Goethe (whom he resembled), he was also a profound influence upon Darwin and the course of Victorian science, as well as upon the proponents of new world independence."--Publisher description.

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