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Alexander von Humboldt : the complete drawings from the American travel diaries / Ottmar Ette, Julia Maier.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Ette, Ottmar, author.
Maier, Julia, 1983- author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859--Catalogs.
Humboldt, Alexander von.
Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859--Travel--Latin America.
Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859--Diaries.
Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859--Notebooks, sketchbooks, etc.
Scientific illustration--Catalogs.
Scientific illustration.
Natural history--Latin America.
Natural history.
Latin America--Description and travel.
Latin America.
Physical Description:
735 pages : color illustrations, color maps, facsimiles ; 35 cm
Place of Publication:
Munich ; New York : Prestel, [2018]
Summary:
"This volume presents the complete drawings from the American travel diaries. Featuring reproductions in facsimile quality, original text excerpts, and commentary by renowned experts on Humboldt's work, this stunning book brings to life one of history's most accomplished thinkers and offers remarkable insight into his prescient observations."--Publisher's description.
Contents:
The complete drawings. Trigonometry and surveying
Sky and cosmos
Surface and interior of the Earth
Living beings
Culture
Materiality.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Local Notes:
Athenaeum copy: Gift of Lea Carson Sherk.
ISBN:
9783791383545
379138354X
OCLC:
1055203723
Publisher Number:
9783791383545

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