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Alexander von Humboldt and the botanical exploration of the Americas / by H. Walter Lack ; [translated from German by Stephen Telfer ; editional direction: Reegan Köster, Julie Kiefer].
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lack, H. Walter, author.
- Language:
- English
- German
- Subjects (All):
- Bonpland, Aimé, 1773-1858.
- Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859.
- Plant collecting.
- History.
- Botany.
- Scientific expeditions.
- Travel.
- Latin America.
- Humboldt, Alexander von.
- Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859--Travel--Latin America.
- Bonpland, Aimé, 1773-1858--Travel--Latin America.
- Bonpland, Aimé.
- Scientific expeditions--Latin America--History.
- Botany--Latin America--History.
- Plant collecting--Latin America--History.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 278 pages : illustrations, maps ; 35 cm
- Edition:
- Revised edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Munich : Prestel Publishing, 2018.
- Contents:
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Humboldt : his youth, studies and travels throughout Europe
- Humboldt and Bonpland : the great expedition and how they recorded their botanical findings
- Willdenow : Publication of the results in Berlin, Hamburg and Stuttgart
- Humboldt : publication of the results in Bogotá, Paris and Tübingen
- Bonpland and Turpin : publication of the results in Paris
- Kunth and Turpin: publication of the results in Paris
- Hooker: publication of the results in London
- Dunal: publication of the results in Montpellier
- Kunth and Delile: publication of the results in Paris
- Humboldt, Bonpland and Kunth: the later years
- Order of publication
- Postscript
- Plates.
- Notes:
- Previous edition: 2009.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-272) and indexes.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1953 Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9783791384153
- 3791384155
- OCLC:
- 1040941776
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