This volume contains carefully edited and abridged selections from Humboldt's early nineteenth-century masterpiece, "Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America During the Years 1799-1804," supplemented with excerpts from other writings of Humboldt that describe the remainder of his travels in South America, Cuba, Mexico, and the United States up to 1804.

Stars, Mosquitoes and Crocodiles: The American Travels of Alexander Von Humboldt

Travel

Alexander Von Humboldt

Mexico

Harper&Row

Views of the Cordilleras and Monuments of the Indigenous Peoples of the Americas: A Critical Edition (Alexander von Humboldt in English)

University of Chicago Press

Excerpt from Tableaux de la NatureJe corrige la deuxième feuille de la troisième édition des Tableaux de la nature, où il y aura des additions et des notes entièrement neuves, adaptées aux connaissances modernes. Peut - etre M. Galuski pourrait - il un jour se charger d'une nouvelle traduction entière.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Tableaux de la Nature (Classic Reprint) (French Edition)

Science & Math

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Forgotten Books

Kosmos, Vol. 1: Entwurf Einer Physischen Weltbeschreibung (Classic Reprint) (French Edition)

Reference

Alexander von Humboldts Kosmos, Vol. 2: Entwurf Einer Physischen Weltbeschreibung, mit Einer Biographischen Einleitung (Classic Reprint)

Political essay on the kingdom of New Spain (A Borzoi book on Latin America)

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Europe

KNOPF

Kosmos, Vol. 3: Entwurf Einer Physischen Weltbeschreibung (Classic Reprint)

Foreign Language Study & Reference

Excerpt from Views of Nature, or Contemplations on the Sublime Phenomena of Creation: With Scientific Illustrations Retrospective view of the entire Andes-chain from the cliff of Diego Ramirez to Behring's Straits. Long prevalent errors concerning the height of the eastern Andes-chain Of Bolivia, especially of the Sorata and Illimani. Four summits of the western chain, which, according to Pentland's latest determinations, surpass the Chimborazo in height, but not the still-active volcano, Aconcagua, measured by fitz-roy pp. 42 - 44. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Views of Nature, or Contemplations on the Sublime Phenomena of Creation: With Scientific Illustrations (Classic Reprint)

History

The Island of Cuba: A Political Essay

This book remains an up-to date and engrossing document more than one hundred fifty years after its initial publication. The Island of Cuba is a key source for studies of 19th-century Cuba and slavery in the Caribbean, and has appeared in translated editions throughout the world. Humboldt's description of the island, which brings together the fields of anthropology, geography, agriculture, demographics, commerce, and communications, provides a context in which to trace the history of Cuba-U.S. relations as well as a basis for modern Cuban studies. Cubans celebrate Humboldt as the second "discoverer" of the island (after Columbus), and the controversial publication history of this book mirrors Cuba's history. The Spanish version was banned in colonial Cuba, and the American translation created an international controversy because of the translator J.S. Thrasher's open call for the American annexation of Cuba. Thrasher also deleted a chapter in which Humboldt condemned slavery, in order to please the pro-slavery party. This new edition restores the missing chapter on slavery in a new translation and provides the text of the letter by Humboldt condemning the omission as well as Thrasher's response (both published in the New York Daily Times) and his polemical preface. Luis Martinez-Fernandez analyzes the publication history of Humboldt's book on Cuba, including an anniversary edition published under Fidel Castro, and follows the Cuban point of view on Humboldt over the course of the book's multifaceted history.

Americas

Markus Wiener Publishers

This book remains an up-to date and engrossing document more than one hundred fifty years after its initial publication. The Island of Cuba is a key source for studies of 19th-centruy Cuba and slavery in the Caribbean, and has appeared in translated editions throughout the world. 
Humboldt's description of the island, which brings together the fields of anthropology, geography, agriculture, demographics, commerce, and communications, provides a context in which to trace the history of Cuba-U.S. relations as well as a basis for modern Cuban studies. 
Cubans celebrate Humboldt as the second "discoverer" of the island (after Columbus), and the controversial publication history of this book mirrors Cuba's history. The Spanish version was banned in colonial Cuba, and the American translation created an international controversy because of the translator J.S. Thrasher's open call for the American annexation of Cuba. Thrasher also deleted a chapter in which Humboldt condemned slavery, in order to please the pro-slavery party. 
This new edition restores the missing chapter on slavery in a new translation and provides the text of the letter by Humboldt condemning the omission as well as Thrasher's response (both published in the New York Daily Times) and his polemical preface. Luis Martinez-Fernandez analyzes the publication history of Humboldt's book on Cuba, including an anniversary edition published under Fidel Castro, and follows the Cuban point of view on Humboldt over the course of the book's multifaceted history.

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